About Apicta

APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic growth as well as wealth creation in our knowledge-based economies. With the recognition of ICT as a fast growing, pervasive and ubiquitous activity and industry to support the economy’s growth agenda, APICTA epitomises the mutual collaboration of economies coming together and working to further recognise this important phenomenon.

01.Vision

To be the preferred Alliance, for the Asia Pacific economies, which catalyzes collaboration, innovation, talent development, entrepreneurship, wealth creation and advancement in Information and Communications Technology.

02.Mission

Providing the platform to catalyse and recognise indigenous ICT innovations and to stimulate economic & workforce development, trade relations and technology collaboration in the Asia Pacific region.

03.Objectives

As a not-for-profit and apolitical organization, APICTA has the following objectives:

To identify and recognise innovative indigenous ICT products, solutions, services and applications.
To promote the development and market deployment of ICT products and solutions.
To promote and facilitate trade, technology exchange and collaborations amongst APICTA members.
To contribute to the development of ICT talents in the Asia Pacific region.

Conducting the APICTA Programmes, aligned to APICTA’s objectives:

Member Economies

Committee

Membership

To identify and recognize ICT innovations by organizing and host APICTA Awards annually by a Member Economy.
To promote the development and deployment of ICT products and solutions
Business matching through multiple networking platforms i.e. across member economies
Business pitching to investors, potential partners and customers
To promote and facilitate trade, technology exchange and collaboration
Business expos, seminars and trade missions across member economies
R&D collaborations between industry and R&D organization including IHLs
Technology sharing initiative amongst member economies
To contribute to the development of ICT Talents
Sharing of knowledge among ICT experts in the region through selected IHLs
Job placements for ICT talents among member economies

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
2015 Sri Lanka
2014 Indonesia
2013 Hong Kong
2012 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
2011 Pattaya, Thailand
2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009 Melbourne, Australia
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

Entry to the awards program is open to the winners of similar awards programs in each member economy. Companies are nominated by their economy and travel to the awards where they present their solution to a panel of judges. Judges come from every member-economy, which ensures a fair and equitable judging process.

Specialties

The current and past executive committee, organizers, judges, participants and winners as well as merit awards recipients of the APICTA Awards Program and other APICTA activities, are members of APICTA, Asia pacific ICT Alliance Network. So through APICTAN a mutual and ongoing cooperation can be established in the region and among the respective economies.

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