Bahrain’s eGovernment Excellence Award 2012 aiming at enhancing the digital culture and increasing the number of beneficiaries of technological applications, both locally and globally, has been launched.
“Nomination is open to all innovative participants - individuals, government and private sectors and NGO’s in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field,” Mohammad Al Qaed, eGovernment Authority CEO, said.
The registration for the award will end on February 15.
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The workshop aims to train senior public IT officials on ways of dealing with the latest administrative and technological requirements in order to be able to implement the strategic plans of their institutions.
The panel will be chaired by Labour Ministry's Under-secretary for Labour Affairs Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Ansari. Its members will include a representative from the Central Informatics Organisation and another from the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), as well as specialists and senior officials from the Labour Ministry.
The initiative aims at supplying news agencies, media authorities, legal and human rights watchdogs with a first-hand update on the panel's discussions and decisions.
The "Gasoline Octane Inquiry" service is being offered in co-operation with the eGovernment Authority on www.bahrain.bh.
It allows citizens, residents and visitors to view information about the petrol octane characteristics and be able to use the correct vehicle fuel - regular or premium - depending on the car model and manufacturer.