KUALA LUMPUR, 9 SEPTEMBER 2008 - Several previous winners of a major Malaysian awards programme have returned as sponsors, according to the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).
The former winners have become sponsors of the Multimedia Supercorridor Malaysia Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance (MSC Malaysia APICTA) Awards Programme 2008, now in its ninth year.
Dato’ Badlisham Ghazali, chief executive officer of MDeC, said: “Efforts from MSC Malaysia alone would not have been sufficient in shaping the local ICT sector. The collaboration between both the public and private sectors in enhancing the development of the local ICT sector signifies that this is a team effort.”
Badlisham also added that, “The post-Awards success experienced by these past winners demonstrates their achievements and capacity to provide such generous sponsorship for this year’s awards.”
He explained that the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards 2008 Programme, now in its ninth year, saw the highest number of nominees ever with an increase of 37, from the previous 321 submissions in 2007 to 359 nominees this year.
Winners of the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards 2008 will stand a chance to represent Malaysia at the annual International APICTA Awards 2008, which will be held later this year in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Collaboration between public and private sectors
Badlisham explained that the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards recognised outstanding achievements in ICT amongst students, technopreneurs, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and operating organizations in Malaysia who have contributed to the development of the MSC Malaysia initiatives or who have developed applications and services for the benefit of Malaysia.
“The MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards 2008 is a successful example of the collaboration between the public and private sectors in their efforts to enhance the development of the ICT industry in Malaysia,” he said. “These joint efforts go a long way towards nurturing the local talent pool and developing a knowledge-based society, whilst transforming Malaysia into a preferred global ICT hub.”
Some of the sponsors for the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards 2008 are also previous winners of the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards Programme. These include local companies such as Cuzzy Media Sdn Bhd, Jobstreet.com, Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI), ASTRO and Redtone International Bhd.
“The return of these winners as sponsors for the MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards Programme demonstrates the leverage that the Awards Programme provides to participants, and the local ICT sector in general, in reaching out to a global audience,” said Badlisham.
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