iGA receives COVID19 Innovation Award for BeAware Bahrain App

  • Date: 11-Oct-2021
  • Source: Bizbahrain
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Bahrain
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iGA receives COVID19 Innovation Award for BeAware Bahrain App

The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) was presented with the COVID-19 Innovation Award at Smart Cities Summit 2021 for its BeAware Bahrain app, which played a crucial role in helping the Kingdom combat the pandemic. The award was received by iGA Chief Executive, Mohammed Ali AlQaed. The event, now in its fifth year, started on the 10th of October under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Eng. Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf. The two-day event, held at the Gulf Convention Centre, saw the participation of 250 representatives of public and private sector entities and international organizations, most notably from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat). The award recognizes the app’s effectiveness in supporting frontline workers and making all pandemic-related services available to the public on a single platform. AlQaed expressed his appreciation to HE the Minister & summit organizing committee on the awarding. He attributed the BeAware Bahrain application’s success to the directives of Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who leads the National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus. He also praised the support and cohesion maintained