The Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA Awards) is an international awards program organize by APICTA, which aims to increase ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the digital divide. By providing networking and product benchmarking opportunities to ICT innovators and entrepreneurs in the region, the program is designed to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity, promote economic and trade relations, facilitate technology transfer, and offer business matching opportunities via exposure to venture capitalists and investors.
Participants of the awards program comprise members of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance APICTA. They are guided by the Framework of Cooperation identifying how member-economies can work together in support of the Awards Program as well as other programs that foster development and growth of the ICT industry in the region.
Until Today, Members of APICTA consist of 17 (seventeen) Economies including: Australia , Bangladesh , Brunei Darussalam , China , Chinese Taipei , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Japan , Macao , Malaysia , Myanmar , Pakistan , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Thailand, Vietnam and Nepal.
APICTA member economies take turns in hosting the annual Awards Program, which is won through a bidding process.
Past APICTA Awards have been held in:
2019 Halong, Vietnam
2018 Guangzhou, China
2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014 Jakarta, Indonesia
2013 Hong Kong
2012 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
2011 Pattaya, Thailand
2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008 Jakarta, Indonesia
2007 Singapore
2006 Macao
2005 Chiang Mai, Thailand
2004 Hong Kong
2003 Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia