Dubai Smart Govt wins UN Public Service Award

Dubai Smart Government (DSG) Department won an international award at the United Nations Public Service Awards 2013 in the category “Promoting Whole-of-Government Approaches in the Information Age” for the Western Asia region. This international recognition of excellence in public service was presented to Dubai Smart Government by Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations (UN).
The award was received by a team from the Communication and Business Development Department at a special ceremony in Bahrain on June 23, the United Nations Public Service Day. Previously, the team made a presentation to the visitors of the exhibition held on the sidelines of the ceremony which focused on the electronic shared services (ESS) and smart phone applications provided by the DSG to government entities in addition to the official portal of the Government of Dubai (dubai.ae), which offers eServices to Dubai government entities in one place.