At a conference in Lisbon on 19-21 September 2007, ministers in charge of eGovernment agreed on the following priority policy actions in order to deliver quality e-government services throughout Europe:
- Cross-border interoperability;
- reduction of administrative burdens;
- inclusive eGovernment, and;
- transparency and democratic engagement.
The ministers invited the Commission to take a range of actions to that effect.
During the Lisbon Conference, four projects from the Netherlands, France, Norway and Germany were rewarded for their achievement in different areas of eGovernment:
- The city of Amsterdam received an award in the 'better public services for growth and jobs' category for its project Horeca1, a one-stop-shop for hotel, restaurant and café licences.
- In the 'social impact and cohesion public services' category, the French city of Besançon received an award for its project Besancon.clic, which collects donated computers, repairs them in a workshop for disabled people and then gives them to institutions in need, both locally and in Senegal.
- The Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform was given a prize in the 'participation and transparency' category for its self-service citizen portal Mypage.
- And finally, the portal of the German federal government received an award, in the 'effective and efficient administration' category, for its public services directory, which connects on-line public services.
The Slovenian EU presidency will host the next eGovernment conference and eGovernment Days, under the motto of "Alliance with Users", on 11-13 February 2007, in the city of Brdo.
