Nominations open for 9th eGovernment award

Manama : Nominations are now open for the 9th edition of eGovernment Excellence Award 2017, the The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) announced yesterday. 

This year’s Government Awards categories comprise: ‘Best eGovernment Website’, ‘Best Government-to-Government eService’, ‘Best Practice in Community eParticipation’, and ‘Best eGovernment Integrated Services for Individuals or Businesses’. While Multi Sectors Awards categories encompass: ‘Best Application for Smart Devices’; combined with Citizen Awards categories of both ‘Best eConcept’ and ‘eCitizen’. 

To file nominations log on to www.egovaward.bh  starting today until 22 June 2017, the statement added. 

The award, in its 9th version, is held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak AlKhalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information & Communication Technology. 

“New categories have been introduced to the award in the government sector such as for the ‘Best Government-to-Government eService’ and ‘Best eGovernment Integrated Services for Individuals or Businesses’,” stated iGA’s Chief Executive Mohammed Ali AlQaed on the award. 

Explaining further, AlQaed said that this year’s award focuses on innovative applications that are utilized to upgrade the level of services as well as reduce costs, time and efforts in accomplishing a process or a set of processes through exchanging information and completing transactions. 

“Overall, the award highlights all the innovative projects that enhance the ICT infrastructure in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the CE further added. 

AlQaed urged government entities, businesses, civil society institutions and citizens to submit their work for the award. 

For enquiries, visit the award website or contact the National Contact Center on 8000 8001 or email egovaward@iga.gov.bh .