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Jan 19 2012 | UK Public Sector Digital Awards: Suffolk County Council Trading Standards wins for Best Social Media Here are more details of the winners of the 2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards. Suffolk County Council Trading Standards impressed the judges by making use of the full social media arsenal in the battle against rogue trading in support of consumer protection and empowerment, combining blogs, a Facebook page, Twitter feeds and GovDelivery email updates to recruit and arm a diverse range of consumers with the weapons of consumer self-protection.
Source: PublicTechnology.net

Jan 10 2012 | Herefordshire Council Takes School Closures Online Herefordshire Council recently announced a new capability on the Council's website that allows Herefordshire residents to stay up-to-date on school closures and transportation modifications. The launch directly supports the Council's focus on providing school closure and related transportation information in a more accessible and efficient manner, prior to the onset of this year's winter season. Using GovDelivery Digital Communication Management, Herefordshire Council can now simply and cost-effectively disseminate critical school closure information to its residents through a fully automated process.
Source: MarketWatch

Nov 22 2011 | Suffolk County Council Trading Standards’ ‘lethal weapon’ is shortlisted for award Suffolk County Council Trading Standards’ ‘lethal weapon’ in the fight against rogue traders has been recognised on the national stage, with the team’s use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media making the shortlist for the prestigious UK Public Sector Digital Awards. Under the heading, ‘Social media - the lethal weapon against rogue traders’, the team has been shortlisted for best use of social media and best example of citizen engagement.
Source: Suffolk County Council

Nov 21 2011 | MHRA wins Digital Communications Award GovDelivery has recognised the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) hugely successful free website email alerting service through an award for “Excellence in Digital Communications”. MHRA Director of Communications, Rachel Bosworth, said, “This is a fantastic recognition of the MHRA’s commitment to keeping our audiences informed through timely and targeted communications.” Last year the MHRA sent over 10 million emails via its free alerting service, and has issued over eight million so far this year on various topics associated with healthcare. The service currently has more than 42,500 subscribers.
Source: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Jun 29 2011 | Norfolk County Council achieves channel shift cost savings using efficient digital communication Following a detailed evaluation, Norfolk County Council selected and implemented GovDelivery’s Digital Communication Management Platform which addressed the Council’s desire to engage residents in an efficient, personalised and measurable way.
Source: Sustainable Gov

Mar 24 2011 | Driving Standards Agency (UK) embraces digital communication management With a mission of contributing "to the public service agreement objective to achieve a 40 percent reduction in riders and drivers killed or seriously injured in road incidents," Driving Standards Agency turned to GovDelivery to efficiently reach more people.
Source: SustainableGov

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Feb 19 2012 | GovDelivery Chosen as Cloud Computing Supplier for UK Government G-Cloud Initiative GovDelivery announced today that they have been accepted into the UK Government's G-Cloud programme and will be listed in the G-Cloud catalogue. The programme aims to create an online system that public sector organisations can use to find services and supplies without the restriction of lengthy contracts and complex procurement.
Source: Globe Newswire

Jan 19 2012 | UK Public Sector Digital Awards: Suffolk County Council Trading Standards wins for Best Social Media Here are more details of the winners of the 2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards. Suffolk County Council Trading Standards impressed the judges by making use of the full social media arsenal in the battle against rogue trading in support of consumer protection and empowerment, combining blogs, a Facebook page, Twitter feeds and GovDelivery email updates to recruit and arm a diverse range of consumers with the weapons of consumer self-protection.
Source: PublicTechnology.net

Jan 10 2012 | Herefordshire Council Takes School Closures Online Herefordshire Council recently announced a new capability on the Council's website that allows Herefordshire residents to stay up-to-date on school closures and transportation modifications. The launch directly supports the Council's focus on providing school closure and related transportation information in a more accessible and efficient manner, prior to the onset of this year's winter season. Using GovDelivery Digital Communication Management, Herefordshire Council can now simply and cost-effectively disseminate critical school closure information to its residents through a fully automated process.
Source: MarketWatch

Jul 14 2011 | Jadu Partners with GovDelivery and Opens New Channels for Government to Citizen Communication Jadu, a leading provider of web transactional systems, has established a global partnership with GovDelivery to open up new channels for Government to Citizen communication. GovDelivery has become an Enterprise Delivery partner for Jadu, and will be developing a range of integrated widgets for the Jadu MarketPlace to open up new channels for Government to citizen communications.

Jul 14 2011 | GovMetric and GovDelivery Partner to Delivery Comprehensive Services to the Public Sector GovDelivery, the world’s leading provider of government-to-citizen digital communication solutions, and GovMetric, a long established provider of solutions that engage, enable and empower citizen feedback, have announced a partnership to offer a comprehensive digital communication and measurement solution to local and central government in the UK.

May 13 2011 | GovDelivery Recognized as One of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in the Inner City GovDelivery has been recognized as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in an inner city with the 2011 Inner City 100 Award. Nominated by the City of Saint Paul, and selected as one of only 100 winners from thousands of entries nationally, it was the only Minnesota business awarded this year.

