eGovernment award today in Bahrain

Manama : The honouring ceremony of the eGovernment Excellence Award 2017 will be held today at the Gulf Convention Centre in the Gulf Hotel.

Winners will be honoured by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak AlKhalifa - Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information & Communication Technology (SCICT).

His Highness will visit the accompanying exhibition to view the qualified projects for the final stage.

The award, in its 9th edition, this year witnessed a strong competition amongst projects from a range of specializations in the ICT arena. The new categories – ‘Best Government-to-Government eService (G2G)’ and ‘Best eGovernment Integrated Services for Individuals or Businesses’ - attracted higher number of participants.

Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) Chief Executive Mohamed Ali AlQaed will give a presentation about the award’s role in developing the government services in Bahrain since its launch in 2008.