22 May 2008 - Now into its fourth year, the NIA is once again looking to recognise excellence in infocomm innovation and to crown new NIA champions. Awards remain open till 20 June 2008 for companies and organisations to submit their nominations online at the Awards website: www.nia.org.sg.
Singapore, 22 May 2008 | For Immediate Release
Nominations For The Next Infocomm Champions Are Open Till 20 June, 2008
"The national-level award has helped us gain the trust of our overseas partners such as China Unicom and Disney Mobile," he said. "The publicity has also created a lot of sales leads and opportunities for us."
- Mr Leslie Wou, CEO, Activate Interactive (2006 NIA Winner)
“The National Infocomm Awards cemented our credibility as the trusted partner for managed risk and information security services to enterprises and governments in the region. It is a testament of full support by IDA and SiTF to local initiatives, and it helps by giving the winners broader market exposure.”
- Mr Lim Kok Keng, Managing Director and Regional Vice President, e-Cop (2004 NIA Winner)
“Winning the NIA helped the company to gain credibility on the local stage and gave us confidence in knowing that our product is ready to take on the world."
- Mr Terrence Swee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, muvee Technologies (2002 NIA Winner)
These are some sentiments echoed by past winners of Singapore’s highest accolade for infocomm innovation – The National Infocomm Awards (NIA). From generating interest of global companies, to forging partnerships that have advanced their winning solutions, the NIA has helped local companies establish a brand name for themselves by being a testimonial of their infocomm innovativeness, capability and credibility. Being the definitive award for the infocomm industry in Singapore, the NIA honours the ‘best of breed’ in infocomm innovation in Singapore and aims to inspire other industry players to pursue the world-class benchmark set by the winners.
“Infocomm innovation has a long history in Singapore and the success stories are many. Organisations that have been at the forefront have been transformed and lifted to greater heights. We want to recognise this excellence in infocomm innovation with the National Infocomm Awards, the industry’s highest accolade. The Awards are a tribute to the innovators and we hope they will inspire others too,” said RADM(NS) Ronnie Tay, Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).
Now into its fourth year, the NIA is once again looking to recognise excellence in infocomm innovation and to crown new NIA champions. Awards remain open till 20 June 2008 for companies and organisations to submit their nominations online at the Awards website: www.nia.org.sg. Winners will be honoured at a gala dinner scheduled in October 2008.
Since the inaugural NIA in 2002, local companies such as Activate Interactive, muvee Technologies, and e-Cop have made successful overseas inroads since winning the award in the Most Innovative Product or Service category. In 2007, Activate Interactive was appointed by China Unicom to be its mobile games platform developer and master content developer in China. Muvee Technologies’ Video production software has been sold in over 13 languages in retails stores in America, Europe and Japan, and is also embedded in millions of Nokia and LG camera phones. Closer to home, e-Cop was commissioned to build the Security Monitoring Centre for the Ministry of Communications of Brunei Darussalam and deployed its industry-leading security management solution for the SOC of Mumbai-based Allied Digital, a leading system integrator and IT infrastructure management services provider in India.
In the Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology award category, organisations such as the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, The Supreme Court and PSA Corporation have also been recognised for their innovative use of infocomm technology.
New Category for SMEs
This year, a new sub-category is created to recognise Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that have used infocomm innovatively to reap significant improvements in productivity and overall economic competitiveness. The Awards aim to garner strong commitment from SMEs to embrace the spirit of innovation and seize opportunities in the digital age.
Mr Pek Yew Chai, Chairman of SiTF said “For Singapore to maintain its competitive edge and remain relevant, we need to constantly tap on the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurial foresight to compete among the best in the world. Awards of such nature will further enhance the innovations of the ICT industry. We are very excited with such efforts and will work closely with IDA to create even more new opportunities to grow the industry.”
Award Categories
The three categories of the National Infocomm Awards are:
a) Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)
This category recognises public sector organisations that have invested in innovative deployment of Infocomm technologies and reaped significant improvements in productivity and overall competitiveness.
b) Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Private Sector)
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Private Sector – General
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Private Sector – Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
This category recognises private sector organisations that have invested in innovative deployed of Infocomm technologies and reaped significant improvements in productivity and overall competitiveness.
c) Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service
This category recognises Singapore registered organisations and companies that have developed innovative Infocomm product(s) or high quality Infocomm service(s) in Singapore. The winning product or service should have conclusively demonstrated an important contribution to improved productivity and/or profitability.
Nomination Details
Nomination for the Awards will close on 20 June 2008, 12noon.
JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE INFOCOMM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE AND THE SINGAPORE INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY FEDERATION
About Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is committed to growing Singapore into a dynamic global infocomm hub. IDA uses an integrated approach to developing infocommunications in Singapore. This involves nurturing a competitive telecoms market as well as a conducive business environment with programmes and schemes for both local and international companies. For more information, visit https://www.imda.gov.sg/.
About Singapore infocomm Technology Federation
The Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) is Singapore's premier infocomm trade industry association and was formed from a merger of the Singapore Federation of the Computing Industry (SFCI) and the Microcomputer Trade Association of Singapore (MTAS) in late 1999. SiTF organises some of the industry's most important infocomm events: iX Conference is an annual event on enterprise computing. SITEX is the national IT lifestyle industry event. Other key SiTF initiatives include the SiTF Golf Masters and "Made in Singapore and Proud of IT!". For more information on SiTF, please visit www.sitf.org.sg.
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Former Winners Of The National Infocomm Awards
Winners Of National Infocomm Awards 2006
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)
- Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Private Sector)
- PSA Corporation Ltd
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Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service
- Activate Interactive Pte Ltd
- XID Technologies Pte Ltd
Winners Of National Infocomm Awards 2004
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)
- JTC Corporation
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Private Sector)
- Sembawang Shipyard
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Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service
- e-Cop Pte Ltd
- Savi Technology Asia Pte Ltd
Winners Of National Infocomm Awards 2002
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector)
- Supreme Court Singapore
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Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Private Sector)
- Fuji Photo Film (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service
- FairEx International Financial Systems Pte Ltd
- InfoTalk Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- muvee Technologies Pte Ltd
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