Fikra opens e-vote process for the Peoples’ Choice Award

As part of the second edition of the Government Innovation Competition (Fikra), launched by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, an electronic voting process for the public to choose their favourite idea among the competition’s 12 finalist opened yesterday.

The public can take part in the voting process by accessing www.fdpm.gov.bh. Short videos of each of the 12 qualified ideas are featured on the website in order to showcase each of their concepts. The Peoples’ Choice Award will be announced along with the competition’s final results. The e-voting process comes after 12 ideas, out of an initial 40, qualified for the final stage of the competition after pitching their proposals to an evaluation committee.

The 12 ideas going to the finals are: Government Procurement Platform: Submitted by Ali Bukhammas and Abdulaziz AlBuainain from the Civil Service Bureau, Ahmed Al Kuwari from the National Bureau for Revenues, and Mohammed BuAli from the Ministry of Finance and National Economy.

Others are Courts Application: Submitted by Ahmed Alaraifi from the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister; Virtual Employment Center: Submitted by Iman Al-Sammak and Ibtihal Al-Shihabi from the Labor Market Regulatory Authority; AlHafeez (An application for productive families): Submitted by Maryam Hassan from the Ministry of Labor and Social Development;

The National Technical Skills Development Program: Submitted by Ahmed Al Saffar from the Bahrain Training Institute; National Strategy for Electric Vehicles: Submitted by Mona Al Alawi from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism; EParkBH-Replacement of parking meters with an application: Submitted by Alia Al Qahtani from the Ministry of Interior, and Nouf Al Qahtani from the Ministry of Youth and Sports; E-Sick Leave System: Submitted by Ahmed Buhaza and Noora Muhanna from the Ministry of Finance and National Economy; Citizen’s Digital Document Wallet on Blockchain: Submitted by Ali Al Aradi from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Government Vehicles Allocation App: Submitted by AbdulRahman Essam from the National Audit Office; Energies (Taqat): Submitted by Elyas AbdulGhaffar from the Social Insurance Organisation; The Media Ambassador: Submitted by Duaa Sharafi, Education and Training Quality Authority.