P@SHA, in its tradition of stimulating innovation and creativity in the ICT industry with events like P@SHA Launchpad and P@SHA Career Expo, is organising the P@SHA Annual Conference and ICT Awards this year in an effort to create a platform for benchmarking innovators of the industry and in uniting a pool of knowledge workers for the further development of Pakistan’s ICT industry.
The Conference and Awards ceremony will be taking place in Lahore this year, on the 12th of October 2015 at Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore. Now in its 12th year, the P@SHA ICT Awards and Annual Conference is one of the biggest events organized in Pakistan to honor, recognise and boost innovation and talent in the ICT sector and to give innovators a platform to network and connect to form strong strategic business alliances.
According to Jehan Ara, President of P@SHA, the networking and recognition opportunities at P@SHA ICT awards bring emerging companies a step closer to peers, to innovators, to business people and to government representatives. She said, “These awards showcase IT companies developing creative software applications and cutting edge services, and provides them regional and international exposure through a series of on-going promotional activities both in Pakistan and abroad.”
The main highlight of participating in P@SHA ICT awards is the chance to represent Pakistan in global forums, most importantly the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA). Winners of product categories of the P@SHA ICT Awards 2015 will be part of the P@SHA delegation from Pakistan that will compete at the APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Awards) in Colombo, Sri Lanka against 17 IT economies including Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Last year, product category winners of P@SHA ICT Awards went on to represent Pakistan at APICTA Jakarta, and team Pakistan bagged 2 Gold and 3 Silver medals. The full list of winners can be viewed here.
This year, P@SHA opened applications for participation about a month ago, and has received a lot of entries featuring diverse and innovative IT products. The tech startup scene in Pakistan is flourishing, our companies are making waves both locally and internationally and the recent development in the ICT sector spells hope for further growth and more employment opportunities in the industry.
For more updates on the P@SHA ICT Awards, participating companies and conference agenda, please visit the official website or follow P@SHA on Facebook and Twitter. Hashtags for the event are #PASHAICT15 & #PASHAICT2015
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