The Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards Night 2024 was held last night in Gadong.
Minister of Transport and Infocommunications Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha, the guest of honour, presented prizes to winners of the Cross Categories and Technology Awards.
Last night’s highlight was the announcement of the APICTA Awards 2024 winners and the presentation of trophies and certificates to over 120 recipients, comprising winners, runners-up, merit awardees and People’s Choice Awards honorees.
Among the winners were Progresif Sdn Bhd’s Progresif Ding! in Banking, Insurance & Finance category and Nextacloud Technologies Sdn Bhd’s Bloodkad in Community & Indigenous Services category.
AIquatic Enterprise was first runner-up in Internet of Things category and second runner up for Research and Development Project of the Year as well as Agriculture, Supply and Sustainability category.
Datastream Digital Sdn Bhd was second runner up in Community & Indigenous Services category; Ma’had Islam Brunei received merit award for Junior Student category; Chung Hwa Middle School, Bandar Seri Begawan was second runner up and received merit award for Senior Student Projects: Applications category; Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali received merit award in Tertiary Student Projects: Applications category; and the Ministry of Health was second runner up in Business Data Analytics category.
The event saw over 270 entries from over 180 participating teams across APICTA member economies. The entries were judged in 24 categories, including sub-categories under Consumer; Inclusions & Community Services; Industrial; Business Services; Public Sector & Government; Students; as well as Cross Categories; and Technology Awards.
The People’s Choice Awards under the Senior Student and Tertiary Student Project categories were among the most celebrated accolades, where winners were determined by the highest number of public votes. These awards underscore the significant role of youth in driving innovation and engaging with communities through impactful technological solutions.
APICTA Awards 2024 was officially launched by His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, during the Welcoming Gala on Wednesday evening.
The APICTA Awards is held annually as a platform for Asia-Pacific regional competition in innovative digital products and solutions, recognising their competitiveness and potential at the Asia-Pacific level.
Brunei Darussalam had the privilege of hosting the APICTA Awards 2024 this year, organised by the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications in collaboration with the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) and InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB).
Last night’s event also saw the handing over of the APICTA Awards to Chinese Taipei, the host for APICTA 2025. – Lyna Mohamad
