The Ministry of Labor and Social Development won e-Government Achievement Award (Enjaz) in the category of cooperation among government entities for offering better services, which is given by e-Government Program (Yesser). The 4th edition of the Enjaz Award took place at the Headquarters of the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Riyadh. Dr. Abdullah Abuthnain, deputy minister for planning, development and information at the ministry, received the award from Dr. Abdulaziz Al Ruwais, governor of CITC, highlighting the ministry's excellence in the ‘Saudization' e-service. Abuthnain explained that the service has been developed to check compliance of private establishments with the prescribed Saudization percentage as per the Nitaqat program. He pointed out that the service has been available on the Government Service Bus (GSB) so as to allow government and semi-government entities to utilize it via the Yesser website. The deputy minister added that the service is given through all-in-one platform in order to serve all government entities with ease and constantly update date for more than 1.8m establishments in the private sector if they adhere to the Saudization quotas or not. Meanwhile, Enjaz Award is considered as a motivator for public agencies to be creative in dispensing their e-services and seek cooperation among other government entities to serve people better as well as contribute to developing government performance. Furthermore, the award is in a bid to shed light on the achievements of government entities in providing e-services, install the concept of e-environment for serving others, motivate them to exert unswerving efforts to offer quality services with ease. The award aims to encourage government entities to constantly cooperate and work together to offer full-fledged and integrated e-services for individuals and the business sector, as well as highlight and recognize the efforts made by work teams of various agencies in this respect. It also seeks to spread awareness of international best practices and urge the public sector to adopt them when offering e-services. It encourages related entities to enhance the national economy through facilitating best e-services that meet the requirements of all sectors and allowing Saudi citizens and residents to take part in designing such services.
