The urban agency of Essaouira won the 2nd United Nations Public Service Award (Africa region), the most prestigious international distinction of excellence awarded to a public establishment in the field of public service.

The agency distinguished itself in the category "Promoting the whole-of-government approach in the information age", in consideration of its spirit of initiative and innovation in terms of adopting new information technologies, especially the adoption of the QR code (quick response code) and the sharing of its knowledge with its partners, specifies the agency in a press release.

The prize awarded under this new category aims to reward global approaches of the administration, which allow for improving the action of the public sector and access to services in the digital information age while being easy to transpose, according to the same source.

The United Nations Public Service Award is the most prestigious international distinction of excellence in public service. It rewards the creativity and contributions of public institutions around the world to the evolution of a more efficient and responsive public service.