Gloucester County was named as one of the most advanced digital counties in 2013. The county’s information technology department received a 2013 Digital Counties Survey award from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo).

Gloucester was in the less than 150,000 population category. This is the sixth time the county’s IT department has received the award.

The focus of this year’s survey was evaluating the results achieved through the use of technology in the areas of adaptive leadership, computing, networking, applications, data and cyber security, governance, project management, funding, energy management, business continuity, disaster recovery, performance benchmark reporting, citizen engagement through a web presence, and innovation.

"Counties across the country are aligning technology initiatives with executive strategic priorities to provide vital cost savings and administrative efficiencies," said NACo execut...