The Brussels Information Day on the 4th European eGovernment Awards successfully presented the current call, the online submission form and the 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference "Teaming up for the eUnion". 60 representatives of a variety of public sector organisations and interested stakeholders took part in the event.

The 4th European eGovernment Awards 2009 Information Day on 21 April 2009 in Brussels was hosted by the European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media.

Over 60 participants representing 17 countries, a variety of public sector (local, regional, national and pan-European) and stakeholders' organisations were welcomed by Juan González (European Commission).

The 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference "Teaming up for the eUnion" to be held in Malmö, Sweden (19-20 November 2009) was presented by Anne Troye (Deputy Head of Unit, "ICT for Governance and Public Services", Directorate-General Information Society and Media, European Commission).

This presentation was followed by that of Christine Leitner (Head of Awards Consortium and CEPA, Danube University Krems) on the European eGovernment Awards 2009, and by another presentation by Antoni Riu (Awards Consortium, P.A.U. Education) on how to submit an application through the ePractice portal.

Participants had the opportunity to ask questions on each of the presentations. This session offered an excellent opportunity to learn more about this year's Awards, the submission and selection process, and the Ministerial eGovernment Conference.

All presentations have been made available on the Awards website and on the Awards Media Kit pages where you will also find other promotional material such as flyers, videos, press releases and fact sheets on past Awards.

How to apply for the Awards

Submissions for the European eGovernment Awards 2009 are possible until 10 June 2009 at 16:00 CET. Only online submissions via www.epractice.eu/awards are eligible.

It is to be noted that a local information Day on the Awards will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 6 May 2009. More information on the Stockholm Information Day may be found at http://www.epractice.eu/en/news/289379.

Further information:

• European eGovernment Awards 2009 website (including call information and FAQs)
• Contact the Awards Helpdesk
• Ministerial eGovernment Conference "Teaming up for the eUnion"
• ePractice news article -  "SE/EU: Swedes announce Guldlänken finalists and local information day for the 4th European eGovernment Awards"
• European Commission's portal for Information Society
• EU eGovernment Policy