MinerLabs Group Flies High for
Singapore by Winning Gold at Asia Pacific ICT Awards
Singapore by Winning Gold at Asia Pacific ICT Awards
Singapore, 14th December 2017 – Singapore
company MinerLabs Group has clinched
the Gold Award in the Media and
Entertainment category for
its Video
Assure cloud video monitoring solution
at the 2017 regional Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh earlier this week. MinerLabs’ Video Assure is designed to help broadcasters, operators, and rights
owners intelligently manage their global video streaming services.
company MinerLabs Group has clinched
the Gold Award in the Media and
Entertainment category for
its Video
Assure cloud video monitoring solution
at the 2017 regional Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh earlier this week. MinerLabs’ Video Assure is designed to help broadcasters, operators, and rights
owners intelligently manage their global video streaming services.
Besides MinerLabs, Singapore firm LDR Technology also won honours and received
a merit award in the Tourism
and Hospitality category for LocoMole, a location-based
experiential travel app that caters to users who prefer to explore travel
destinations by themselves.
a merit award in the Tourism
and Hospitality category for LocoMole, a location-based
experiential travel app that caters to users who prefer to explore travel
destinations by themselves.
Team Singapore led by Singapore infocomm Technology Federation
(SiTF) together with Mr Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Honorable State Minister ICT
Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication & Information Technology,
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at 2017 APICTA Awards. A
total of 4 organisations represented Singapore this year.
(SiTF) together with Mr Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Honorable State Minister ICT
Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication & Information Technology,
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at 2017 APICTA Awards. A
total of 4 organisations represented Singapore this year.
Led by Singapore
infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), Team Singapore was represented by four
organisations with five nominations. The other Singapore companies who took
part at the awards include Hammer Studio,
who was nominated for MUNZILI, a 3D Floor
Planner, interior Design and redecoration app in the Start Up category; and FoodZaps
Technology, who was took part in the Tourism and Hospitality category for FoodZaps, a Hybrid and do-it-yourself mobile point-of-sale (POS) for
the F&B industry.
infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), Team Singapore was represented by four
organisations with five nominations. The other Singapore companies who took
part at the awards include Hammer Studio,
who was nominated for MUNZILI, a 3D Floor
Planner, interior Design and redecoration app in the Start Up category; and FoodZaps
Technology, who was took part in the Tourism and Hospitality category for FoodZaps, a Hybrid and do-it-yourself mobile point-of-sale (POS) for
the F&B industry.
Awards A Good
Benchmark and Partnership Platform for Singapore Companies
Benchmark and Partnership Platform for Singapore Companies
On winning the Gold award and joining the competition, MinerLabs Group Managing Director, Mr James Miner said: “Representing Team Singapore was an
honour. The SITF team were amazingly supportive. We learned that the quality of
entries across all APICTA categories was world class, and the results were
incredibly close. We are proud to bring home a big win for Singapore!”.
honour. The SITF team were amazingly supportive. We learned that the quality of
entries across all APICTA categories was world class, and the results were
incredibly close. We are proud to bring home a big win for Singapore!”.
“We are proud to get the award. The competition has sharpened our thoughts
and helped us to learn from the best.
Most importantly, it provides a platform for us to network with other
industrial leaders and innovators, and to form good business partnership that
can help us scale our operations around the world,” said LDR Technology CEO, Mr
Png Bee Hin.
and helped us to learn from the best.
Most importantly, it provides a platform for us to network with other
industrial leaders and innovators, and to form good business partnership that
can help us scale our operations around the world,” said LDR Technology CEO, Mr
Png Bee Hin.
Mr Roselan Araf, founder of Hammer Studio,
said standing up against competition from countries in the region has given him
a good
benchmark of their capabilities to us and going to Dhaka, Bangladesh has shown him
the new opportunities and possibilities that the country provides.
said standing up against competition from countries in the region has given him
a good
benchmark of their capabilities to us and going to Dhaka, Bangladesh has shown him
the new opportunities and possibilities that the country provides.
“I am glad to know that every participating nation is seeking innovation
and breakthrough for their economies though ICT, and in the unified spirit of knowledge
sharing and networking,” said Ms Rina Loh, FoodZaps Co-founder.
and breakthrough for their economies though ICT, and in the unified spirit of knowledge
sharing and networking,” said Ms Rina Loh, FoodZaps Co-founder.
