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:

Source: www.publictechnology.net

 

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