*DUBAI – Pakistan Citizens’ Portal App was recognized as one of the topapplications among more than 4,600 entries for an award at the WorldGovernment Summit in Dubai on Monday.*
According to reports, the application from Pakistan, which was launched inOctober 2018 by Prime Minister Imran Khan, secured second position, from 87participating countries with over 4,646 entries at the World GovernmentSummit in Dubai in the category of Best Mobile Government Apps.
The final 21 applications were divided among seven different categories.The Pakistan’s app was named among the apps for people’s welfare andmonitoring.
Deputy Director of E-Governance, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa statedthat the winning title was handed to Indonesia’s Qlue Smart City App at theevent which along with other app from the United States of America exceededthe lifespan of a year, while the Pakistan Citizens Portal was shortlistedafter a mere thirty days of its inauguration.[image: Pakistan Citizens’ Portal]link screen grab of thePakistan Citizens’ Portal app.
Heads of state, ministers and government officials have converged on theplatform to discuss the world’s future at the three-day event.
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From February 10-12, the World Government Summit saw 600 speakers in morethan 200 interactive round table discussions mulling issues in vitalsectors. The summit hosted 120 executives from leading internationalcorporations.
Pakistan Citizens’ Portal is an app through which citizens can send theircomplaints to the departments concerned. The portal was set up at the PrimeMinister’s office with an aim to timely address complaints sent by people.The PM Office will oversee the process of resolution of public complaintsand implementation of recommendations thereof.
