NBQSA marks 14th anniversary
Creating history each year by recognizing exceptional local ICT
innovations and achievements, the National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA)
competition will mark its fourteenth anniversary on this year. NBQSA
will culminate in a gala event to be held at Hotel Galadari on today.
NBQSA is the only national competition of its type in Sri Lanka which
has been, since 1998, granting opportunities to individuals and
organizations for their outstanding contribution to the development of
the ICT industry in Sri Lanka.
It has provided a unique platform of opportunity to display and
benchmark local ICT talents to the business community, the industrial
and the world. Over the years the event itself has grown in recognition
and prestige, both locally and internationally. Today, NBQSA “Seal of
Excellence” is regarded as an acknowledged symbol of achievement, and
serves as an effective means to gain international recognition for
locally developed ICT products, enabling them to successfully compete in
the global market.
The competition is open in nineteen categories and in addition to
this the BCS Sri Lanka section has taken the initiative to honor the
products with several Special Awards.
ICT Lifetime Achiever Award - Keeping in line with the primary
objectives of NBQSA, for the fourth consecutive year, an outstanding
personality would be awarded the “ICT Lifetime Achiever Award” for the
invaluable services rendered to the development of the local ICT
industry for a long period of time. This recognition is awarded jointly
by the BCS Chartered Institute for IT and the ICT Agency (ICTA) of Sri
Lanka.
ICT Entrepreneurship Award - This year, a budding entrepreneur will
be recognized for his or her effort for venturing into the
organizational development in an ICT organization with the “ICT
Entrepreneur of the Year Award”. This recognition is awarded jointly by
the BCS Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka Section and the Sri Lanka
Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM).
Best Software with Local Language Content - Promoting the development
of local language enabled content and products are one of the main
requirements to spread the ICT usage throughout the country. It is
expected to be achieved by awarding the “Best Local Language Product”.
This recognition is awarded jointly by the BCS Chartered Institute for
IT Sri Lanka Section and Domain LK.
Postgraduate Student Project - Any information and communication
technology project or research performed by a student or a group of
students who are registered as active postgraduate students in a
higher-learning institution, such as a college or a university during
the NBQSA Award Competition or within a one year period from his or her
Post graduation date by providing proof of graduation certificate during
delivery of the presentation.
Best Open Source Product and Microsoft Product - The best product
developed using Open Source Tools and Technologies will be awarded the
Best Open Source Product Award while the candidate who developed the
best product using Microsoft Technologies will be awarded the Best
Microsoft Award.
The judging was carried out during the month of August, by a panel of
judges consisting of experts from diverse disciplines such as IT,
engineering, management and finance, marketing etc who come from both
the private and public sectors and the academia. The judges are
appointed adhering to stringent criteria and the judging process took
place under strict conditions to ensure unbiased and objective
evaluations as well as to maintain strict confidentiality.
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