A national survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties named the Top-10 most technologically-advanced, cutting-edge county governments in the United States.The 2004 Digital Counties Survey examined how county governments are evolving in their use of information technology (IT) to deliver services to their citizens.” The Digital Counties Survey is one of a series of studies we conduct throughout the year that examines how governments are applying IT to effectively serve their constituents,” said Cathilea Robinett, executive director of the Center for Digital Government. “Our goal is to keep our fingers on the pulse of technology policies and practices in state, city and county governments, and acknowledge the hard work and effort put forth by of all of them.”County officials responded to a set of 17 questions and ranked their jurisdictions on a four-point scale, providing background data for final verification and validation.The following counties were in the Top-10 ranking, coming in behind Johnson County, Kan., and Prince William County, Va., in the population category of 250,000-499,999: Sarasota County, Fla.; Seminole County, Fla.; Lee County, Fla.; Sedgwick County, Kan.; Boulder County, Colo.; Loudoun County, Va.; Polk County, Iowa; El Paso County, Colo.; and Larimer County, Colo.
