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His Excellency Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams, Director General of the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA), confirmed that the Institute’s winning of the 23rd Middle East Award for Excellence in Government and Smart Cities in the Smart Education Services Excellence category, which is awarded by the Middle East Excellence Award Institute in the United Arab Emirates, reflects the long-term vision that the Institute has pursued to employ information technology to improve the outcomes of government work by providing comprehensive and interactive smart (electronic) training programs, designing and developing the latest e-training programs, and activating training solutions to achieve comprehensive and distinguished performance. Contributes to developing the government operations. Bin Shams added that the Institute’s winning of this award reflects the importance of having a unified e-training system for government sector employees, to develop the capabilities of national cadres in a way that contributes to improving government services provided to citizens in line with their aspirations for greater excellence and creativity. He pointed out that the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) won this award as a result of its implementation of a number of initiatives in the field of e-training, the most prominent of which is its design of professional e-training courses and their inclusion in the national program for developing government leadership. It meets the needs of all government employees at all job levels. These courses are designed based on systematic scientific foundations that enhance the concept of innovation and emulate in their content Main indicators of the government’s work programme. Bin Shams said that the Middle East Award for Excellence in Government and Smart Cities, which the Institute won, is a great incentive for us in the Kingdom of Bahrain to provide more in the national efforts made towards the comprehensive transformation to the e-government system, adding that the Institute is determined to continue its journey to develop the e-training programs that it provides, within the framework of what the Kingdom of Bahrain is witnessing of developing the electronic infrastructure and increasing investment in the information and communications technology sector, and adopting global electronic practices and the best efficient and effective digital applications that benefit the development of the capabilities of government sector employees.