The just ended Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA) celebrated Top ICT personalities and Brands at the 10th edition.
More than twenty ICT giants were recognized and awarded at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel on the 13th of November, in Accra.
The event which was themed “Celebrating A Decade of Excellence in the ICT Sector” rewarded the IT companies, industry experts, telecommunication companies, individuals and corporate organizations in line with their achievement over the last decade and also their mastery to drive through the time of the COVID-19.
In his speech, Instinct Wave CEO, Mr. Akin Naphtal applauded all ICT personalities and brands on how they have pulled through the pandemic to sustain their costumers’ comfort and satisfaction, by innovating and upgrading. He emphasized that “2020 has been quite a year, with COVID-19 taking the center stage impacting negatively on all sectors of the economy but ironically, creating a paradigm shift in our digital space and augmenting a tech transformation in all business sectors.”
“GITTA is a celebration of companies and brands at the forefront of promoting Ghana’s ICT growth and so I congratulate all award winners for their enormous contribution to growing the nation’s ICT Ecosystem,” he said.
Aside GITTA awarding the gurus in the ICT sector it witnessed some public and private organizations being rewarded for their contributions to certain key public sector reforms.
Below is a list of all the award winners:
GITTA 2020 WINNERS PRESENTATION SLIDES
Category | Winner | Comments | ||
Data Management Company of the Year | Dataware | |||
System Integrator of the Decade | Inlaks | |||
Mobile VAS Provider of the Year | Afrifanom | |||
Social Impact Award | MTN | |||
Customer Experience of the year | Vodafone | |||
Mobile Banking App of the year | Standard Chartered | |||
Cyber Security Company of the Year | e-Crime Bureau | |||
Excellence in ICT Regulation | NITA | |||
Customer Experience of the Decade | MTN Customer Service | |||
Best ATM and Kiosks Implementation | ABSA | |||
Most Improved Bank in Best Use of technology | UMB | |||
Innovative Product of the year (BigTime Xtra Bundle) | AirtelTigo | |||
Emerging Aftersales & Maintenance ICT Company of the year | Blunap Ghana | |||
Software Company of the Year | Afrifanom | |||
Data Center of the Year | Medallion | |||
Digital Transformation Award | MTN | |||
Payments and Clearing Technology provider of the year | Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) | |||
Excellence in Promoting ICT Inclusion Award | GIFEC | |||
Telecom Business of the Decade | Vodafone | |||
Phone Brand of the Decade | Tecno | |||
ISP Company of the Decade | IS | |||
Mobile Money provider of the Decade | MTN MoMo | |||
Best Bank for Financial Inclusion | Zenith Bank Ghana | |||
Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Decade | Comsys | |||
Promoting Public Sector Digital Inclusion | Ascend Digital Solutions | |||
Infrastructure Company of the Year | ATC | |||
Phone Distributor of the Decade | Mobile Zone | |||
Fintech Company of the Year | Zeepay | |||
Best use of IT to drive Efficiency | DVLA | |||
Data management company of the year | Dataware | |||
Digital Bank of the Year | Standard Chartered | |||
Emerging ICT Company of the Year | Technology Advantage Group | |||
ICT Hall of Fame | Comsys | |||
Digital Enabler of the Year | Vodafone | |||
Mobile Operator of the Decade | MTN | |||
Tower Company of the Decade | ATC | |||
Richard Edmund Okyere-Fosu, DG, NITA | ICT Professional of the year Public sector | |||
Derek Barnabas Laryea Head of Research & Communications Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications | Mobile Financial and Telecommunications Advocate of the year | |||
CIO of the Year | Sylvester Apedoe, UMB | |||
IT Professional of the of the Year | Nana Osei Kwesi Afrifa, CEO, Afrifanom | |||
ICT Driven CEO of the Year | Benjamin Amenumey, CEO, UMB | |||
Payment Industry Personality of the Year | Archie Hesse, CEO, GHiPSS | |||
| Outstanding Contribution to Telecom Advocacy | Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey Chief Executive Officer Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications | ||
ISP Leader of the year | Yvette Adounvo Atekpe, Regional MD, IS | |||
Mobile Money Leadership Award | Eli Hini, Head, Mobile Financial Service, MTN Ghana | |||
Funmi Lamptey | ICT Entrepreneur of the Decade, MD, Telesol | |||
Jonathan Lamptey | ICT Entrepreneur of the Decade, CEO, Comsys | |||
Fintech CEO of the Year | Andrew Takyi-Appiah, CEO, Zeepay | |||
Public Sector ICT CEO of the Year | Kwasi Agyeman Busia, CEO, DVLA | |||
ICT Man of the Year | Hon. Abraham Kofi Asante, CEO, GIFEC | |||
Industry Personality of the Year | Selorm Adadevoh, CEO, MTN Ghana | |||
Telecom CEO of the Year | Patricia Obo-Nai CEO, Vodafone Ghana | |||
Outstanding Contributions in Driving Financial Technology Award | Dr. Ernest Addison Governor, Bank of Ghana Bank of Ghana | |||
Outstanding Contribution to the ICT Industry | Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Minister of Communications |