Celebrating 10 years of ICT innovation in Africa  THE 2008 ICT AFRICAN Achievers Awards has been dubbed the biggest ever with nominations of outstanding African ICT performers still pouring in from all over the continent. The growth of these awards has been phenomenal with this year’s penetration reaching the corners of Africa. The African ICT Achievers Awards is the brain child of ForgeAhead, a specialist ICT research and consulting house in Africa. Its main aim is to contribute towards achieving the goal of “Making the African Century a Reality” through ICT. Says Jane Mosebi ForgeAhead MD: “This year we celebrate our 10th African ICT Achievers Programme. “We are extremely excited that the awards have grown with such strong supper and commitment from the industry and that the African ICT Achievers Programme has made the impact that this has, in recognising and reward achievement and in creating role models for others to aspire to. “We will also pull out all the stops to make sure that the corporate social investment component of this year’s programme will cover a much larger community of ICT people in Africa,” says Mosebi. “Our donations to needy communities and schools across the continent must have a positive impact and be able to bridge the gap between the privileged and not so privileged. “Also of great excitement is that on this 10th year anniversary of the awards, for the first time we will have regional winners from the African continent in all the categories. “Nominations received have reached the 500 mark mainly from African countries.. The nominations and facilitators of the programme are of outstanding quality and we are very proud to be associated with such worthy candidates. “This tells us that what we are doing is growing and that the impact of our programme is reaching the furthest corners in Africa,” concludes Mosebi. ends                                                                   Back 6-10 October 2008 • Face-to-Face Adjudication 21 November 2008 • African ICT Achievers Leaders Forum and Finalist Breakfast 22 November 2008 • African ICT Achievers Banquet • Categories • Nomination Forms • Judges • Hall of Fame • Sponsorship Opportunities • Table Sales

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AWARD FOR THE TOP WOMAN IN THE ICT INDUSTRY:
This award honours a woman in the ICT sector for her significant contribution to her organisation and society at all levels and for achievement and excellence in the field of ICT.

Top ICT Educator/Academic of the year Award :
This award honours an educator or academic who has shown the most initiative in applying ICTs in education. The nominee’s students, pupils, or peers can only make nominations for this category.

Award for Top Public Sector CIO
 This award is open to public sector CIOs only. It honours a CIO for implementing creative solutions to enhance service delivery to government or the public, encouraging the efficient usage of technology tools within government, contribution to government policies and regulations that influence the ICT sectors, building capacity within government and for outstanding managerial and/or technical skills.

Top Minister in Africa with an ICT portfolio Award :
This award honours the Minister who has achieved the most progress in promoting the use of ICTs to enable economic growth and social upliftment in his/her country.

TOP ICT WORKPLACE PROVIDER
 This award will go to a company that, through its employee-centric nature has created a loyal employee base.

Most Innovative ICT Company Award
This award will go to a company that has developed a truly African ICT driven solution or innovation.