Prizes and awards
The report "Inter-sectoral report on web accessibility, presented by the Observatory of Info-accessibility of the Discapnet portal, in January 2008 awarded the distinction "Discapnet Model of Good Practices" to the Generalitat's website. This citation values positively the effort made by Gencat to improve the website's accessibility results.
In September 2007 the European eGovernment Awards awarded gencat with the distinction "Good Practice 2007". Gencat was also finalist in the third edition of the prizes which this organisation gives to the best government websites, in the category of transparency and participation. In addition, the platform for social websites e-Catalunya, gencat’s space for participation, has been highlighted in a report by the European Commission as one of the three most relevant Web 2.0 experiences internationally.
In May 2006, gencat received a mention in the category of public administration website in the international Stockholm Challenge 2006 prizes. This award placed gencat as one of the five best websites within the category of ICT initiatives by public administrations.
The same year, gencat also received the ComputerWorld 2006 Prize for Impact on the Citizen of Catalonia. This prestigious award, given by the magazine ComputerWorld, rewards the organisation which has achieved most for citizens’'wellbeing.