The APICTA Awards, an annual ICT competition now in its 17th
year, is aimed at recognising innovative ICT products, solutions, services and
applications developed from each participating economy. This year’s APICTA
awards saw a total of 66 judges, drawn from government, academia and the
industry, taking part as well as 173 nominations coming from 13 economies
across the Asia Pacific. A total of 17 Gold winners and 49 Merit recipients were
recognised for their submissions.
year, is aimed at recognising innovative ICT products, solutions, services and
applications developed from each participating economy. This year’s APICTA
awards saw a total of 66 judges, drawn from government, academia and the
industry, taking part as well as 173 nominations coming from 13 economies
across the Asia Pacific. A total of 17 Gold winners and 49 Merit recipients were
recognised for their submissions.
“APICTA is an established platform for our local start
ups and organisations to compare and benchmark against their regional
counterparts. We are pleased to be taking part again on this year’s awards. They
serve as an opportunity for business networking and motivation for the industry
to strive towards excellence,” said Ms Shirley Wong, Exco Member of APICTA
representing SiTF.
ups and organisations to compare and benchmark against their regional
counterparts. We are pleased to be taking part again on this year’s awards. They
serve as an opportunity for business networking and motivation for the industry
to strive towards excellence,” said Ms Shirley Wong, Exco Member of APICTA
representing SiTF.
Appendix: List of Singapore APICTA 2017 award winners
and participants
and participants
|
Gold Winner
|
Media and Entertainment Technology
|
MinerLabs
Group Pte Ltd |
Video Assure
Video Assure is a cloud-based over-the-top (OTT) video monitoring
solution, designed to help broadcasters, operators, and rights owners intelligently manage their global video streaming services. Featuring an industry first 7-day streaming quality forecast, Video Assure provides real-time video quality scoring (vQoS), insights, reporting and alerts , ensuring better experiences for online video audiences. |
|
Merit
|
Tourism
and Hospitality |
LDR
Technology Pte Ltd
(LDR was
also a finalist in the Start Up category with LocoMole) |
Locomole
LocoMole is an experiential
travel app that is designed and developed to meet the fast growing and rapidly changing profile of travellers all over the world, who prefer to explore travel destinations by themselves. The LocoMole app provides more than 750 interactive sites of interests with more than 10 themes (e.g Heritage, Culture, Nature, Leisure, Battlefield and Heartland etc) in Singapore for travellers to explore by using their own smartphone device. |
|
Finalist
|
Start
Up |
Hammer
Studio Pte Ltd |
MUNZILI
MUNZILI is a 3D Floor Planner , interior Design and redecoration app.
This app cuts the time to create a 3D visualization of an interior space by 70% compared to Autodesk or Google 3D designing products. By providing, 3D ready interior material from real vendors and by cutting the need to render the raw design at all. |
|
Finalist
|
Tourism
and Hospitality |
FoodZaps Technology
Pte Ltd |
FoodZaps
FoodZaps is the world’s first
Hybrid and do-it-yourself (DIY) Android Mobile Point of Sale (POS) for cafes, restaurants, bars and food trucks (F&B industry). FoodZaps has Patent filed for its fail-safe electronic restaurant management system. F&B (restaurant, cafe, bar and food truck) can carry out operations, take orders, send to the kitchen, view report, even in the midst of unstable or no internet for up to a week! |
About The APICTA Awards
The Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA Awards) is an annual international
awards program organised by APICTA. It 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.
awards program organised by APICTA. It 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. APICTA Members include Australia, China,
Bangladesh, Brunei, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Hong Kong and Nepal.
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. APICTA Members include Australia, China,
Bangladesh, Brunei, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Hong Kong and Nepal.
About SiTF
Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF)
is Singapore’s premiere infocomm industry association. Our corporate
members range from local startups, small and medium-sized enterprises and
multinational corporations. SiTF advocates for the ICM
(information, communications and media) industry, collaborates with our diverse
members and partners to champion the transformation of ICM technology and
promote innovation. Together with various stakeholders, SiTF promotes
emerging and innovative technologies such as Big Data, Cloud Computing,
Cyber Security, Digital Transformation and Fintech.
is Singapore’s premiere infocomm industry association. Our corporate
members range from local startups, small and medium-sized enterprises and
multinational corporations. SiTF advocates for the ICM
(information, communications and media) industry, collaborates with our diverse
members and partners to champion the transformation of ICM technology and
promote innovation. Together with various stakeholders, SiTF promotes
emerging and innovative technologies such as Big Data, Cloud Computing,
Cyber Security, Digital Transformation and Fintech.
SITF will be rebranded as SGTech from 2 January 2018.
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