Singapore Scores in Asia Pacific ICT Award 08
By admin • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: IDM News
Out of 126 nominations submitted by 10 countries, Singapore emerged as the biggest winner with 3 submissions winning 3 out of 16 categories. 2 winners, PGK Media and Personal e-Motion are IDMPO funded companies. Singapore also received 6 merit awards for the other categories.
All winners were being announced during the Gala Dinners and Award Ceremony held at BAPINDO PLAZA Ballroom. The Winners received the awards from the Vice President of Indonesia, H.E. Jusuf Kalla, who was the GOH for the Gala Dinner.
Winners
Category: Reseach & Development
Company: PGK Media Pte Ltd
Category: e-Learning
Company: Personal e-Motion Pte Ltd
Category: e-Inclusion & e-Community
Company: Central Provident Fund Board
Merit Awards
Category: Secondary Student Project
Institution: Raffles Institution ( 2 Merit Awards)
Category: Security
Company: BoxSentry Pte Ltd
Category: Financial Applications
Company: inQflow Technologies Holdings Pte Ltd
Category: e-Logistic & Supply Chain Management
Company: Planvisage Pte Ltd
Category: Communication Applications
Company: ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd
More information about the Asia Pacific ICT Awards
The Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) is an international Awards Program initiated by the Multimedia Development Corporation of Malaysia to increase ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the Digital Divide. By providing networking and product benchmarking opportunities to ICT innovators and entrepreneurs in the region, the program is designed to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity, promote economic and trade relations, facilitate technology transfer, and offer business matching opportunities via exposure to venture capitalists and investors.
Participants of the Awards Program comprise members of the APICTA Alliance. They are guided by the Framework of Cooperation identifying how member-economies can work together in support of the Awards Program as well as other programs that foster development and growth of the ICT industry in the region. Its 16 member-economies include Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
APICTA member-economies take turns in hosting the annual Awards Program, which is won through a bidding process. Meanwhile, nominees to the different awards are presented to APICTA by the respective economy coordinator and assessed by a panel of judges representing every member-economy.
Official website: http://www.apicta.com
