Gulf Times Community won the
award for SME Digital Transformation of the Year at Qatar
Digital Business Awards (QDBA) Friday.
The 2019 edition of Qitcom concluded Friday with the announcement of the winners of the QDBA and
the Qitcom awards in a gala presided
over by HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif
Ahmed al-Sulaiti.
The award for SME Digital Transformation of the Year is given to an
SME that has successfully deployed
innovative digital tools to enhance
their operations and services.
Now in its fifth year, the annual
QDBA is one of the most prestigious
awards for the digital industry in Qatar, and comes as part of the Ministry
of Transports and Communications’
(MoTC) eff orts to honour and recognise corporate entities, SMEs, and
startups that have contributed to the
development of the digital industry in
Qatar.
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti presenting the Best Accessible Booth award to QNB
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti presenting the Best Booth (between 95sq m and 300sq m) to Ooredoo
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti presenting the Best Interactive Booth award to Vodafone
HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti presenting the Best Engaging Booth award to Huawei Qatar
For this year’s awards, MoTC received 150 nominations for the various
categories of the awards. The nominations, which came from 76 public and
private entities, including four major
banks, were reviewed by a jury made
up of industry experts, university professors and government offi cials.
Al-Sulaiti and MoTC’s Digital Society
assistant undersecretary Reem al-Mansoori presented the awards in 10 categories: ICT Service Provider of the Year,
Systems Integrator of the Year, Mobile
App of the Year, Cloud Solution of the
Year, Digital Startup of the Year, Smart
Solution of the Year, SME Digital Transformation of the Year, E-commerce
Solution of the Year, Innovative Fintech
Solution of the Year, and ICT Exporter of
the Year.
Al-Mansoori said: “The fifth
edition of Qitcom was held in
a nod to what Qatar is aspiring
to achieve and excel at regionally and globally, and that is
the building of safe, smart cities the citizens of which enjoy a
high quality of life and services,
as well as a robust, diverse, and
sustainable economy.
“The notable annual growth in
the outcomes of Qitcom is a key
indicator of the progress Qatar
has made on its journey towards
digital transformation and of the
developments in the Qatari market and infrastructure, which
render it an attractive destination for local and international
investments, with the potential
to build an exciting future.”
The ICT Service Provider of
the Year award, which recognises the role played by ICT service
providers in supporting organisations with the timely provision of services, was presented
to A101 after being shortlisted
alongside Ali bin Ali Technology
Solutions and GBM Qatar.
The Systems Integrator of the
Year award goes to the enterprise systems integrator that can
demonstrate high levels of customer satisfaction. This year, the
award went to Mannai Trading
Company after becoming a finalist alongside GBM Qatar and
Meeza.
The Mobile App of the Year
award goes to a business that has
pioneered an original mobile app
that has enhanced the services
offered to its customers.
This
year, 23 entities were nominated
for this award, and while Doha
Bank and Commercial Bank
reached the final stages, the
award went to Hamad International Airport.
Meeza bagged the award for
Cloud Solution of the Year,
which recognises organisations that provides excellence in
cloud-based solutions, services
and infrastructure. Other finalists included ADGS and emdad.
The Digital Startup of the
Year award, which goes to a new
product or service that has delivered measurable benefit for
customers, went to urbanpoint,
after a tough competition with
30 nominees, with applab and
Modaris reaching the shortlist.
Smart Solution of the Year
award, which is given to businesses or government entities in
the transport, logistics, environment, healthcare or sports sectors – priority sectors targeted
by the Smart Qatar programme
Tasmu – went to Bonocle after
being shortlisted with Hamad
Medical Corporation and Kinecto Technology and Trading.
The award was given to Gulf
Times Community after being
shortlisted alongside QGrabs
and Royal Art Kitchen Equipment Co.
Meanwhile the E-Commerce Solution of the Year was
awarded to E-Butler after being
shortlisted alongside getit.qa,
QGrabs, and QTSouq.
Innovative Fintech Solution of the Year,
which goes to organisations
that have disrupted the Fintech
space through the implementation of new and innovative solutions, went to debito after being
shortlisted alongside Fatora.io,
and Qatar Islamic Bank. Finally,
ICT Exporter of the Year went to
modaris, after competing in the
final stages with Maskan and Qtickets and Events.
The gala dinner also witnessed
the awarding of the Qitcom 2019
awards, which went to eight
companies whose booths stood
out during the exhibition.
The
awards were given in six categories: Best Innovative Booth (Hamad Bin Khalifa University), Best
Interactive Booth (Vodafone),
Best Accessible Booth (QNB),
Best Sustainable Booth (Qatar
Rail), and Best Engaging Booth
(Huawei Qatar).
The Best Interactive Booth
award was given in three subcategories based on the size of
the booth between 36 and 95sq
m (Cisco), booths between 95 and
300sq m (Ooredoo), and booths
larger than 300sq m (Microsoft).
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