THE Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines will stage the 12th edition of the International ICT Awards Philippines on March 22 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Newport Complex, Pasay City.
The International ICT Awards Philippines gives recognition and tribute to outstanding contributors in achieving sustained growth and excellence in the sector of information and communications technology or ICT. Major business organizations and high-profile business leaders in ICT led by the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines, with Globe and PLDT as title sponsors, have supported the event over the years since it started in 2007.
Last year was a jubilant one for the International ICT Awards Philippines as it moved forward on its second decade with a surge of more than 110 entries, surpassing the best record of all previous International ICT Awards Philippines events, as there was a significant number of first-time participants with the introduction of a new award category: the “Best First-Time Nominated Company of the Year.”
In 2018 awards will be given for outstanding performance and excellence, as follows:
- Premier Awards: Best Company of the Year and Best Employer of the Year
- Category Awards: Best Filipino-Owned Company of the Year, Best Company of the Year Outside NCR, Most Innovative Company of the Year, Best First-Time Nominated Company of the Year, Best Contact Center & BPO Company of the Year, Best Global In-House Center Company of the Year, Best Company of the Year for Animation & Game Development, Best Company of the Year Providing Services for Finance and Accounting, Best Company of the Year Providing Services for Health Information Management and Best Company of the Year for Information Technology & Software Development
- Corporate Team Awards: Best C-Suite Team of the Year and Best Front-line Team of the Year
- Special Award: Hall of Fame
In response to wide expressions of interest, two additional sub-events were scheduled related to the 2018 event: an “Appreciation Reception” event on November 27, 2017 to give recognition to the ICT Awards 2017, winners, and a “Closing of Nominations Reception” event on February 1 to give recognition to ICT Awards in 2018.
The culmination of the International ICT Awards will be the Gala Night with more than 500 VIP guests, prominent figures and business leaders in the ICT industry and other businesses that use ICT expected to attend.
Nominations for the 12th International ICT Awards were opened on December 1, 2017, and the deadline for accepting nominations was on January 31.
For more details, visit www.ictawards.org.ph; call the ICT Awards Secretariat at (02) 843- 6471/6466/6457 or e-mail info@ictawards.org.ph.