UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The GovTech Prize 2025

The Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP) is inviting leaders from government, academia and the private sector to engage in discussions that inspire and enable the next generation of Governments. The “GovTech Prize” is an annual award organized by the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program (EGSEP) at the UAE Prime Minister’s Office, as part of the World Government Summit. 

The GovTech Prize 2025 is presented to government entities, central or local, worldwide to recognize creative and innovative solutions that address pressing challenges and/or create exceptional government service experiences. The award aims to recognize solutions that adopt novel approaches and techniques efficiently leveraging technology to solve problems affecting a large segment of the population and provide tangible benefits with the ability to expand geographically across borders.

Entry Categories

The GovTech Prize 2025 recognizes innovations in creating human centric government services experiences in the following categories:

• Best Human-Centric Government Service: This category honors government services that prioritize user experience, ensuring services are designed with the needs, preferences, and well-being of people at the core, creating seamless and accessible public interactions.
• Best Use of Generative AI in Government Services: This category celebrates innovative solutions leveraging generative AI to significantly enhance the efficiency, personalization, and effectiveness of government services, setting new benchmarks for AI-driven public service delivery.
• Best Government Service in the World: Recognizing excellence on a global scale, this category highlights a government service that stands out for its innovation, groundbreaking impact, scalability, and potential to serve as a model for others, delivering unparalleled value to citizens.

Deadlines

The submission closes on the 15th of January 2025 at 20:00 GMT.

The winners will be announced and recognized on the main stage of the World Governments Summit in Dubai from 11 to 13 February 2025.

Terms for Participation – Eligibility

This prize is geared towards government entities, central or local, across the globe.

Only government entities can apply for projects developed inhouse or through partners.

• The solution should be in a mature stage and should be adopted by at least one government entity;
• The solution should be related to technology innovation;
• The solution should have been developed and/or adopted recently; within the last 24 months;
• The solution should align and/or belong to one of the categories advertised for the current year award;
• Government Entities can submit multiple entries in a single category;
• Government Entities can submit entries across the three categories.

Evaluation Criteria

• Level of innovation: measuring the adoption of novel approaches and techniques leveraging technology to provide solutions in a streamlined and more efficient manner;
• Impact: describing the ability for the solution to solve sticky problems affecting a large part of the population, providing tangible benefits;
• Maturity: evaluating the readiness and robustness of the solution and its level of adoption;
• Scalability and replicability: assessing the possible extension and adoption of the solution to broader audiences/geographies and/or other contexts;
• Sustainability: considering both the cost-effectiveness and financial viability of the solution, as well as its ecological impact and footprint.

Application process

Apply for the GovTech Prize 2025 using the following link: GovTech Prize 2025.

Note

Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions and are responsible for ensuring that the qualifications will be recognised in South Africa by contacting the South African Qualifications Authority and the relevant professional bodies. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training.