The Director of Public Security, Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, received the award during the annual ceremony held under the patronage of the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah in Kuwait.
The MoI e-services portal won the award among the best e-services provided by governments in the Gulf and Middle East region.
The ministry said in a press release that the award is a testament to its success in the development and modernisation of its systems, which have improved the level of services provided to the public.
The web portal of the ministry provides integrated electronic services with high quality, enabling its visitors to obtain information, conduct transactions electronically and pay the fees directly in a few moments.
The e-portal provides 216 e-services to individuals, companies and institutions in the public and private sectors.
These services include: Citizen Services, Entry Permit Services, Traffic Services, Residence Services, Security Systems Services, Civil Defence Services, NOC Services, Travel Notification Services, Reporting Services, Smart Card Services, Public Services and Community Policing Services among others.
The Director of Public Security, Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, receiving the award from the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The Ministry of Interior's e-services web portal has won the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award-2018, the ministry said Tuesday.