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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