Australia’s iAward’s winners continue to succeed on an international stage - APICTA 2011
Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Posted by: Paul Horowitz
Monday, 14 November 2011
The Australian ICT industry achieved outstanding success at the APICTA Awards held in Thailand last week. Australia attained its best result in the history of the international technology innovation awards thus far, winning three categories outright and three merit awards.
"Australian ingenuity and innovative use of advanced technologies were ably demonstrated by the performance of Australian ICT firms competing in the APICTA awards – their success demonstrates just how competitive we can and must be in the international business environment,” commented Wayne Fitzsimmons, Chairman of the Pearcey Foundation following the announcements.
Winners of the prestigious iAwards were eligible to compete with nominees from across the Asia Pacific region at the 2011 Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards organised by The Association of Thai ICT Industry and supported by The Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) which were held in Pattaya, Thailand from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 November 2011.
"Great ideas are never enough. What we are seeing is real innovation backed by strong implementation being taken directly into commercial markets. That is how Australia will capitalise on the opportunities on offer in the new global economy and it is truly exciting to see these companies in action," said AIIA CEO Suzanne Campbell.
ACS CEO Alan Patterson said, "The iAwards and APICTA are an integral part of encouraging success and development in the technology arena. We would like to congratulate all entrants, in particular those from Australia. This recognition of Australian ICT work in a highly competitive Asia Pacific region is a truly great achievement. It demonstrates the significance of our nation as an advanced ICT player, both regionally and globally.”
This year's successful Asia Pacific competitors from our Australian delegation are: Sustainability and Green IT was introduced as a new category this year. Australia winning the inaugural award with CSIRO‟s next-generation catchment management system.
John Lees, CEO of Transmax said, "It is an honour to win an award in this elite ICT competition and it will assist greatly with a number of current international bids and proposals”.
Following the win, NICTA‟s Chief Operating Officer Dr Phil Robertson said, "Information and communications technology R&D is absolutely fundamental to solve the economic and social challenges we face in Australia and is central to the transformation of industry sectors.”
Ian Oppermann, Director, CSIRO ICT Centre said, "The Sensor Web promises to transform natural resource management. By winning the APICTA award for Sustainability and Green IT for its entry „The South Esk Hydrological Sensor Web: Next Generation Catchment Management‟, the CSIRO has demonstrated it is at the forefront of Sensor Web Enablement”.
The following nominees proudly made up the rest of the Australian delegation: Huawei Technologies (Australia) Edgebox Janison Blast Movement Technologies Scalify (Imagined by NICTA) Alacrity Technologies Centium Software CaterXpress APICTA is a networking and product benchmarking opportunity for ICT innovators and entrepreneurs in the region, 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. To find out more visit www.apicta2011.comThe ability to join this elite Australian delegation to APICTA will become available soon as the 2012 iAwards program begins shortly.
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