BICTA Winners Head For Competition In Macau
By Sonia K.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The winners of the Brunei ICT Awards 2006 (BICTA 2006) will be representing Brunei Darussalam at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2006 (APICTA 2006) to be held in Macau, China from November 2-5, 2006.

The Brunei Darussalam's APICTA 2006 Team is led by Haji UmarAli bin Haji Abdullah, Acting Director of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications.

Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Deputy Permanent Secretary at Prime Minister's Office, as the Chairman of E-Government Strategic, Policy and Coordinating Group (EgSPEC), was also present at the Brunei International Airport to officiate the flag-giving ceremony and bid farewell to the Brunei Darussalam's APICTA Team.

Accompanying the Brunei Darussalam's APICTA Team are the four judges from BICTA 2006 who will be part of the judging team from APICTA 2006. They are Dr Yong Chee Tuan and Dr Jimmy Lim Chee Ming of Universiti Brunei Darussalai, Haji Abdul Rahim bin Derus of Ministry of Education and Haji Osman bin Haji Ladis of Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd.

The winners of BICTA 2006 were announced during the BICTA Gala Night on November 19 this year. They will be competing against nominees from other countries in the Asia Pacific region in the categories of Education and Training, Start-Up Companies, Research and Development, Industrial Application and Secondary Student Project's. The winners of BICTA 2006 representing Negara Brunei Darussalam in this year's APICTA are; for Education and Training - CfBT Education Services (B) Sdn Bhd, for e-Government and Public Services - e-Suria Mentari Systems Sdn Bhd, for Industry Applications - Dalplus Technologies, for Start-up Companies - WestEgret Technology and Services Sdn Bhd, for Research and Development

The Rumbian Nation and for Secondary School St George's School. The judging process of APICTA requires the nominees to conduct a 20-minute presentation about their project which will be followed by a ten-minute Q & A session. InAPICTA 2004, which was held in Hong Kong, Teleconsult Sdn Bhd, Brunei Darussalam won a Special Mention Award for their project ePLATO in the E-Government and Services category, while APICTA 2005, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while the Special Mention was won by Teleconsult Sdn Bhd, Brunei Darussalam for the Communication Application category with their product eTHOR.

The Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) is an international awards programme aimed at increasing ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the Digital Divide in the region. Participants of the Award Programme are members of the APICTA Network comprising 14 member economies including Australia, Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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