Award Programmes Background Since 1967, the International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration (ICA) has successfully brought together Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) and e-government senior officials from around the world, to meet and share both the lessons they have learned and their ICT successes and developments within their nations. Emerging Leaders Programme Objective The ICA awards programme honours personal leadership in the ICA as well as the design and implementation of ICT for citizen aimed services.