ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES  (P@SHA) organised its 14th annual ICT Awards Ceremony during a grand gala dinner on October 27, 2017 at Serena Hotel Islamabad. UBL remained the main sponsor of the event second time in a row. The annual event brings together the stars of Pakistan’s technology sector on a common platform to celebrate innovation and excellence. Their aim is to recognize the efforts of outstanding achievers that have been making waves both locally and internationally. The event was attended by a mix of industry leaders and fresh entrepreneurs innovating in the tech sector. There were also representatives from the government, the business sector, professionals, academia and students. Entries for the P@SHA ICT Awards were received from all over the country and judging was held in all three major cities of Pakistan to evaluate the applicants and their products. Companies and individuals were asked to pitch their products in front of a panel of esteemed industry experts who came up with the list of winners and runners up. Chairman P@SHA, Barkan Saeed, said on this occasion that “As a community, P@SHA is growing and becoming stronger each day and much of the credit goes to the talented professionals and companies that have been a part of the tech industry. The P@SHA ICT Awards are one of the many ways we bring the community together to network, collaborate, and encourage innovative ways of solving problemsâ€. “The idea behind organizing the P@SHA ICT Awards every year is to celebrate homegrown Pakistani innovators and to promote technology culture in the country†said Jehan Ara, President of P@SHA. “We want to celebrate innovation in the Pakistan IT industry and encourage young innovators in the country to work hard on their dream ideas and turn them into products and services that change business as we know it not only in Pakistan but around the globeâ€. The application process for the awards kicked off in July, and companies and individuals applied in 17 Product categories, 15 Service categories and 3 in special categories of Fintech Innovation, winners of which received PKR 500,000 cash prize from UBL’s Head of Innovation Hamayun Sajjad. P@SHA ICT Awards also open doors to international exposure for local companies working on innovative ideas, as the winners from the Product categories get a chance to represent Pakistan and benchmark their products against those from 17 countries at the APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) Awards 2017 that are being held in Bangladesh in December this year. P@SHA ICT Awards 2016 - Complete List of Winners Product Categories Best in Application Tools & Platforms Runner Up: 7Vals - EZ Enterprises Winner: Appricot Studio - ConsoliAds Best in Communications Winner: Contegris (Pvt) Ltd - Intellicon Best in E-Learning Runner Up: Netsol Technologies Ltd. - ICAN's Training Portal Winner:Knowledge Platform - Learn Smart Classroom Best in Financial Industry Application Runner Up: E-Processing Systems Private Ltd. - One Load Runner Up: Netsol Technologies Ltd. - NFS Ascent Winner: Avanza Solutions - Cipher Best in Government & Public Sector Winner: LMKT (Private) Limited - VO8 Runner Up: National Radio & Telecom Corporation - CIS Runner Up: RAR Multibiz Services Pvt. Ltd. - Lady Health Worker LHW Best in E-inclusion and Community Winner: Transparent Hands – Crowdfunding Platform in Healthcare Best in Media & Entertainment Technologies Runner Up: Snapture.pk Winner: Cricingif Best in Research & Development Runner Up: NUST College of E & ME - OphthaHelp Winner: NUST College of E & ME - IntelliHealth Best in Retail and Supply Chain Management Winner: Bramerz - FISHRY Best in Security Application Runner Up: LMKT Pvt. Ltd - Map View Winner: Trillium Information Security Systems - T-Eyeâ„¢ Threat Intelligence Platform Best in Tourism & Hospitality Winner: Fetch Sky - PeekabooGuru Best Startup Runner Up: Consumer Facilitation Technologies Runner Up: Cricingif Winner: Neurostic Pvt. Limited Best Tertiary Student Project Runner Up: NUST - PNEC ENENT - LV THREE PHASE AUTOMATIC LOAD BALANCING Runner Up: NUST College of E & ME, Smart Health Monitoring of the Elderly using Smart Sensors Winner: Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University, Peshawar NoColi Innovation in Fintech (Special Category Sponsored by UBL): Beat Fintech of the Year Winner: CreditFix Payments Innovation Winner: Oscar Data Analytics Winner: Love for Data Service Categories Best in Service Innovation Runner Up: QuickStart Pvt. Ltd Winner: EfroTech Services Best in Mobile Application Runner Up: WeRplay - Run Sheeda Run Runner Up: 10Pearls Pvt. Ltd - Spyd Winner: Fetch Sky - PeekabooGuru Best in Animation Winner: WeRplay Best in Project Management Runner Up: 10Pearls Pvt. Ltd. Winner: Systems Limited Best in BPO Runner Up: Systems Limited Winner: Ovex Technologies Pvt Limited Best in Managed Services Runner Up: Trillium Information Security Systems Winner: Systems Limited Best in Gender Diversity Runner Up: WeRplay Winner: Xgrid, Co. Best in Brand Development RUnner Up: Xgrid, Co. Winner: Cricingif Best in HR Excellence Runner Up: Systems Limited Runner Up: 10Pearls Pvt. Ltd. Winner: WeRplay Best in Social Media (Non IT Company) Winner: COMPETITIVE EDGE DIGITAL Best in Social Media (IT Company) Winner: Bramerz Best in CSR Winner: Maison Consulting & Solutions Best in Application Tools & Platform Runner Up: 7Vals - EZ Enterprises Winner: Appricot Studio - ConsoliAds Note: This is a press release
