Nominations have opened for the 9th edition of Bahrain’s eGovernment Excellence Award 2017.

The awards are being held under the patronage of Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak AlKhalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information & Communication Technology.

The award is accepting nominations through www.egovaward.bh from May 18 to June  22, said an Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) statement.  

The award rewards and highlights innovative as well as pioneering initiatives within the ICT sector by creating a competitive, constructive environment where everyone - whether public, private sectors or individuals – seek to present projects, services and innovative systems which provide the highest levels of benefits to users while adhering to Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, said the statement.

“The authority is pleased to host this award which is an important contribution for enhancing the principle of eParticipation and the open door for entrepreneurship in the technology sector – an aspect that is in line with the directives of the eGovernment program,” said iGA’s chief executive Mohammed Ali AlQaed.
 
“New categories have been introduced to the award in the government sector such as the categories ‘Best Government-to-Government eService’ and ‘Best eGovernment Integrated Services for Individuals or Businesses’. Additionally, this year’s award focuses on innovative applications that are utilised 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.

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’.  – TradeArabia News Service