The Buzzies are peer recognition awards that have been instituted by GOVIS to

• Celebrate individual, team and organisational success in IT / IM / KM.
• Identify and foster leaders
• Look forward not back
• Foster innovation and creativity
• Encourage responsibility and accountability for results
• Recognise that it's not always plain sailing, and that the important thing is to learn from our small failures

I. Qualifying Organisations

All non-profit making organisations in central government are eligible, i.e. departments, agencies and crown entities. Profit-making organisations such as SOEs are not eligible. Anyone may nominate an entry to the Organisation awards.

II. Qualifying Project / System Categories

Tools and Hardware (great use of hardware)
Technology and Society (people focussed systems)
On the Frontier (leading edge stuff)
Rough Sailing (delivery despite adversity)

At least some significant element(s) of the nominated system must be in live operation (i.e. work-in-progress does not qualify).

GOVIS invites nominations for the Buzzies with the intention of announcing the awards in conjunction with the biennial GOVIS  Conference, held in May of every odd numbered year.

Nominations will be called for in advance of the conference and the closing date advised, usually a week or two prior to the conference. The conveners aim to include as many worthwhile entries as possible.

Nominees are interviewed and their stories are written up in a standard format for judging.

If you'd like to see examples from previous years, check out the Buzzies stories that were submitted for previous conferences and held on this website.

2002 Emerge
2003 Enable
2005 Evolve

GOVIS looks forward to seeing a nomination from your agency for the next conference to be held in 2007
 

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