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68 finalists in the e-Government National Awards 2008 (www.e-governmentawards.co.uk) have been announced - highlighting the UK's most effective services which improve citizen and business transaction with councils, central government departments and other public sector organisations.

The winners will be presented with their awards on 20th January 2009 at a glittering black-tie dinner in the City of London Guildhall by Minister Tom Watson MP and Government CIO John Suffolk.

Finalists include a great diversity of excellence in e-Government and public sector services from across the UK - Councils, central government, voluntary organisations, universities and others are all represented in this year's 'best of the best'. Key themes in this year's finalists list are services which help build a fairer society, and are based on sustainable or carbon-neutral 'Green IT'. There is no higher commendation for the UK's best public sector ICT leaders.

Finalists: e-Government National Awards 2008

1) Building a fairer society with e-Government services
Sponsored by KPMG
(Using ICT & e-Government services to improve social inclusion or improve lives and communities).
- Department for Children, Schools and Families Connexions Direct national website and helpline
- Digital Birmingham Aston Pride Computers in the Home (CiTH) Project
- Greater Norwich Housing Partnership The Greater Norwich Sub-regional Choice Based Lettings Scheme (Home Options)
- Milton Keynes Council DigitalMK / ConnectMK - overcoming digital barriers to cultural and social inclusion
- Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru Accessible Technology in Communities Project
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Children's Referrals - Migration of Telephone Contact to the Corporate Contact Centre.
- UK online centres NHS Choices Community Champions

2) Central e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
(Delivering high & growing take-up of an e-enabled service through effective service delivery & marketing).
- Charity Commission Online Returns
- Companies House Paper becomes an extinct dinosaur - saves 10 tonnes of paper a month
- Department of Health NHS Choices - Personalised online health products
- Driving Standards Agency Delivering take-up of an e-enabled service through effective delivery and marketing
- National Savings and Investments in conjunction with the British Bankers' Association (BBA) & the Building Societies Association (BSA) My Lost Account and "Fetch" the dog - "retrieving" customer's lost money
- Student Loans Company Online Services

3) Central e-Government excellence: Team
(Proven team-working or partnership activity which has delivered more than the sum of the parts).
- DVLA Driver Validation Service (DVS) rolled out to HMCS Magistrates' Courts
- Isle of Man Government Isle of Man Government - Online Services Programme - OneMann
- NHS Connecting for Health N3: connecting the NHS through a connected industry.
- Scottish Government eProcurement Scotland team
- United Kingdom Border Agency / Home Office e-Borders
- Directgov, businesslink & NHS Choices Aligning Directgov, businesslink.gov.uk and NHS Choices

4) e-Government excellence: Leadership & Professionalism
(Leading e-Government strategies and professional development which contribute to achieving positive transformation).
- Croydon Council Service transformation programme within the Planning and Transportation department.
- DWP, Customer Service Delivery Forecast Demand Management
- e-Learning for Healthcare A partnership between DH, professional bodies and the NHS
- Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) Communities of Practice for Local Government (CoPs)
- ONS/Information Management Directorate IT Professionalism and Capability Development at ONS

5) e-Government excellence: Shared Services
(Proven shared services which have delivered effective services and efficiency gains).
- Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Health Communities Protecting children Child Health System - Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire (and beyond!)
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities myjobscotland.gov.uk, transforming the profile of council jobs.
- DFPNI, Delivery & Innovation Division NICS IT Shared Service Centre (IT Assist)
- Disposal Services Authority At your edisposals - Sustainability, Recycle, Resale Environmentally shared
- Kent Public Service Network Kent Public Service Network (KPSN)
- National Policing Improvement Agency Airwave Radio on the London Underground Project
- People, Pay and Pensions Agency Creation of an HR Shared Services organisation for civilians in Defence

6) e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy on a national level
Sponsored by Directgov
(Delivering innovative strategies which have demonstrated above-average results in improved services, processes and effectiveness within the transformational government agenda).
- DVLA Driver Validation Service (DVS) rolled out across government and the country.
- Department for Work & Pensions, E-Delivery Team, CIT Facilitating Cross-Government Secure Online Employee Registration & Authentication - Government Gateway 'Chip & Pin / Oath Token' Shared Service
- Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government Communities of Practice for Local Government
- MHRA The Sentinel programme for Licensing, Inspection and Surveillance of Medicines
- NHS Connecting for Health & N3 Service Provider Community of Interest Networks.
- NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency Public Sector Lease Car Quotation System
- Police National Legal Database The Police National Statistics Database (PNSD)
- Royal Mail Online Knowledge Base, "Ask Sarah"
- Youth Justice Board Wiring Up Youth Justice

7) e-Government excellence: Innovation in strategy at a local level
Sponsored by O2
(Delivering innovative strategies which have delivered above-average results in improved services, transformed processes & results, increased effectiveness).
- Bath University Computing Services BATH, DRAINS & WEB 2.0; An innovative solution to Web 2.0 challenges
- Dundee City Council Transforming the Free School Meals/School Clothing Grants Application Process
- Hertfordshire Constabulary OWL (Online Watch Link)
- London Borough of Brent Data Excellence
- London Borough of Redbridge Redbridge I: Re-writing the rules for local government website design
- N3 Service Provider, on behalf of NHS and Kent & Medway NHS Trusts & PCTs N3 gives Kent heart patients a new lifeline.

8) Local e-Government excellence: Take-up & usage growth
Sponsored by Jadu
(Ensuring high & growing take-up of an e-enabled service through effective service delivery & marketing).
- Croydon Council E-Pay Cashless Schools Programme
- Derbyshire County Council 24 hour library campaign: increasing take-up of online services.
- DigiTV / Kirklees Council "Looking Local" TV and mobile based local government services for digitally excluded.
- London Borough of Camden On line housing registration system (Self Assessment)
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside On-Line Free Schools Meals System

9) Local e-Government excellence: Team
(Proven team-working or partnership activity which has delivered more than the sum of the parts).
- Birmingham Children and Young People's Partnership Online Children's Services Directory for Birmingham.
- Bristol City Council Collaboration and Reducing Risk: Building on Lord Laming's vision for Vulnerable Children.
- Fife Council The Fife Child Protection Register
- Kent Connects Kent Connects
- Kettering Borough Council Kettering Borough Council's virtual team, "one Team, one council"
- London Borough of Harrow Business Transformation Team, a joint partnership between Harrow Council & Capita.

10) e-Government excellence in Learning & Skills
(Public sector online or electronic services which transform learning & skills outcomes).
- Bournville College Mobile learning for those who care
- The British Council TeachingEnglish - Your Global Home (www.teachingenglish.org.uk)
- DWP DWP Learning Modernisation
- e-Learning for Healthcare A partnership between DH, professional bodies and the NHS
- London Grid for Learning The London Managed Learning Environment
- NHS Education for Scotland NHS e-Portfolio
- The Open University The Open University Virtual Learning Environment Programme

11) e-Government excellence: For sustainable, 'green IT' or 'carbon-efficient services
Sponsored by KPMG
(ICT & e-Government services which are helping the environment).
- Bassetlaw District Council Server Virtualisation
- The British Council Global Information Systems - using Green IT
- Service Birmingham/Birmingham City Council Pioneering IT recycling scheme
- Staffordshire County Council The Patch Up and Power Down Programme.