Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance Awards 2018
2018.10.10 - 13
The Hong Kong ICT delegation nominated by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) emerged triumphant again in the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2018 (APICTA 2018) held in Guangzhou. After fierce competition amongst 260 more entries, Hong Kong proudly received 19 awards including 6 Winners and 13 Merits, making it the biggest winner in this international awards competition and also a record breaking success for Hong Kong.
Led by the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Victor Lam, the delegation was the largest-ever Hong Kong sent to the event hosted by other member-economies. It comprised some 100 representatives, including 22 students coming from two primary schools, one secondary school and three universities.
Ir. Ted Suen, President of HKCS, said, “APICTA has been hailed as the Oscars of the ICT industry. I am really delighted that Hong Kong continues to shine on the APICTA stage with this record breaking achievement, and I convey my warmest congratulations to all of the award winners on behalf of HKCS. Our delegates had to face tough competition vis-à-vis 14 other countries and territories and meet highly demanding judging criteria.”
Read more about the background information of APICTA.
Below are various categories of awards won by the Hong Kong representatives in APICTA 2018 –
| Category [Award] | Organisation | Product Name |
|---|---|---|
| Business Services – ICT Solutions [Winner] |
Fano Labs Limited | Multilingual Artificial Intelligence Customer Service System (AICS) |
| Consumer - Digital Marketing [Merit] |
Mini168 Limited | SmarKie |
| Consumer – Entertainment and Hospitality [Winner] |
FreeD Group Limited (TravelFlan) | TravelFlan AI Travel Concierge |
| Consumer – Entertainment and Hospitality [Merit] |
MotherApp Limited | PowerArena |
| Consumer – Entertainment and Hospitality [Merit] |
Pokeguide Limited | Pokeguide App |
| Inclusions and Community Services - Wellbeing [Winner] |
Belun Technology Company Limited | Belun™ Ring |
| Junior Students Project [Merit] |
Evangel College (Primary) | Find My iStick |
| Junior Students Project [Merit] |
King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School No.2 | Team Travelling Mobile App |
| Junior Students Project [Merit] |
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College | Smart Medicine Bag |
| Public Sector and Government [Merit] |
Airport Authority Hong Kong | “HKG My Flight” mobile app |
| Public Sector and Government [Merit] |
E-Business Solutions Limited and Airport Authority Hong Kong | Intelligent RFID-embedded Baggage Loading Robotics for Automated Baggage Reconciliation |
| StartUp of the Year – Business and Community [Merit] |
Belun Technology Company Limited | Belun™ Ring |
| StartUp of the Year – Business and Community [Winner] |
Mini168 Limited | SmarKie |
| Technology of the Year - Artificial Intelligence [Merit] |
Privé Technologies | Privé Managers |
| Technology of the Year – Big Data Analytics [Merit] |
Belun Technology Company Limited | Belun™ Ring |
| Technology of the Year - Internet of Things [Winner] |
E-Business Solutions Limited and Airport Authority Hong Kong | Intelligent RFID-embedded Baggage Loading Robotics for Automated Baggage Reconciliation |
| Tertiary Students Project [Merit] |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | UMix Music App |
| Tertiary Students Project [Merit] |
The Open University of Hong Kong | Safety Awareness and Firefighting Skills Learning through VR |
| Tertiary Students Project [Winner] |
The University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Tale |
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