e-Government National Awards 2010: Nominations for UK Top Public Sector Technology Awards Close October 6

Special to TAG-IT News Agency

LONDON - Time is running out for digital teams across the public sector to gain praise and recognition for their innovative and diligent contributions to e-Government, as the nomination window for the e-Government National Awards draws to a close.

The deadline for nominations in Britain's most closely watched public sector technology Awards is Wednesday 6 October.

Covering eleven categories, the awards recognize the teams and organizations deploying excellence and technological innovation in the way they communicate and interact with citizens and businesses.

Nominations are open to public organizations in local and national government, the NHS, education and the third sector. Projects can also be nominated by ICT suppliers, however only public sector bodies can win the awards. To download a nomination pack, please visit:
http://www.clicktools.com/survey?iv=3b129647b8f1412

The Awards cover the following categories:

- Building a fairer society with e-Government services - sponsored by KPMG
- Central e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
- Central e-Government excellence: Team
- e-Government excellence: Leadership & Professionalism
- e-Government excellence: Shared Services
- e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy on a national level-
sponsored by Vodafone
- e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy at a local level-
sponsored by Pitney Bowes
- Local e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
- Local e-Government excellence: Team
- e-Government excellence in Learning & Skills
- e-Government excellence: For sustainable, 'green IT' or
'carbon-efficient' services

This years panel of expert judges is now finalized:

- John Suffolk, Government CIO - Cabinet Office e-Government Unit
- Keith Bannister, Partner IT Advisory (Public Sector), KPMG
- Steve Palmer,  CIO at London Borough of Hillingdon
- Jos Creese, Head of IT at Hampshire County Council and Socitm President
- Phil Coppard, OBE - Chief Executive, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough
Council & representing Solace.
- Donald Graham, Chief Executive, Hertsmere Borough Council & representing
Solace.
- Chris Histed, founder, PublicTechnology.net
- Ben Heald, Chief Executive, Sift Media
- Ian Cunningham, Head of Public Sector Sales, Vodafone

The e-Government National Awards are sponsored by KPMG, Vodafone, Pitney Bowes and K2 Advisory. They are supported by The Cabinet Office, SOLACE and SOCITM.

The charitable beneficiary for the event is The Information Technologists Company.