BICTA 2011 Awards

Dr. Wong, BICTA Chief Judge, said that there were no "wow" factors in the submission and he said over the years, these expectations have become rather too subjective. Though many have used the means of social media, mobile applications and cloud technologies in their projects, these ideas will just remain as concepts without moving to the next phase of development and implementation.  This morning the BICTA Awards ceremony took place and there were no "winners" in the ICT industry and Secondary categories. Instead they received a "Merit Award". Only Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College won the Grand prize in the "Tertiary" category. This...

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Local ICT companies launch products in CommunicAsia 2011

21th June – Several ICT companies were given the opportunity to participate in the CommunicAsia 2011, which is held from 21-24 June, 2011 in Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall in Singapore. These companies will be exhibiting their own made-in Brunei ICT products to the international market and as well as gaining knowledge on latest technologies and exchange of ideas through business networking with international companies. Several companies are exhibiting under the Brunei Darussalam Pavilion which is coordinated and subsidised by AITI as part of AITI’s ICT Industry Development initiatives. AITI has been promoting ICT products and services actively...

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The 7th Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) 2011

Monday, 3rd October 2011 – The 7th Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) 2011 was held at the Empire Hotel & Country Club and graced by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, Minister of Communications. Also attending the event were the Deputy Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Deputy Permanent Secretary. The opening remark was delivered by Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Awang Haji Alaihuddin BIN POKDG Haji Mohd Taha, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Chairman of BICTA Steering Committee. Following the opening remarks, the BICTA 2011 video and the “BICTA...

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BICTA 2011 Entries Lauded For Creativity, Catchy Product Names

Bandar Seri Begawan - Ten creators of innovative products were rewarded for having brought forth this year's best creative ideas in a number of categories in the seventh annual Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) yesterday. The BICTA 2011 awards were presented by the Minister of Communications, Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Abdullah bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar, as guest of honour at the ceremony held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong. No first place winners were selected in the ICT Industry Category. Merit Awards went to Iplus Soft Technology with their entry "Brunei Lifestyle Mobile Application"; Social...

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AITI Awards Grants To Local Companies

 The AITI (Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam) yesterday awarded grants to three local ICT companies - MARS Enterprise, Crescent Sdn Bhd and John Harith Technology. To mark this important milestone, a contract signing ceremony between Awg Hj Yahkup bin Hj Menudin, the CEO of AITI, and the directors of the three companies, was held at the Seri Kerna Hall, AITI office in Kg Anggerek Desa. The event was witnessed by the guest of honour, Dato Paduka Hj Awg Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Hj Awg Mohammad Taha, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications...

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AITI Grant Winners Set to Take Game to Next Stage

Ministry of Communications Permanent Secretary Dato Paduka Hj Alaihuddin POKDGSLDSU Hj Mohammad Taha (L) presenting a mock cheque amounting to $151,600 to Hjh Salma Latiff (R), CEO of Crescent Sdn Bhd, during AITI's grant scheme awarding ceremony held at AITI, Berakas. Picture: BT/Saifulizam  Debbie Too BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, November 27, 2010 THANKS to grants from the Authority for Information Technology Industry (AITI), three iCentre incubatees plan to take their businesses to the next level in pursuit of growth. "What I believe is that there is another 'oilfield' in Brunei, and that is in the software development...

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AITI Awards $400,000 in Grants to Three ICT Firms in Brunei

Permanent Secretary of Communication Dato Paduka Hj Alaihuddin POKDGSLDSU Hj Mohammad Taha (C), witnessing the signing ceremony of the successful applicants of AITI grant scheme for local ICT industry development held at AITI, Berakas. Signing of behalf of AITI are Haji Yahkup Haji Menudin (2nd L) and Julianah Haji Ali Ahmad (L). Signing on behalf of Crescent Sdn Bhd are Hajah Salma Bee Haji Abd Latiff (2nd L) and Mohd Donovan Dolamit (R). Picture:BT/Saifulizam Izam Said Ya'akub BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, November 27, 2010 THREE Bruneian ICT companies were awarded grants totalling over $400,000 by the Authority for Info-communications Technology...

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AITI Grant Scheme: Brunei ICT Firms Invited to Apply

BANDAR SERI BEGAWANWednesday, July 7, 2010 Bruneian information communications technology (ICT) companies have been invited to apply for the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam's (AiTi) grant scheme. The grant scheme that was introduced to encourage, promote, facilitate and provide financial assistance for the development and expansion of the ICT industry in Brunei, AiTi Chief Executive Hj Yahkop Hj Menudin was quoted as saying in a statement issued yesterday. He said through the scheme, Brunei would be able to start producing more local talent in ICT content and applications. Four types of grants are...

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Techxpo 2010 (International Convention Centre, Brunei)

Crescent Sdn Bhd participated in Techxpo 2010. We were in icentre's booth with the other incubatees. We were fortunate to have His Highness, the Crown Prince attention regarding our Islamic Banking and Puan Hajah Salma briefly explained regarding our online master program. In addition to this, we had other interested parties wishing to learn about our online education system on Islamic Bank and Finance. It was held from the 4th November until 7th November. ...

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Islamic Management And Leadership Workshop

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