04th Feb 2009
UK: Winners announced in the 5th annual eGovernment National Awards
E-Government is delivering major benefits to citizens across the whole UK, proves the winners-list in the e-Government National Awards announced on 21st January, and organised by PublicTechnology.net. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: “The 2008 awards saw a record number of nominations from across the country - individuals, teams and organisations who are using new technologies in innovative and creative ways to deliver better public services.”
The winners-list of the eGovernment National Awards was announced on 21 January 2009. The 11 winners have received the UK’s highest level commendation for the best eGovernment and technology-driven services.
eGovernment is delivering major benefits to citizens across the entire UK. Nowadays citizens are demanding better government services and the eGovernment National Awards winners are cleary supplying some of the technology necessary to this end by new breakthroughs and the achievement of new goals. The services thus provided, through innovative online delivery or IT implementation, have positively transformed the lives of citizens, local communities, business and stakeholder groups.
Important key themes in this year’s Awards, run by a private information services company, are the effective implementation of Green IT and the use of innovative technology to deliver services that will contribute to a fairer society.
The charitable beneficiary of the fifth annual eGovernment National Awards dinner was the Information Technologists’ Company - with funds raised aiming at assisting the lives of the disadvantaged.
The eGovernment National Awards 2008 were supported by the Government Chief Information Officer (Cabinet Office), the Society of Information Technology Management (SOCITM) which represents ICT management in the public sector, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE).
Further Information:
- Official Press Release - Public Technology limited: Winners announced in the e-Government National Awards 2008
- Official site - Government Chief Information Officer (Cabinet Office)
- Official site - Society of Information Technology Management (SOCITM)
- Official site - Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE)
- Official site - The Information Technologists’ Company
Source: www.publictechnology.net
e-Government National Awards: The winners
1) Building a fairer society with e-Government services Sponsored by KPMG
(Using ICT & e-Government services to improve social inclusion or improve lives and communities).
Winner Digital Birmingham Aston Pride Computers in the Home (CiTH) Project
Highly Commended RNIB Cymru Accessible Technology in Communities Project
2) Central e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
(Delivering high & growing take-up of an e-enabled service through effective service delivery & marketing).
Winner Charity Commission Online Charity Returns
Highly Commended National Savings and Investments - My Lost Account & “Fetch” the dog - “retrieving” customer’s lost money
3) Central e-Government excellence: Team
(Proven team-working or partnership activity which has delivered more than the sum of the parts).
Winner DVLA Driver Validation Service rolled out to HMCS Magistrates’ Courts
Highly Commended Directgov Aligning Directgov, businesslink.gov.uk and NHS Choices
4) e-Government excellence: Leadership & Professionalism
(Leading e-Government strategies and professional development which contribute to achieving positive transformation).
Winner Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
Communities of Practice for Local Government
5) e-Government excellence: Shared Services
(Proven shared services which have delivered effective services and efficiency gains).
Winner Disposal Services Authority [MoD]
www.edisposals.com - Delivering sustainability via resale & recycling
Highly Commended People, Pay and Pensions Agency [MoD]
Creation of an HR Shared Services organisation for civilians in Defence
6) e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy on a national level
Sponsored by Directgov
(Delivering innovative strategies which have demonstrated above-average results in improved services, processes and effectiveness within the transformational government agenda).
Winner NHS Connecting for Health and N3 Service Provider
Community of Interest Networks - which bring the health of the nation together.
7) e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy at a local level
Sponsored by O2
(Delivering innovative strategies which have delivered above-average results in improved services, transformed processes & results, increased effectiveness).
Winner Hertfordshire Constabulary
Online Watch Link - enabling police to send urgent appeals & crime alerts to the public.
Highly Commended University of Bath For its dark fibre infrastructure through the city’s waste water pipes for
simultaneous use of TV, Radio and Voice-Over-IP Telephony.
8) Local e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
Sponsored by Jadu
(Ensuring high & growing take-up of an e-enabled service through effective service delivery & marketing).
Winner London Borough of Croydon E-Pay Cashless Schools Programme
Highly Commended DigiTV - Kirklees Council
“Looking Local” TV and mobile based local government services for the digitally excluded.
9) Local e-Government excellence: Team
(Proven team-working or partnership activity which has delivered more than the sum of the parts).
Winner Fife Council The Fife Child Protection Register
10) e-Government excellence in Learning & Skills
(Public sector online or electronic services which transform learning & skills outcomes).
Winner e-Learning for Healthcare: a partnership between Department of Health, professional bodies and the NHS
Highly Commended British Council TeachingEnglish - supporting the professional development of teachers globally as
an approach to global English Language Teaching sector reform and development.
11) e-Government excellence: For sustainable, ‘green IT’ or ‘carbon-efficient services Sponsored by KPMG
(ICT & e-Government services which are helping the environment).
Winner British Council Carbon-efficient IT services & technology, deployed on a global basis.
