CPI Media Group and Tahawul Tech, last night, hosted CNME’s new and improved ICT Achievement Awards 2017.
Held at the Conrad Hotel, the eight annual ICT Achievement Awards was dedicated to honouring end users, with revamped awards categories including those for technology Deployment, Individual Achievement and Innovation and Technology Strategy.
This new bracket of awards, along with the Deployment section, honoured the most successful technology projects and roadmaps in a range of industries, including: aviation, banking and financial services, construction and real estate, education, energy, government, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, retail and telecommunications.
The awards also honoured regional organisations who have excelled in the implementation of ICT Innovation and Technology Strategy.
ICT Achievement’s Individual Achievement categories, this year also included accolades for Chief Digital Officer of the Year, along with traditional gongs for CIO of the Year and IT team of the Year.
As part of the revamped process, CNME allowed the readers to decide who should walk away via public online voting.
AECOM’s Emily Tantau bagged the Future CIO of the Year Award; Ajay Rathi from Meraas Holding won the Chief Digital Officer of the Year Award; and Al Masah Capital’s Ashith Piriyattiath bagged the much coveted CIO of the Year Award.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Deployment Awards
Aviation deployment of the Year awards – National Aviation Services
Banking and Finance Deployment of the Year – Emirates NBD
Construction Deployment of the Year – Aldar Properties
Education Deployment of the Year – Al Najah Education Group
Energy Deployment of the Year award – Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
Government Deployment of the Year – Smart Dubai
Healthcare Deployment of the Year – Zulekha Hospitals
Hospitality Deployment of the Year goes – dnata
Logistics Deployment of the Year – Gulftainer
Retail Deployment of the Year – Landmark Group
Telecommunications Deployment of the Year – Zain Saudi Arabia
Technology and Innovation Awards
Aviation Technology and Innovation Strategy of the Year – Emirates
Banking & Finance Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year – National Bank of Oman
Construction Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year – Deyaar
Energy Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year – Saudi Aramco
Government Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year – Monitoring & Control Centre
Healthcare Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year Award – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Hospitality Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year – Jumeirah Group
Logistics Technology and Innovation Strategy of the Year – Tristar
Retail Technology & Innovation Strategy of the Year– Al Safeer
Vendor Awards
Enterprise Mobility Vendor of the Year – Aruba Networks
Hardware Vendor of the Year – Dell EMC
Networking Vendor of the Year – Huawei
Software Vendor of the Year goes – Avaya
Systems Integrator of the Year – STME
Editor’s Choice Award
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