Enter the e-Government National Awards 2004

e-Government in the UK is going to be a prime enabler for transformation of the way that central and local Government interact and communicate with the UK population.

The first e-Government National Awards will praise and recognise the best in UK e-Government, and highlight the important contributions made e-Government to central and local Government service strategy.

"e-Government is a key tool in modernisation and transformation for central departments and local councils - and will impact on the lives of all UK citizens", says Christopher Histed, founder of the e-Government National Awards and PublicTechnology.net, the UK's top online news source for the e-Government & public sector IT community, which has 23,500 readers a month. "These Awards are being launched to highlight good practice which the whole public sector can identify with and learn from, thereby adding value to their own e-Government projects and strategies".

Supported by Ian watmore, head of e-Government at the Cabinet Office e-Government Unit

"We are delighted that Ian Watmore, The Cabinet Office's head of e-Government, is supporting the Awards, which will contribute to his goal of improving UK e-Government strategy and building a real UK e-Government professional community", says Histed.

The Awards Categories you can enter are:

> e-Government excellence, Central Government: Strategic plan / achievement.

> e-Government excellence, Central Government: Team.

> e-Government excellence, Central Government: Individual.

> e-Government excellence, Local Government: Strategic plan / achievement. Sponsored by Jobsgopublic.

> e-Government excellence, Local Government: Team.

> e-Government excellence, Local Government: Individual.

> e-Government excellence, other public sector body: Strategic plan / achievement.

> e-Government excellence, other public sector body: Team.

> e-Government excellence, other public sector body: Individual.

> e-Government service uptake: Excellence in usership / user growth.

> e-Government supplier: Best supplier of ICT and/or consultancy services.

What should be nominated

Nominations should be for strategies, teams, people, e-Government services or organisations which have exceeded the average, beaten targets, demonstrated strong usage or uptake, or made a major positive difference to their operation or stakeholders interaction with government. Citations should include details of the intended audience, strategic & tactical goals, targets / benchmarks & evidence of the effectiveness & achievement vs these.

In January we will unveil the best of the UK's e-Government services in the e-Government National Awards 2004, and in November 2005 will run the e-Government National Awards 2005.

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Organiser for the awards is PublicTechnology.net, the leading online news provider for those in UK e-Government and public sector IT, with 23,000+ readers per month. The Awards are supported by the Cabinet Office e-Government Unit and sponsored by Jobsgopublic.com.