HRH Deputy Crown Prince honors 11 government agencies winning the e-Government Achievement Award 

HRH Prince Mugrin bin Abdul Aziz Deputy Crown Prince, Second vice premier, adviser and special envoy of the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques honored 11 government agencies winning the 3^rd e-Government Achievement Award.   Sixty-seven government agencies participated in the awards by submitting 183 eServices, out of which 16 were winners.

Arranged by the Saudi e-Government Program (Yesser www.yesser.gov.sa) representing Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, the eGovernment Achievement Award ceremony was conducted at King Fahd Cultural Center on Wednesday November 12, 2014. The ceremony included the launching of multiple eServices developed by several government agencies. The event was attended by a large number of eGovernment experts and professionals.

List of the winners in different categories are as following:

Category: Serving People Better (Government to Citizen (G2C))

• Passports Department

Service: Passports Department eService system (Abshir)

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Service: eServices to Saudi nationals living outside the country (Fanar)

• Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Service: Customer service

Category: Promoting Economy (Government to Business (G2B))

• Passports Department

Service: Expatriates system

• Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Service: e-trade mark service

• Ministry of Hajj

Service: Processing of pilgrimage visa requests

Category: Working Across Agencies (Government to Government (G2G))

• Saudi Postal Service

Service: Integration with government agencies

• Ministry of Health

Service: Expatriates medical test electronic reports

Category: Community e-Participation

• King Abdul Aziz University

Service: Customer support through electronic communication channels

• Imam University

Service: Communication Center

• Vocational Training Corporation

Service: Facebook application (Jassad 1 system)

Category: Services through smart Devices

• Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Service: Reporting system

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Service: Smart devices applications

Category: Leadership in e-Government

• Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Higher Education