GUIDELINES
- The awards programme is on the lookout for the most oustanding projects or initiatives done by, for, or with a government body.
- Each organisation may submit a maximum of three (3) different entries.
- The nomination form is valid for one entry. Fill out the form again if you will nominate another project or in another category.
- Awards will be given on a country-level basis, with one winner per category and sector combination per country.
- Sample winning category titles include "Singapore Digital Initiative of the Year - Agriculture", "Philippines Training Program of the Year - Tourism", "UAE Campaign of the Year - Culture and the Arts", etc.
ELIGIBILITY
Nomination is open to:
- government departments or organisations
- private sector companies or organisations working with a government body
- private sector companies supplying services or solutions to government projects
To be eligible to join the awards, you must nominate a government or public sector project or initiative that was launched in the last 24 calendar months. If launched prior, it is eligible if recent developments, improvements, or upgrades were made.
Please be advised that, starting in 2025, the GovMedia Awards will no longer accept entries or present awards in the areas of prisons, policing, and defense. This decision follows feedback from the independent panel of sector experts, who expressed concerns about awarding these sectors in certain global jurisdictions. In line with our policy to exclude categories like gambling and tobacco, we are discontinuing awards in these areas as well.
CATEGORIES
Awards will be given on a country-level basis, with one winner per category and sector combination per country.
CATEGORIES
- Administrative Reform Program of the Year
- Campaign of the Year
- Crisis Management of the Year
- Cybersecurity Initiative of the Year
- Digital Initiative of the Year
- Digital Transformation of the Year
- Disaster Management of the Year
- E-Governance Project of the Year
- Governance Project of the Year
- Human Resource Development of the Year
- Infrastructure Project of the Year
- Modernization Initiative of the Year
- Outreach Project of the Year
- Process Optimization of the Year
- Public Facility of the Year
- Public Sector Initiative of the Year
- Public-Private Partnership of the Year
- Research & Development of the Year
- Smart City Initiative of the Year
- Social Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Stakeholder Engagement of the Year
- Sustainability Initiative of the Year
- Training Program of the Year
SECTORS
- Agriculture
- Architecture & Construction
- Audit
- Aviation
- Central Bank
- Climate Change
- Commerce
- Communications
- Community
- Competition
- Culture and the Arts
- Customs
- Education
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Environment
- Finance
- Fisheries
- Food & Beverage
- Foreign Affairs
- Forestry
- Free Zone
- Health
- Higher Education
- Housing
- Human Services
- Immigration
- Info-Comms
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property & Trademarks
- Investment
- Islamic Affairs
- Justice
- Labor
- Land
- Local Government
- Maritime & Ports
- Media
- Medical
- Natural Resources
- Parks & Recreation
- Pension
- Regulatory
- Science and Technology
- Smart Government
- Social Services
- Sports
- Statutory Board
- Tourism
- Trade and Industry
- Training
- Transportation
- Urban Development
- Utilities
- Veterans
- Youth
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The judging committee will select initiatives that meet high standards of excellence, bring progress, and have improved the lives of citizens in their respective countries. They will be guided by the judging criteria below:
- Background - Was there a compelling inspiration behind the initiative? Were the relevant stakeholders’ needs identified and understood?
- Uniqueness & Innovation - Was there creativity or an innovation on the initiative?
- Effectiveness - Were the objectives and targets achieved through set measures that were used to assess the project’s success?
- Impact - Was there an impact on the organisation and the public sector industry?
- Dynamism - Is the initiative flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
COST
Submission of entries is free of charge.
If your organisation wins, you will receive recognition through listing in the GovMedia website and a softcopy of the certificate. In addition, you are entitled to book the conference and awards package to secure delegate passes and maximise your award-winning status through exclusive promotional entitlements such as awards logo usage rights, video interview, print and online media, and shareable content including a short-form video for social media.
The pricing for the conference and awards package can be found at the bottom section of this form.