‘Shlonik’ app wins ‘best government project’ award

‘Shlonik’ app wins ‘best government project’ award

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, took part in the annual ceremony and exhibition of HH Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award held at Bayan Palace, during which the Shlonik app was recognized for winning the Informatics Award at the twentieth edition back in 2020. The event was held under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and attended by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of the three partners behind the app: Zain Kuwait CEO Eaman Al-Roudhan, Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) Haya Al-Wadani, CAIT Deputy Director General for Information Technology Dr Amaar Al-Hussaini, and Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs at the Ministry of Health Dr Buthaina Al-Mudhaf.

Zain expressed its pride in this high-level recognition. The company developed the app in 2020 in joint collaboration with the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) and the Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from Kuwaiti volunteers and government entities during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate home quarantines.

This prestigious award has had immense patronage from HH the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and continues to