Recognition

The Showcase Ontario Awards of Excellence recognize innovative public sector initiatives that demonstrate excellence and highlight the importance of I&IT in achieving the government’s priorities.

Showcase Ontario Award Winners

Congratulations to the following 2011 Award of Excellence winners (bolded) and Merit Award winners listed below:

Employee Engagement

• Culture Transformation Initiative
  Infrastructure Technology Services, Ministry of Government Services
• IT Source
  Enterprise Services Cluster, Ministry of Government Services
• The "New" MTO Intranet
  Labour and Transportation Cluster, Ministry of Transportation

I&IT for a Greener Government

• Children, Youth and Social Services Cluster (CYSSC) and Central Agencies Cluster (CAC), Telework Initiatives
  Children, Youth and Social Services Cluster (CYSSC) and Central Agencies Cluster (CAC), Ministry of Community and Social Services
• The Flight Planning Tool (FPT): A Dynamic Network Interface
  Aviation, Forest Fire & Emergency Services, Ministry of Natural Resources
• iCAST and LAVA
  Community Services Cluster, Ministry of Education

Innovation

• Emergency Neuro Image Transfer System (ENITS)
  eHealth Ontario, Development & Delivery
• InScreen
  Cancer Care Ontario, Prevention and Screening Information Program
• Telemedicine/Justice Video Network (JVN) Connectivity Project: Using Video to Enable Implementation of Goudge Recommendations
  Office of the Chief Coroner, Ontario Forensic Pathology Services and Justice Cluster, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Public Sector Partnerships 

• BlackBerry Innovation Chatham-Kent Pilot
  Chatham-Kent Police Services and Justice Cluster, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• The Business Info Line (BIL)
  ServiceOntario, Business Services Transformation Branch and the Government Services Cluster, Ministry of Government Services and Industry Canada
• Ontario Case Costing Initiative (OCCI)
  Health Data Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Service Excellence

• The MyOPS Enterprise Intranet Refresh
  Strategy and Enterprise Services, Ministry of Government Services
• Computer Aided Dispatch System Pilot for the Office of the Chief Coroner
  Justice Cluster, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Serving Ontario Through Policy and Implementation

• Sales Tax Reform Initiative
  Central Agencies Cluster, Customer Solutions Delivery Branch
• Baseline Diabetes Dataset Initiative
  Health Services Cluster, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• ONe-Source for Business
  ServiceOntario, Business Improvement Division and the Government Services Cluster, Ministry of Government Services

Serving Ontario Through Citizen Engagement

• Sales Tax Reform Initiative
  Central Agencies Cluster, Customer Solutions Delivery Branch
• Baseline Diabetes Dataset Initiative
  Health Services Cluster, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• ONe-Source for Business
  ServiceOntario, Business Improvement Division and the Government Services Cluster, Ministry of Government Services

Small Projects with Big Impact

• OSAP Mobile Application
  Community Services Cluster. Technology and Business Solutions Branch, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
• Small Drinking Water Systems (SDWS) - Risk Categorization Tool (RCat) & Laboratory Results Management System (LRMA) Phase 2
  Health Services Cluster, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• ER Touch Screen Kiosks
  Health Services Cluster, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Regional Achievement

• The Flight Planning Tool (FPT): A Dynamic Network Interface
  Aviation, Forest Fire & Emergency Services, Ministry of Natural Resources

I&IT Outstanding Mentor

• Paul Burns
  Senior Manager, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• Jennifer Knight
  Senior Manager, Ministry of the Attorney General and Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• John Kokkinias
  Systems Business Consultant, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
• Soussan Tabari
  Chief Information Officer, Community Services Cluster