It’s taken me a tad longer than expected to sift through the 450 separate nominations for this year’s Government Technology Awards, and the hardest work in weighing up the competing claims to determine overall winners still lies ahead. Still it is already clear that the nominations have been taken even more seriously this year by government.
We have had visits to our office by government agencies looking to talk about how they should present their projects for nomination, and at the same time we have seen a surge in interest from government organisations throughout the region. As one of my fellow judges, Bill Sullivan, Commissioner of State Revenue at the Department of Treasury and Finance in Western Australia, told me the nominations showed that there was “lots of great and innovative work being done in the region”.
Not everyone can make it to the shortlist, much less win the ultimate prize - so there are a lot of very fine examples of innovation that aren’t going to receiving the attention they arguably deserve. As an editorial team we will try to bring the stories behind some of these non-shortlisted organisations to you through this web site and FutureGov magazine. However I do want to pass on my thanks to all the government agencies that took the time to nominate themselves.
So here, in no particular order, are the shortlisted nominations for each category - look out for the announcement of the winners on 17th October following the Gala Awards Dinner in Bali
Technology Leadership
Recovery Aceh-Nias, Indonesia
eKL, Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit, Malaysia
e Lekha, Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Government of India
Marikina City’s Facility of Wirelessly Integrated Network Systems, Marikina City, The Philippines
Information Access Management Framework, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore
Digital Inclusion
West Bengal State Wide Area Network, West Bengal Government, India
TeleRadiology, Municipality of Boac, The Philippines
Youth.gov.hk- A youth Portal, Government of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Citizen Service Centres, Government of Jharkhand, India
Programs Supporting Information for the Disabled Groups, Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity And Promotions Division, South Korea
Geographical Information Systems
Housing Geospatial, BRR Aceh-Nias, Indonesia
Land Information Network, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore
Bahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure, Central Informatics Organisation
Integrated Planning and Land Use System, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore
Green Government
Employment Pass On-Line, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
ePassport System, Hong Kong Immigration Department, Hong Kong
Cluster PACS, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
Free downloading of Statistical Publications and Tables, Department of Census & Statistics, Hong Kong
West Bengal State Wide Area Network, West Bengal Government, India
E-Government
Licence Application Tracking Facility, Administration Office, Efficiency Unit, Hong Kong
Unified end-to-end e-Procurement Platform, State Government of Karnataka, India
Youth.gov.hk- A youth Portal, Government of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Integrated Information Infrastructure, Government of Goa, India
my CPF, Central Provident Fund, Singapore
Digital Approach-eGovernance Initiatives for Natural Resourse Management, Jharkhand Space Application Centre, Department of IT, Government of Jharkhand, India
Wireless Government
Marikina City’s Facility of Wirelessly Integrated Network Systems, Marikina City, The Philippines
Design and implementation of BuddyWorks: Using Telehealth Network Services in Community Partnership Project, Medical Informatics Unit- University of the Philippines-Manila, The Philippines
West Bengal State Wide Area Network, West Bengal Government, India
Hazmat Incident Manegement System, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore
Command and Control, Communications and Computer integration System, Royal Malaysian Police, Malaysia
Wireless@SG, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Singapore
Business Process
Computerised Clinician Order Entry, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
Employment Pass On-Line, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
eKOSH (Comprehensive Online System of Treasury Accounts & Pensions, Chhattisgarh State Centre, Directorate of Treasury Accounts and Pensions, India
ePassport System, Hong Kong Immigration Department, Hong Kong
Procurement System, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore
eKL, Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit, Malaysia
Information Management
Financial Management Information System, Provincial Government of Bulacan, The Philippines
Optimised Operating Theatre Scheduling System, National University Hospital, Singapore
Interactive Data dissemination System, Department of Census & Statistics, Hong Kong
Recovery Aceh-Nias Database, BRR Aceh-Nias, Indonesia
The School Cockpit, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Service Innovation
eVisitors Programme, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore
Social Security Pensions, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Rural Development, India
Youth.gov.hk- A youth Portal, Government of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Interactive Data dissemination System, Department of Census & Statistics, Hong Kong
CHITS, National Telehealth Centre, The Philippines
Connected Government
eLocal Government Units, National Computer Centre, The Philippines
e Lekha, Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Government of India, India
The School Cockpit, Ministry of Education, Singapore
One Stop Centre, Department of Local Government, Malaysia
Jharnet, Department of IT, Jharkhand, India
Information Security
Information Access Management, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore
Roaming Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for eFiling System, Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia
CIRIS, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore
Government Service Bus, Saudi eGovernment Programme, Saudi Arabia
Smart Cards Project, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Rural Development, India
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Danny Pabellon - Philippines 9:13 p.m. on October 5, 2008
Dear James,
Thank you very much for sharing this announcement on the short-listed projects for the Government Technology 2008 Awards. It does inspire us to note that a number of our Philippine nominated projects have been included in the short-list. This will be great news to those who have worked very hard to get their projects on stream and have participated in this globally prestigious award.
We are all looking forward to a yet another milestone and historic event for Alphabet Media with the holding of FutureGov Summit 08 in Bali, Indonesia on Oct. 15-17, 2008.
Thank you very much and my very best.
Danny F. Pabellon Assistant Director-General National Economic and Development Authority 12 St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Metro Manila PHILIPPINES dfpabellon@neda.gov.ph danpabellon@yahoo.com
James 12:02 p.m. on October 10, 2008
Hi Danny - Thanks for your comments, and you're right, the Philippines has really impressed with the number and quality of nominations this year.
I'm glad to say, now that the judging process is complete, that there is a winner from the Philippines this year!
Although I can't reveal who, this is still the first hint of a winner from any country - so you heard about it here first! ;-)
See you at the Summit in Bali next week!