Deputy Premier to patronise eGovernment Excellence Award ceremony

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology will patronize the 10th eGovernment Excellence Award ceremony organized by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) today morning in the Gulf Convention Centre at the Gulf Hotel.

Honouring winners with the award come as an appreciation for the outstanding projects which comprised various aspects of innovation in the ICT sector in a way that reflects government’s support to this sector while adopting and launching national initiatives that enhance excellence, the iGA said in a statement issued.

In its 10th edition, the award witnessed a strong competition amongst a set of projects, which exceeded 190 from a variety of specializations in the ICT field, the statement pointed out. “Especially with the addition of the ‘Best eService’ category under the Private Sector awards.

The newly-added awards increased the demand of participants, specifically private sector companies to compete.” The awarding ceremony will also comprise the celebration of 10 years since the launch of the award. The patron will reward several public entities for their participation in the award throughout the ten years.