The Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA) has announced its 14th annual ICT Awards 2016 bringing together the stars of Pakistan's technology sector on a common platform to celebrate innovation and excellence. The annual event recognizes the efforts of outstanding achievers that have been making waves both locally and internationally. The award winners in various product categories were as follows:
(1) Best in Application Tools & Platforms: Appricot Studio - ConsoliAds (2) Best in Communications: Contegris (Pvt) Ltd - Intellicon
(3) Best in e-Learning Knowledge Platform - Learn Smart Classroom
(4) Best in Financial Industry Application Avanza Solutions - Ciphe
(5) Best in Government & Public Sector: LMKT (Private) Limited - VO8
(6) Best in E-inclusion and Community: Transparent Hands - Crowdfunding
Platform in Healthcare
(7) Best in Media & Entertainment Technologies: Cricingif
(8) Best in Research & Development NUST College of E & ME - IntelliHealth (9) Best in Retail and Supply Chain Management: Bramerz - FISHRY
(10) Best in Security Application: Trillium Information Security Systems - T-Eye Threat Intelligence Platform
(11) Best in Tourism & Hospitality: Fetch Sky - PeekabooGuru
(12) Best Startup: Neurostic Pvt. Limited
(13) Best Tertiary Student Project: Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University, Peshawar NoColi
Innovation in Fintech (Special Category Sponsored by UBL):
(1) Beat Fintech of the Year CreditFix
(2) Payments Innovation: Oscar
(3) Data Analytics Love for Data
Service Categories
(1) Best in Service Innovation: EfroTech Services
(2) Best in Mobile Application Fetch Sky - PeekabooGuru
(3) Best in Animation: WeRplay
(4) Best in Project Management Systems Limited
(5) Best in BPO Ovex Technologies Pvt Limited
(6) Best in Managed Services Systems Limited
(7) Best in Gender Diversity Xgrid, Co.
(8) Best in Brand Development: Cricingif
(9) Best in HR Excellence: WeRplay
(10) Best in Social Media (Non IT Company) COMPETITIVE EDGE DIGITAL
(11) Best in Social Media (IT Company): Bramerz
(12) Best in CSR Maison Consulting & Solutions
(13) And Best in Application Tools & Platform: Appricot Studio - ConsoliAds
It may be added that entries for the P@SHA ICT Awards were received from all over the country and judging was held in all three major cities of Pakistan to evaluate the applicants and their products. Companies and individuals were asked to pitch their products in front of a panel of esteemed industry experts who came up with the list of winners and runners up.
Chairman P@SHA Barkan Saeed said: "As a community, P@SHA is growing and becoming stronger each day and much of the credit goes to the talented professionals and companies that have been a part of the tech industry. The P@SHA ICT Awards are one of the many ways we bring the community together to network, collaborate and encourage innovative ways of solving problems".
"The idea behind organizing the P@SHA ICT Awards every year is to celebrate homegrown Pakistani innovators and to promote technology culture in the country", said Jehan Ara, President of P@SHA. "We want to celebrate innovation in the Pakistan IT industry and encourage young innovators to work hard on their dream ideas and turn them into products and services that change business".