Kerajaan Negeri Melaka dinobatkan sebagai Pemenang Anugerah Inovasi Perdana Menteri (AIPM 2016) Menerusi inisiatif Melaka Bandaraya Warisan Dunia pada majlis AIPM Dan Anugerah Inovasi Sektor Awam di Hotel Marriott, Putrajaya. Anugerah disampaikan oleh Perdana Menteri, YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak kepada Ketua Menteri Melaka, YB Datuk Seri Idris Haron. Pemenang menerima hadiah berupa wang tunai sebanyak RM1 Juta berserta trofi dan sijil. Tempat kedua pula dimenangi oleh Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (Perkeso) dan membawa pulang wang tunai sebanyak RM300,000 berserta trofi dan sijil. Pemenang tempat ketiga dimenangi oleh Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Menerusi Tje Safewhere Initiative: Pencetus Dimensi Baharu penyampaian bantuan misi kemanusiaan. Mereka membawa pulang wang tunai sebanyak RM200,000 berserta trofi dan sijil. AIPM merupakan anugerah terunggul dan berprestij bagi mengiktiraf penghasilan inovasi yang signifikan dan berimpak tinggi kepada negara. Hadir sama pada majlis tersebut ialah Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Tan Sri Ali Hamsa Dan Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam, Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal.
The Melaka State Government was crowned the Prime Minister's Innovation Award Winner (AIPM 2016) Through the World Heritage City Melaka initiative at the AIPM and Public Sector Innovation Awards at the Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya. The award was presented by Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak to Malacca Chief Minister, YB Datuk Seri Idris Haron. Winners receive a cash prize of RM1 million with trophies and certificates. The second place was won by the Social Security Organization (Socso) and took home a cash prize of RM300,000 with trophies and certificates. Third place winner was won by the Malaysian Armed Forces, via Tje Safeway Initiative: New Dimension Trigger delivery of humanitarian mission assistance. They took home a cash prize of RM200,000 with trophies and certificates. AIPM is a prestigious and prestigious award for recognizing significant and high impact innovation revenue for the country. Present at the ceremony were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa and Public Service Director-General Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidi Zainal.