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 Bandar Seri
Begawan – His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime
Minister's Office yesterday consented to present Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA)
2006 to 19 recipients.
Minister of Communications Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Hj Awg Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong was on hand to greet the Crown Prince on his arrival
at The Rizqun International Hotel.
In his speech, the minister said,
"The award is intended to give recognition and provide the measure of
achievement to the ICT products."
There were 13 categories open for
participation this year, which covered four domain areas - government,
industry, education and consumers.
The other categories were - Tertiary
Students Projects, Secondary Students Projects, and Primary Students
Projects.
The BICTA 2006 saw the introduction of the
Patron Award, which is a special award otherwise known as 'Anugerah Penaung.'
This award is deemed the 'best of the
best' and is presented in recognition of the best achievement among the
winners.
Additionally, the Local Talent Award was
introduced to encourage companies to utilise
local talents and potentials.
"The BICTA 2006 winners participating
in the APICTA 2006 will be able to upgrade their competitive edge, improve
the quality and level of innovation and creativity of their products,"
the minister added.
The winners of each category will go on to
represent Brunei Darussalam at the Asia-Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2006 in
Macau, China. This, however,
excludes the winners in the Primary Student Project category.
In addition, they will each receive
trophies, plaques, $1,000 cash prize, return air-ticket, and hotel
accommodation for the APICTA 2006.
Later, the minister presented a 'pesambah' to the HRH The Crown Prince, who is a royal
patron of BICTA.
The trophy winners in the BICTA 2006 were CfBT Education Services, eSuria
Mentari Systems Sdn Bhd, Fusion - Dalpus
Technologies, Rumbian Nation, WestEgret
Technology & Services Sdn Bhd
and St George's School.
Special Mention Plaques were awarded to Sekolah Rendah Amar Palawan, Hj Mohidin bin Hj Mus, Dyg Marsita
Omar, BAG Networks Sdn Bhd,
Bsearch Company, Maktab
Kejuruteraan Jefri Bolkiah, SM Sayyidina Othman,
Maktab Sain Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan; Sekolah
Rendah Dato Marsal and Sekolah Rendah Masin.
Meanwhile, Local Talent Awards were
presented to Hj Mohidin bin Hj
Mus and Dyg Marsita Omar, who were also awarded Special Mention
Plaques.
The most prestigious award, the Patron
Award, was presented to WestEgret Technology & Services Sdn Bhd.
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