An ICM (Information, Communications and Media) industry driven Awards
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, 10 October 2013, at the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation's (SiTF) Awards Ceremony and ICT Industry Gala Dinner, the Federation recognized more than 40 innovative solutions across 11 categories which included best start-up, cloud solution, digital media, e-government, infocomm productivity, student innovations, and more. That night also marked the birth of The Portal, an online productivity platform.
SiTF Awards, running in its 5th year, is a platform that gives companies an opportunity to showcase their solutions and receive professional feedback. It has grown stronger over years, from 70 nominations till today, more than 290 submission.
"SiTF Awards is not just another Awards in Singapore. We have mobilised more than 70 senior executives and veterans, in the ICM industry to judge over 6 days to select the top notch innovative submissions," said Shirley Wong, Chairman of SiTF & Organising Chairman of SiTF Awards 2013.
Nanoveu Pte Ltd garnered the evening's top honour, the Judges' Choice award, as well as the top spots in the Emerging Technology and Start-up categories. Nanoveu makes EyeFly3D, a thin flexible screen protector which, when affixed to a high resolution mobile display turns a 2D device into a glasses-free 3D viewing platform.
"It was a very good night for Nanoveu. Eyefly3D demonstrates how we can turn innovative research into products that benefit consumers. The win is also a testament to the ingenuity and creativity of a commercial entity working with A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) scientists in turning lab research into a viable consumer product," said Alfred Chong, CEO and Founder of Nanoveu.
There is a new category for Most Popular Mobile Apps in this year's contest. The objective is to help in raising awareness of locally developed apps. 20 mobile apps were up for public SMS voting. This contest received more than 47,000 votes, and the MyTransport.SG app from the Land Transport Authority proved most popular. The app offers a wide range of information for all modes of land transport, empowering commuters, motorists and cyclists in Singapore to make informed decisions and better plan their journey.
"Increasingly people turn to mobile apps to manage various aspects of their lives, and we feel honoured to be recognized as the most popular mobile app in Singapore. By profiling and recognizing useful and creative apps, SiTF helps to strengthen the culture of innovation in Singapore," said Mr Chew Hock Yong, Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority.
While winners have been announced at the Award, a special online platform targeted in providing informative contents and tool kits to aid companies' to improve productivity was launched. The Portal (www.theportal.sg), simple and easy to remember name, would become the must visit online channel for all productivity required news. The Portal is a project of SiTF together with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
A complete listing of SiTF Awards 2013 winners follows.
About Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation
Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) is Singapore infocomm industry association comprises corporate members ranging from local startups to establish MNCs. SiTF advocates for the ICT industry and helps to accelerate the adoption ICT technology. It works closely with various stakeholders to promote emerging technologies in areas such as Digital Media, Cloud Computing, Green IT, Wireless, Security and Governance. SiTF also provide platforms to help members with opportunities to increase their market presence and business reach. Among the key events initiated by SiTF are the SiTF infocomm Leaders Golf,SiTF Awards, SITEX and ICT Business Summit. The key initiatives include MatchiT, PartneriT, 123JumpStart, SiTF Academy, Productivity and Productisation Programme Office (PPPO) and administering the 'Infocomm Singapore' brand.
For more information about SiTF, please visit sitf.org.sg
To know more about infocomm productivity, please visit theportal.sg
Appendix: List of Award Winners
Overall Champion (Judges' Choice): Nanoveu Pte Ltd, EyeFly3D
Various Categories' Winners as Follow:
| Category | Award | Product or Application | Organization |
| Cloud Solution | Gold | Aqayo | HRBoss (formerly known as Aqayo) |
| Silver | Express Melody Music Box (cloud streaming) | Express In Music | |
| Bronze | AIM@iCS intelligent Collaborative System | Integral Solutions (Asia) Pte Ltd | |
| Digital Media | Silver | Aquila Style | Aquila Media Pte Ltd |
| Bronze | STProperty | Singapore Press Holdings | |
| Bronze | mio TV Go | SingNet Pte Ltd | |
| e-Government | Gold | iCollect | Immigration & Checkpoints Authority |
| Silver | eCitizen | Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) | |
| Bronze | Singapore Memory Project | National Library Board, Singapore | |
| Emerging Technology | Gold | EyeFly3D | Nanoveu Pte Ltd |
| Silver | Cloud based multi-platform Contextual Visual Search | Visenze Pte Ltd | |
| Bronze | Fusionex's Big Data Solution | Fusionex Pte Ltd | |
| General Application | Gold | Fusionex's BI Centre | Fusionex Pte Ltd |
| Silver | FluCard | Trek 2000 International Ltd | |
| Bronze | The Gladius | TechArmory | |
| Infocomm Productivity | Gold | SE CAD Structural Engineering Software | Housing & Development Board |
| Silver | Regulatory Enforcement System (V3Nity-RES) | V3 TeleTech Pte Ltd | |
| Interactive Ideas | Gold | Pictoguide | Go!Places |
| Silver | Smoovpay | Smoovpay Pte Ltd | |
| Bronze | m3i Video monetization Platform | m3i Pte Ltd | |
| Mobile Applications | Gold | OnTalkTM - Secure Enterprise Communicator | Treebox Solutions Pte Ltd |
| Silver | MyTransport.SG | Land Transport Authority | |
| Bronze | TradeHero | TradeHero | |
| Bronze | Beconnect | NCS | |
| Start-up | Gold | EyeFly3D | Nanoveu Pte Ltd |
| Silver | TradeHero | TradeHero | |
| Bronze | Aquila Style | Aquila Media Pte Ltd | |
| Primary Student | Gold | Minecraft | Wellinton Primary School |
| Silver | NVTPS Dengue Awareness | North Vista Primary School | |
| Bronze | Improvement to the Travel Declaration System in NVTPS | North Vista Primary School | |
| Best Presenter | Likhitesh Reddy | North Vista Primary School | |
| Secondary Student | Gold | OpenEducationConsortium | Raffles Institution |
| Silver | Project Mate | Raffles Institution | |
| Bronze | Animus | Dunman High School | |
| Bronze | Cloudnet | Raffles Institution | |
| Bronze | Meetup | Raffles Institution | |
| Best Presenter | Rishi Varman | Raffles Institution | |
| Tertiary Student | Gold | AutoNet | Nanyang Technological University, School of Computer Engineering |
| Silver | Jublia Match | National University of Singapore | |
| Bronze | Switching to IPv6 with OpenFlow Technology (SWIFT) | Temasek Polytechnic - School of Informatics & IT | |
| Best Presenter | Lua Rui Ping | Nanyang Technological University, School of Computer Engineering | |
| Most Popular Mobile Apps | Gold | MyTransport.SG (iOS, Android) | Land Transport Authority |
| Silver | Education@Zoo (iOS) | Nanyang Polytechnic | |
| Bronze | PropertyGuru Mobile Apps (iOS, Android) | Property Guru Pte Ltd |
For media enquiries, please contact:
Cheam Gim Chng (Ms)
Tel: +65-6325-9812
Email: gim@sitf.org.sg
Chan Shu Ling (Ms)
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Email: shuling.chan@fleishman.com
