{"id":300903,"date":"2022-12-13T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T05:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=300903"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T05:31:42","slug":"pakistan-hong-kong-lead-the-roster-at-apictas-grand-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-hong-kong-lead-the-roster-at-apictas-grand-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Hong Kong lead the roster at APICTA\u2019s Grand Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe 21st Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award concluded on high notes highlighting the potential of Pakistan\u2019s IT industry, talent, startup eco-system, and its scope of exports to the new markets.<br \/>\nThe five-day event ended successfully after a series of activities including the presentation of products, judging sessions, business matchmaking, startup sessions, and cultural shows. Overall, the winners have been conferred awards in 25 categories each including a winner and two merit awards.<br \/>\nOn the occasion, Minister of IT and Telecommunications Syed Amin Ul Haque was excited to see the success of the event, he said, \u201cPakistan has been privileged to host APICTA Awards for the first time in history which has been possible due to the unwavering commitment of the ministry and untiring efforts of the local IT companies under the umbrella of Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA).<br \/>\nWe ensured that the start of the event happens from the Prime Minister\u2019s house to give it the right mileage and coverage for a strong impact.\u201d He further elaborated on how hosting over 150 delegates was an ambitious task, and how all stakeholders including the ministry and its associated departments; Tech Destination Pakistan, Ignite, APICTA and P@SHA, accomplished a tremendous job to record history in the country.<br \/>\nChairman APICTA, Stan Singh said, \u201cMost of the foreign delegates visited Pakistan for the first time and they have now become ambassadors of Pakistan for promoting its soft image in their economies.\u201d He added that the spirit of APICTA is to promote collaboration, partnership, business activities, and knowledge exchange among economies, to ultimately uplift the standard of the IT industry in the region.<br \/>\nOut of 25 categories, Pakistan was declared the winner in seven categories, Hong Kong and Thailand each won six winner awards; Brunei was declared the winner in 2 categories; China, Australia, and Sri Lanka won, one winner award each. Besides the winner (Gold), two merit awards were given in each category.<br \/>\nFor the finale\u2019, Hong Kong announced it\u2019s winning the bid to be the host for APICTA 2023. Advisory Judge APICTA 2022, Senior Advisor PricewaterhouseCoopers &#038; Secretary General (Honorary) Hong Kong Computer Society, Stephen Lau took the stage to formally announce and introduce the Hong Kong economy as the next host.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD The 21st Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award concluded on high notes highlighting the potential of Pakistan\u2019s IT industry, talent, startup eco-system, and its scope of exports to the new markets. 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