Winners of eGovernment Excellence Award 2023 to be announced on Monday
His Excellency General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior, Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Information and Communication Technology (MCICT) will inaugurate the 10th Bahrain International eGovernment Forum on Monday, 9th October 2023. He will also announce the names of winning entities and individuals competing in the eGovernment Excellence Award, now in its 12th edition.
His Excellency the Minister will also inaugurate the first edition of the technology exhibition, COMEX Bahrain, held in parallel with the Forum and organized by OITE Exhibitions. The two events, taking place at Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir, will conclude on Wednesday 11th October 2023.
The Forum is expected to receive wide participation from the Kingdom’s ministers, dignitaries, representatives from the public and private sector, tech leaders and enthusiasts, academia, and civil society organizations. A select group of world-renowned ICT and artificial intelligence (AI) experts are also set to take part.
Sessions will be held over the first two days 9th & 10th Oct of the event and workshops on the last day 11th Oct. The forum will explore a diverse range of topics, including AI’s impact on social networks, AI’s impact on skills, the future of AI, the pivotal role of AI in the digital transformation of government services, outlining a roadmap for the Kingdom of Bahrain’s AI journey, exploring how AI can advance the world, investigating how AI can drive and support economic development, and AI implementation and challenges.
The distinguished speakers include Nina Schick, a globally recognized author, entrepreneur, and GenAI advisor from the UK, renowned for her book Deepfakes; Jennifer Vessels, the CEO of US-based Next Step and a forward-thinking innovator who spearheaded global transformation programs for major organizations; Todd Schweitzer, the founder and CEO of Singapore-based Brankas, a global open FinTech provider; Paul Kelly, CEO of Sila insights, Dubai; Olga Parra, Principal – Data & AI Segment leader at IBM Middle East and Africa; Dr. Abdelrahman Al Mahmoud, a principal Researcher in Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and a governing board member of the UAE Robotics and Automation Society; Pilar de Miguel, Executive Partner at Garter, United Arab Emirates; Ali Alasiri, Chief Executive Officer of Meila Digital; and others.
Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) will hold a specialized workshop on the third day, 11th October for those interested learning about AI advancements. It will provide an overview of the ethical and privacy considerations of building AI models that are free from bias and bridge the innovations gap. The other workshop will be presented by Microsoft and will focus on technical aspects and their impact on changing work methods through the use of cutting-edge AI-supported tools like Github copilot and Microsoft 365 copilot and AI
The Forum is organized by the iGA and support partners by Beyon, the Premiere sponsor. Benefit Company, Almoayyed Computers, GBM Bahrain (platinum sponsors), STC Bahrain, Computer World, Tamkeen, Bapco Energies (gold sponsor). Microsoft and BIBF (Knowledge sponsors).
For a full list of speakers and topics or to register, visit egovforum.bh. For enquiries, call 80008001.