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ASIA PACIFIC ICT AWARDS Dewan Amar Pahlawan Ministry of Communications 7th June 2003. APICTA. INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS TO RECOGNISE INNOVATIVENESS & CREATIVITY WITHIN THE (ICT) INDUSTRY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. OBJECTIVES of APICTA.
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ASIA PACIFIC ICT AWARDS Dewan Amar Pahlawan Ministry of Communications 7th June 2003
APICTA INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS TO RECOGNISE INNOVATIVENESS & CREATIVITY WITHIN THE (ICT) INDUSTRY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
OBJECTIVES of APICTA • To encourage innovation in individuals and SMEs in the ICT Industry • To provide a platform for innovators, entrepreneurs and companies in ICT to benchmark their products with each other • To provide a platform to identify,recognise, and showcase to the world, ICT innovations and innovators from the Asia Pacific region • To provide opportunities forSMEs tofurther develop & growthrough exposure to the world market and investors
BENEFITS of APICTA • Narrow Digital Divide amongst ASEAN countries • Enhance community awareness and industry development • Benchmarking and business alliances • Creating a bigger pool of knowledge workers • Identify and stimulate innovation and creativity throughout the region
APICTA 2002 Participating Countries - 11 • Australia • Brunei • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Korea • Malaysia • Macau (new) • Myanmar • Singapore (new) • Thailand • Vietnam (Philippines absent)
APICTA 2002 – Number of Nominations by Country Total Nominations = 89
APICTA 2002 – Award Categories & Winners Award Category WinnerMerit o Business ApplicationsHong Kong o Communications Applications Australia Australia o Education & TrainingAustralia o E- CommerceHong KongAustralia o E-Government & Services Hong KongMalaysia o Entertainment Applications Vietnam o Health Hong Kong o Industrial Applications MalaysiaIndonesia o Research & DevelopmentIndonesia o Security Korea o Tourism Malaysia Indonesia oStudent Projects: i) Tertiary Australia Malaysia ii) Primary & Secondary MalaysiaAustralia
APICTA 2002 – Special Mentions BruneiEducation & Training MacauEducation & Training MyanmarStudent Projects - Tertiary SingaporeBusiness Applications ThailandE-Commerce Australia Student Projects - Primary/Secondary
APICTA 2002 Judging Criteria & Weightage All Award Categories except R&D and Student Projects • Uniqueness 30% • Innovation 20% • Quality 20% • Potential 20% • Presentation 10% Research & Development Award Category • Uniqueness 35% • Innovation 30% • Potential 25% • Presentation 10% Student Projects Award Category Tertiary Students Primary & Secondary Students • Uniqueness 25% 20% • Innovation 25% 20% • Quality 20% 30% • Presentation 20% 20% • Content / Complexity 10% 10%
APICTA 2002 Judging Process Judging: - Max.of 3 judges from each country representing * Academia * Government * Industry - Final judging at Expo - Judging Panel for each Category - Judges selected Award Category they wanted to judge in - Winner is the nomination with the highest averaged weighted score - Merit given at discretion AND within 5% of Winner’s score - Special Mentions to nomination with highest score for non-winning countries