The Sri Lankan National ICT Awards– NBQSA winners achieved great success at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards, taking the 5th overall position winning one trophy and six merit awards out of 216 nominees from 16 APICTA member countries.
Every year, the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) nominates the National ICT Awards– NBQSA winners, to represent the nation at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards, organised by the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA). This year, the Asia Pacific ICT Awards was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka was represented by National ICT Awards winners and six Young Scientists Competition (YCS) nominees selected by The Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS).
Merit Award winners included Cyber Labs Services – TestMyUsers, Informatics Institute of Technology – Planet Hunters, Airplate, FONIX Software Solutions PVT LTD – ExamHub Sri Lanka and Eduscope Private Limited – Eduscope Unified Media Station (UMS).
The Provincial Department of Education, Sabaragamuwa – Education Management Information System (SipThathu) won the most sought-after after APICTA Trophy. Trophy Award winner and other merit award winners were nominated by BCS from the National ICT Awards – NBQSA 2022, while a merit award winner of the School category was a student from Royal College, Colombo who was nominated from the Young Scientists Competition organised by FITIS.
Chairman, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, Sri Lanka, Vajeendra S. Kandegamage said, “It is wonderful to see such a vast number of participants from Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards.
It is a great representation of how innovative and inventive Sri Lanka is, in terms of ICT, especially given the challenges we face at present as a nation. I wish all the winners and participants great success in the future.”