Women led tech companies honoured at the MTN App Awards
So last night, I attended for the first time, the sixth edition of the MTN Business App of the Year Awards. The gala event hosted in Johannesburg was attended by members of the app development community, and other related stakeholders.
I was expecting a really serious crowd because half of the people in the room are what we call "nerds" but to my surprise, the crowd was as wild as the app they were creating. Trevor Noah lite, I mean, Robby Collins was the MC. He was funny and I loved it that he engaged with the audience.
This app development competition is the biggest and most prestigious in South Africa.
“The MTN Business App of the Year Awards gives expression to our quest to contribute meaningfully to the search for innovative digital solutions that will help address some of the socio-economic challenges we are facing. As a leading telecommunications company, we are always mindful of how technology can foster entrepreneurship, drive economic growth and be leveraged as an enabler for myriad industries,” says Mandisa Ntloko, General Manager of Enterprise Marketing: MTN Business SA
The panel was made up of business leaders and experts in their respective fields.
Shyft was named as the overall winner of this year’s MTN Business App of the Year Awards. Shyft was created for Standard Bank with the aim of completely transforming customer experience.
This year, new categories were introduced in line with the evolving technology landscape. The inaugural winners and those recognised in these categories were:
- ‘Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’ Solution
The ORU Social solution is a multi-purpose social network platform tailored for SMEs with great professional appeal.
TouchSA is all about connecting SMEs with opportunities locally and internationally. With Trade and Industry alliances in international countries, the app is a great platform for South Africa’s small unknown businesses.
Category winners were:
- Best Enterprise Solution: TransUnion 1Check
- Best Consumer Solution: OrderIN
- Best Incubated Solution: EcoSlips
- Most Innovative Solution: InterGreatMe
- Best Breakthrough Developer: Zulzi
- Best South African App: Hey Jude
- Best Gaming Solution: Pick ‘n Pay’s Super Animals 2
- Best Agriculture Solution: The TreeApp South Africa
- Best Health Solution: WatIf Health Portal
- Best Education Solution: Awethu Project
Furthermore, this year more than 48 000 votes were cast in the People’s Choice category. South Africa’s favourite app is Zulzi.
For more information about the Awards, the overall winner and the winners in each of the 12 categories, go to appoftheyear.co.za, or MTNBusinessZA on Twitter and follow #MTNAppAwards.
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