The organizing committee of the 2009 Bahrain eContent Awards encourages all government entities, private sector companies, and individuals who fulfill the requirements of the award to submit their entries as soon as possible as the window for acceptance of entries will close officially on 31st of December, 2008. Those wishing to participate can do so by filling out the registration forms available on the award’s official website (www.bea.bh). In addition, a release form must be signed and sent to fax number 17277070.
All online entries, whether online or offline, must be sent on CD with 15 screenshots, with offline entries also accompanied with 5 copies of the project and detailed saving instructions.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee Mr. Ahmed Al-Hujeiry, said the number of entries received thus far has reached 319 entries. The entries received are distributed among the award’s ten categories: e-Government, e-Entertainment, e-Health, e-Business, e-Banking, e-Culture, e-Media, e-Learning, e-Science, and e-Inclusion.
In addition, Mr. Isa Abdul Rahman, Director of Marketing and Awareness eGovernment Authority and Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee, pointed to the richness and diversity of content of this year’s entries thus far, including those belonging to previous participants. He also directed all those who have inquiries or are in need of further information to contact the organizers by calling 17241704 or via email at [email protected].
The Bahrain eContent have been created to encourage fresh talent and lay the foundations of an advanced and modern electronic information industry in the Kingdom. The awards scheduled to be held early next year, will honour and promote the very best of the Kingdom’s e-content. The winning entries will be nominated for the World Summit
Award, which is held once every two years in cooperation with the United Nations. Next year’s awards will be held at Mexico during May.
About eGovernment Authority Bahrain
The eGovernment Authority (eGA) was established by Royal Decree 69 in August 2007. Reporting to the Cabinet, the eGA aims to coordinate and execute e-government initiatives in line with the strategies, plans, and programs set by the Supreme Council for Information Communication Technology (SCICT), headed by HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The eGA’s role entails everything from proposing overall policies and appropriate legislations to the SCICT for approval to overseeing the execution of the approved SCICT programs. This includes suggesting required IT programs, facilitating communications and services between all government entities, opening new e-channels for e-government services, and offering technical and knowledge-based support to the ministries and other government entities.
Currently, the eGA is working on executing the plans contained within Bahrain’s e-government strategy to achieve the ambitious Bahraini e-initiatives, as well as offering 167 basic governmental services electronically via various communication channels within 3 years to all citizens, residents, and businesses of Bahrain.
