Site Features More Than 170 Services
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - August 6, 2007 -Rhode Island government information and services are easier and quicker to find than ever before. The state's official Web site, RI.gov (http://www.RI.gov) provides more than 170 online services with over 4,200 Web pages designed with a common look and feel and delivered lightning fast.
"RI.gov continues to respond to the public's need for immediacy, interactivity and community by integrating new services with the latest Web technology," said John E. Landers, chief information officer for Rhode Island. "By embracing industry standards, RI.gov has maximized the speed in which information and services are presented without sacrificing usability. Rhode Islanders are getting more done, in less time."
RI.gov has gone beyond the homepage to the desktop, cell phone and the technology of tomorrow. Users can take Rhode Island information, events and services with them wherever they go. Users can Sign-up to have state agency news and events delivered to their email inboxes. Download agency addresses and phone numbers to their desktops or PDAs with a single click. Select to receive information from more than 50 local, state and national RSS feeds. Track important government information and quickly add meetings and events to iGoogle, My Yahoo, Outlook or iCal using RI.gov Calendars.
Building on the popularity of the site's Online Communities, RI.gov added "Moving to Rhode Island" - a how-to guide for new residents; "Informacion En Espanol" - government information and services translated in Spanish by an actual person and not software; and "AccessAbility" - a resource for Rhode Islanders with disabilities featuring a Web video hand-signed introduction by the director of the Commission on the Deaf & Hard of Hearing.
Users can find bike paths, schools, police stations, medical facilities, libraries and historic points in a neighborhood using Rhode Island Maps (http://www.ri.gov/maps). Rhode Island Maps creates a helpful visual representation of services in a neighborhood and offers a new way for citizens to chart government and community.
RI.gov, first launched in 2001, receives an average of nearly 223,000 visits per month. Site traffic has increased 35 percent in 2007.
About RI.gov RI.gov is Rhode Island's homepage and official Web site (http://www.ri.gov), a collaborative effort between the state of Rhode Island and NIC. The RI.gov site and services are developed and maintained by the Rhode Island division of the eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV).
About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,600 state and local agencies that serve more than 67 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.