Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has won the prestigious "Best Integrated eServices" in the private sector at the 12^th edition of the eGovernment Excellence Awards 2023 in recognition of the company's digital transformation strategy. BAS Chairman, Nabeel Khalid Kanoo, accepted the award at a ceremony at Exhibition World Bahrain on October 10.

The award, which BAS has won for the third time, reflects its continuing efforts to adopt the latest digital practices and optimal employment of technology to improve, develop and increase the efficiency of internal operations, as well as providing high calibre services to the company’s customers at Bahrain International Airport, said a statement.

This year, BAS participated with its winning platform, Sawaed, which is an integrated electronic system for managing the company’s external workforce.

The platform manages data regarding the external workforce, which consists of over 1.200 employees, in addition to providing a wide range of seamless electronic services to the company’s departments, which in turn enhances the company’s capabilities to perform its services, including ground operations, passenger services, shipping, catering, maintenance and other main operations. 

Sawaed provides its users with an accessible and seamless workforce database, including their basic data, training records and professional capabilities. The system facilitates the communication process between the company and suppliers to provide the required number of employees, according to work needs and air traffic at Bahrain International Airport.

Sawaed also includes many other features, such as time and attendance tracking, contract management services, and invoice management.

Accepting the award, Chairman of BAS, Nabeel Khalid Kanoo, said: "This prestigious accolade showcases the dedication of our Central Support Team, who have developed an exceptional platform that has helped us improve and develop the services provided by us to airlines and shipping companies, as part of our efforts to contribute to achieving the Kingdom’s vision of elevating Bahrain to become the main destination in the region within the field of aviation.”

The awards ceremony, which was held under the patronage of Minister of Interior, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Information and Communication Technology (MCICT), saw the attendance of a number of ministers, government officials, officials from the private sector, IT pioneers and those interested in the ICT sector from various governmental and private entities, civil society institutions, and the academic sector.

In 2021, BAS received the "Best eServices" award for its security management system (Shaheen), and in 2019, the company won the same award for its iBAS application, which provides employees with access to vital services and information. – TradeArabia News Service