The prime minister'se-Petitionsoperation is up for an e-government award.
The shortlist for the e-Government National Awards 2007 has now
been finalised. On 5 November the 81 names of the
finalists were
published.
The awards set out to highlight the UK's most effective services
that improve citizen and business transaction with councils,
central government departments and other public sector
organisations.
Councils, central government departments, non-departmental
public bodies and voluntary organisations are all represented in
the selection.
A key theme in this year's finalists list is social inclusion,
and innovations that help the disadvantaged.
This year's 527 nominations were judged by senior professionals
working across the public sector, including CIO John Suffolk, who
is based at Cabinet Office.
The winners will be announced and presented with their
e-Government National Awards on January 22.
The pick of this year's nominations includes Talking Bus Stops
for Brighton and Hove's blind and visually impaired Leicester's an
Online Job Shop and Beds Police's BlackBerry mobile solution for
front line officers.
"Technology is bringing an ever increasing range of benefits to
the public. Central government has a key role to play to ensure the
provision of services fits around the diverse needs and lifestyles
of our customers," said Gillian Merron, Cabinet Office Minister
with responsibility for Transformational Government.