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Sep 30 2011 | UK - Newsletter - September 2011 Excerpt: From the desk of Dave Worsell In July I presented at the SOCITM Building Perfect Council Websites 11 (BPCW11) in London on the topic of Channel Shift. The presentation was entitled " Is Developing Channels more Important than Promoting Shift?" Although the event was aimed primarily at Local Government, many of the concepts I presented are relevant to both Central and Government clients so I thought it worth sharing.

Jul 28 2011 | GovDelivery UK Newsletter, July 2011 Excerpt: From the desk of Dave Worsell So email is boring, eh?On the 12th May 2011, GovDelivery sponsored the first UK MailCamp at the CLG offices in London. Organised by Steph Gray as part of UKGovCamp, the original aim was to have an audience of 50 people learn how the effective use of email newsletters and alerts has massive potential to increase online take-up (channel shift), boost online campaigns and support long-term digital engagement.

Mar 14 2011 | GovDelivery UK Newsletter, March 2011 UK Newsletter from March 2011

Nov 24 2010 | GovDelivery UK Newsletter, November 2010 UK Newsletter from November 2010

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Feb 19 2012 | GovDelivery Chosen as Cloud Computing Supplier for UK Government G-Cloud Initiative GovDelivery announced today that they have been accepted into the UK Government's G-Cloud programme and will be listed in the G-Cloud catalogue. The programme aims to create an online system that public sector organisations can use to find services and supplies without the restriction of lengthy contracts and complex procurement.
Source: Globe Newswire

Jan 10 2012 | Herefordshire Council Takes School Closures Online Herefordshire Council recently announced a new capability on the Council's website that allows Herefordshire residents to stay up-to-date on school closures and transportation modifications. The launch directly supports the Council's focus on providing school closure and related transportation information in a more accessible and efficient manner, prior to the onset of this year's winter season. Using GovDelivery Digital Communication Management, Herefordshire Council can now simply and cost-effectively disseminate critical school closure information to its residents through a fully automated process.
Source: MarketWatch

Nov 22 2011 | Suffolk County Council Trading Standards’ ‘lethal weapon’ is shortlisted for award Suffolk County Council Trading Standards’ ‘lethal weapon’ in the fight against rogue traders has been recognised on the national stage, with the team’s use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media making the shortlist for the prestigious UK Public Sector Digital Awards. Under the heading, ‘Social media - the lethal weapon against rogue traders’, the team has been shortlisted for best use of social media and best example of citizen engagement.
Source: Suffolk County Council

Nov 21 2011 | MHRA wins Digital Communications Award GovDelivery has recognised the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) hugely successful free website email alerting service through an award for “Excellence in Digital Communications”. MHRA Director of Communications, Rachel Bosworth, said, “This is a fantastic recognition of the MHRA’s commitment to keeping our audiences informed through timely and targeted communications.” Last year the MHRA sent over 10 million emails via its free alerting service, and has issued over eight million so far this year on various topics associated with healthcare. The service currently has more than 42,500 subscribers.
Source: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Jul 19 2011 | Oxford University Press introduces customized-content email alerts for online law resources Three of the principal online resources from Oxford University Press’ (OUP) now feature a brand new, fully-customizable, email alerting service. This new service is provided by GovDelivery, a leading provider of online communications tools (http://www.govdelivery.co.uk). It complements the existing RSS feed for each resource, and is available both to subscribers of OUP’s online legal resources and to non-subscribers.
Source: Law Online from Oxford University Press

Jul 14 2011 | Jadu Partners with GovDelivery and Opens New Channels for Government to Citizen Communication Jadu, a leading provider of web transactional systems, has established a global partnership with GovDelivery to open up new channels for Government to Citizen communication. GovDelivery has become an Enterprise Delivery partner for Jadu, and will be developing a range of integrated widgets for the Jadu MarketPlace to open up new channels for Government to citizen communications.

Jul 14 2011 | GovMetric and GovDelivery Partner to Delivery Comprehensive Services to the Public Sector GovDelivery, the world’s leading provider of government-to-citizen digital communication solutions, and GovMetric, a long established provider of solutions that engage, enable and empower citizen feedback, have announced a partnership to offer a comprehensive digital communication and measurement solution to local and central government in the UK.

May 13 2011 | GovDelivery Recognized as One of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in the Inner City GovDelivery has been recognized as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in an inner city with the 2011 Inner City 100 Award. Nominated by the City of Saint Paul, and selected as one of only 100 winners from thousands of entries nationally, it was the only Minnesota business awarded this year.

Apr 21 2011 | GovDelivery Wins Award for Helping Government Agencies Go Green 2011 Sustainable Saint Paul Award Highlights Results Government Clients Achieve from Replacing Postal Mail with Digital Communications

Oct 28 2010 | GovDelivery named to Fast 50 list for fifth-consecutive year GovDelivery has again been named to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal Fast 50 list. The company is ranked #21 this year, up from #32 in 2009.

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