Accela

Accela is an American private government technology company.[1] It was established in 1999 as a result of a merger with Sierra Computer Systems and Open Data Systems.[1] Accela's platform is used by state and local government agencies in the United States and in other countries.[2]

Accela
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware development, GovTech
Founded1999
FounderRobert Ausherman
Headquarters
San Ramon, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Services
  • Implementation services
  • Managed application services
  • Accela U
Number of employees
201-500
Websiteaccela.com

History

Accela was founded in 1999 as a result of a merger with Sierra Computer Systems and Open Data Systems.[1]

Between 2014 and 2015, Accela acquired ten companies including PublicStuff, GeoTMS, IQM2, Envista, Kinsail, Government Outreach, Decade Software, Civic Insight, Springbrook Software, and SoftRight.[3] In 2017, Accela was acquired by Berkshire Partners.[4]

In September 2018, Accela partnered with Microsoft Azure to power its cloud-based services.[2] On December 10, 2018, Gary Kovacs was named Chief Executive Officer of Accela.[5]

Usage

Government agencies that use Accela's platform include those of San Joaquin County, California; Pima County, Arizona;[6] San Antonio, Texas;[7] San Diego, California;[8] Baltimore County, Maryland;[9] New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; the city and county of Denver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Salt Lake City, Utah; Culver City, California;[10] Cabarrus County, North Carolina;[11] several cities and counties across Florida;[12] and Abu Dhabi.[13][2]

The Accela Civic Platform digitizes governmental processes.[14] Accela's Civic Applications aid governments in delivering various services, such as permitting, licensing, and code enforcement.[15][16] Accela also has permitting applications for solar energy and natural disasters.[17][18][19]

References
  1. Sciacca, Annie (July 5, 2013). "Cutting red tape: There's an app for that". San Francisco Business Times.
  2. Kawamoto, Dawn (December 11, 2018). "East Bay tech company names former Mozilla CEO as its new top executive". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. Wood, Collin (May 19, 2015). "Accela Acquisition of PublicStuff Signifies Maturation of Government Tech Market". GovTech.
  4. Miller, Ben (September 28, 2017). "Private Equity Firm Acquires Accela in What May Be the Biggest Gov Tech Deal Ever". GovTech.
  5. Wood, Colin (December 10, 2018). "Five Questions with New Accela CEO Gary Kovacs". GovTech.
  6. Kanowitz, Stephanie (June 21, 2022). "Cloud integrates county's splintered back-end workflows". GCN.
  7. Westrope, Andrew (September 14, 2020). "Accela, OpenCities Partner on No-Code Digital Services Tool". GovTech.
  8. "'Culture of Compliance': Supervisors Advance County Subcontractor Transparency Ordinance". Times of San Diego. March 17, 2021.
  9. Meoili, John (March 13, 2014). "Baltimore County Code Enforcement goes mobile". The Baltimore Sun.
  10. Rueter, Thad; Adams, Andrew (August 31, 2022). "Where Is Gov Tech Industry Headed in Final Stretch of 2022?". GovTech.
  11. Stone, Adam (July 9, 2019). "Digital Counties 2019: Winners Push Shared, Citizen Services". GovTech.
  12. Kanowitz, Stephanie (October 25, 2022). "Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery". GCN.
  13. "Abu Dhabi selects Accela Automation to support economic diversification". Tech Monitor. October 23, 2008.
  14. White, Angela (September 7, 2021). "County permit, zoning, license system going online". Newnan Times-Herald.
  15. Miller, Ben (May 6, 2023). "Accela Launches Planning and Building Apps, Hoping to Streamline Development". GovTech.
  16. White, Angela (September 7, 2021). "County permit, zoning, license system going online". Newnan Times-Herald.
  17. "Accela Recognized as 2020 Microsoft Us Partner Award Winner". AiThority. July 17, 2020.
  18. "Accela to Roll Out Free Solar Permitting App to Customers". GovTech. April 29, 2021.
  19. Kanowitz, Stephanie (October 25, 2022). "Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery". GCN.
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