All of the awards went to individuals who have decisively advanced the implementation and development of eGovernment in Germany through their commitment. This year, the eGovernment Computing editorial advisory board presented the "eGovernment Leadership Award" to the Chairman of the German Regulatory Control Council (NKR), Dr. Johannes Ludewig. Dr. Johannes Ludewig received the "Leadership Award 2017" for his tireless commitment to the development of eGovernment and the shaping of digitalization in Germany. "Through his personal commitment, Dr. Johannes Ludewig has made a decisive contribution to ensuring that the importance of eGovernment and digitalization is not only discussed in small circles of experts, but has also been recognized at the level of political decision-makers," said Manfred Klein, editor-in-chief of the specialist medium "eGovernment Computing".
In 2017, the "eGovernment Communication Award" goes to Jörn Riedel, Head of the Department for Policy Issues and Controlling of ICT Technology in the Office for Organization and Central Services at the Hamburg Finance Authority. A proven eGovernment expert, Riedel has not only been campaigning for the introduction of eGovernment for many years, but as a trained social scientist, he also always has the interests of administrative staff in mind.
The award for the "eGovernment CIO of the Year 2017" was presented to the CIO of the state of Bremen, State Councillor Hans-Henning Lühr. Last year, Lühr proved with the IT Planning Council's eRechnung project that even a city state can significantly influence the development of eGovernment in Germany.
This year's "eGovernment Kommunal Award" went to Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, the Lord Mayor of Kiel. The laudatory speech for Kämpfer was held by former State Secretary Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bernhardt. In his award speech, Bernhardt praised Kiel's approach to a location policy that uses digitalization as a means of maintaining the city's international competitiveness.
The eGovernment Congress focused on the question of what impact increasing digitalization will have on the self-image and function of politics and administration in a liberal community. The aim of the series of events is to intensify the exchange of information between administration and politics, business and science in connection with eGovernment and administrative reform.
Further information on the "10th eGovernment Summit" and the "eGovernment Awards" can be found here.
eGovernment Computing is the publication for the digitalization of administration and public security. It informs IT decision-makers at federal, state and local level and in public institutions about all relevant areas of digital information processing in the public sector. Further information can be found at www.eGovernment-Computing.de. Vogel IT-Medien, Augsburg, is a subsidiary of Vogel Business Media, Würzburg. Since 1989, the publishing house has been publishing specialist media for decision-makers who are professionally involved in the production, procurement or use of information technology. In addition to print and online media, it also offers a broad portfolio of events. The publisher's most important publications are IT-BUSINESS, eGovernment Computing, SearchNetworking.de, SearchSecurity.de, SearchStorage.de, SearchDataCenter.de, SearchCloudComputing.de.
