Jobs Abu Dhabi wins ITP. Gov Award for the best Government-to-Customer (G2C) service of 2015

Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre’s innovative Jobs Abu Dhabi platform was honored with the ITP .Gov Award 2015 for its employer reengagement project that tremendously reduced time, cost and recruitment process inefficiencies for 1,030+ employers.  

Abu Dhabi, UAE, April 8^th 2015: The Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre’s (ADSIC) Jobs Abu Dhabi (JAD) e-Recruitment platform was celebrated as the best G2C (Government-to-Customer) service of the year at ITP’s.Gov Awards 2015. The award was conferred in a ceremony held in the St. Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 31^st, March, 2015.

ADSIC’s JAD program is a pioneering e-Government initiative that allows government, and private-sector entities in Abu Dhabi to accomplish recruitment efficiency by reducing hiring timeframes and efforts.  This achieved millions in savings in terms of cost and lead to connecting with world-class talent through JAD powerful digital platform. JAD was designed to modernize recruitment through the use of ICT solutions and enable successful connection between job seekers and employers.

Dr. Ahmed Al Hashimi, Senior Manager – e-Government Services at ADSIC, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

"I am incredibly honored to be accepting this award on behalf of ADISC and JAD team who worked tirelessly to create a world-class e-Government initiative that is an example of efficiency and positive change,” said Al Hashimi.

 Winning the best Government to Customer award can only indicate how technology can act as an enabler to facilitate and modernize services. 

“The value of the JAD initiative is clear,” Al Hashimi continued, “with 1,000-plus Government, semi-government and private entities currently utilizing the portal in order to successfully achieve their recruiting objectives and to reduce their recruitment efforts and cost. Those entities with the help of JAD have collectively managed to recruit thousands of jobseekers thus changing their lives and financial status. In addition, the portal has been a driver for Emiratization with the largest pool of UAE national resumes. 

This is definitely in line with Abu Dhabi’s 2030 vision and we are proud to be part of this initiative serving the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and associated stakeholders.

Al Hashimi continued, “Winning this award from ITP can only motivate us to continue to strive for excellence and deliver the innovative programs and initiatives required to build Abu Dhabi as a premier example of e-Government in action.”

The ITP .GOV Awards is a new program that honors and celebrates the achievements of the GCC government sector in the field of ICT across various platforms. The awards ceremony consisted of 13 award categories covering areas such as individual excellence, public/private partnership, and customer service. In addition to being honored in the category of G2C Service of the Year, JAD was also shortlisted for Government Mobile Application of the Year, while ADSIC’s leading Taresh service was shortlisted for G2G (Government-to-Government) Service of the Year.