The National Infocomm Awards (NIA) is a biennial event that was first launched in September 2001. Jointly organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), the Awards is the industry's highest accolade for infocomm innovation in Singapore. The Awards is targeted at infocomm vendors and service providers in Singapore, and also organisations that use infocomm. These include public sector organisations and Singapore-registered private sector organisations including small and medium-sized enterprises. There are two award categories: Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology which is offered to both public and private sectors and Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service.

Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)

In this category, government ministries and agencies compete for the award for the most innovative programme. The following are short descriptions of past winning programmes.

 Summary of winners since the start of the programme

2010
Closed Loop Inpatient Medication Management System, from National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital

NUH and TTSH were awarded the "most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)" with their comprehensive Closed-Loop Inpatient Medication Management System. This is a comprehensive system comprising medication ordering, review, and supply; medication barcode packaging and dispensing technology with automated cabinets; and medication administration with PDA barcode scanning. The system is believed to be the first closed-loop medication system to originate in Southeast Asia. More information on the winning projects at the National Infocomm Awards 2010 can be found here.

2008
Intelligent Transport Systems, from Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA)

The Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) clinched the winner's title for the "Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)" category at the 2008 National Infocomm Awards with its Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). The adoption of ITS has helped LTA to improve the operational efficiency and road safety of Singapore's road network. Two other government agencies, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Manpower each won merit awards in the same category for their respective projects, the Inland Revenue Interactive Network (IRIN) and the Employment Pass Online (EPOL). More information on the winning projects at the National Infocomm Awards 2008 can be found here.

2006
Enhanced Immigration Automated Clearance System, from Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) topped the Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector) category at the 2006 National Infocomm Awards with its enhanced Immigration Automated Clearance System (eIACS). With the fingerprint-recognition technology utilised by the eIACS, Singaporeans can now enjoy convenient and efficient automated immigration clearance.

Singapore Government agency websites have matured into informative and service-focused portals, thanks to past and existing government initiatives to modernise the public service through various e-Government programmes and industry collaborations.

To encourage continued progress, the government needs to strengthen its focus towards establishing a more user-centric, citizen-focused online presence. This is necessary given the growing pervasiveness of the Internet, resulting in increasing user expectations in quality of information and delivery of e-services.

One of the aims of WEA is to encourage government agencies to improve their websites and view this as a continuous process driven by a focus on the customer and aligned to web standards that have been identified across government agencies.

For members of the public, it is hoped that WEA will spur agencies to improve the clarity and usefulness of their online information, as well the user-friendliness of their sites and the associated e-services.

For the Singapore Government, WEA will provide a platform for showcasing and promoting Singapore's e-Government and infocomm websites and e-services, and also reinforce the Singapore government's online brand.

2010
Outstanding Award Winners:

1. Central Provident Fund Board - cpf.gov.sg
2. Housing Development Board - hdb.gov.sg 
3. Land Transport Authority - onemotoring.com.sg

Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, measures performance of websites based on market share of visits from Internet users in a local market. The awards are given to the most popular websites of more than 160 different industries.

2007
The CPF website won Popular Government Website Award

CPF website was the most popular Singapore government website in the first quarter of 2007. During this period of January - March, www.cpf.gov.sg was ranked No. 1 by visits among all Singapore websites in the Hitwise Government - National category. This ranking relates to Singapore based users visiting the website.

2006
The eCitizen portal won Hitwise Online Performance Award

The eCitizen portal won an award for being the most popular government services website. The portal brings e-government to the Singapore citizens by allowing them to access government services online.