ISLAMABAD: The final round of the evaluation process and closing ceremony of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Ideas Olympiad was held here on Thursday.

Panel of the PTCL's top management, comprising Chief Commercial Officer Adnan Ahmad, Chief Human Resource Officer Syed Mazhar Hussain, and Chief Business Services Officer Adil Rashid, carried out the assessment and decided the comparative ranking, said a statement issued by PTCL here.

The successful participants were presented awards for their winning ideas. The PTCL Ideas Olympiad was launched in 2017 as a unique innovation platform.

Commenting on the success of the initiative, Chief Human Resource Officer Syed Mazhar Hussain, PTCL, said, “I congratulate all the successful participants in the Ideas Olympiad for their innovation and creativity."

He said all new ideas were being put to practice and will bring in considerable innovation in our systems and processes.

Mazhar said the team had done a remarkable job by executing this program in a disciplined and professional way and created a long lasting advantage for the company.

He further said total of 650 ideas were sent in by the employees in categories ranging from Customer Experience, Leadership, People and Culture, Processes and Innovation to Business Growth. Assessors were drawn from within PTCL’s cross-functional domains to short-list the entries and make a final list of the top 13 ideas for the semi-final stage, he said .

PTCL employees from all areas of operations were encouraged to send their best ideas that enable the company to move forward in their strategic direction.

The process provided a useful opportunity to PTCL to create a culture of innovation, agility and employee engagement.

The Ideas Olympiad presented ideas for meeting PTCL’s strategic objectives in the coming years.