28th Jan 2012 – Authority of Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) conducted a BRUNEI ICT AWARD (BICTA) 2012 INFORMATION SHARING SESSION for Principals and IT teachers from secondary schools, Tertiary institutions and Higher institutions.

The event was opened with a welcoming speech by Hj Yahkup bin Hj Menudin, Chief Executive of AITI. Followed by speakers from the BICTA committee which elaborated upon the background of the BICTA 2012, BICTA 2012 Road Show Schedule Guidelines and Roadmap on BICTA and APICTA 2012, Information on Identify, Design and Develop (IDD) workshops, and to Identify potential ICT projects in your company.

This year the Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) competition was successfully launched on 14th January 2012 by Dato Paduka Haji Awang Alaihuddin bin POKDGSLDSU Haji Awang Mohamad Taha, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications.  This national annual competition, in its 8th year, is aimed to nurture and unleash the potential of individuals, students and local ICT players.  The competition is open to participants in 3 categories, Secondary Student Project, Tertiary Student Project and ICT Industry.  Winners stand to win up to the top prize of B$ 3,000, B$7,000 and B$ 10,000 in each of the respective categories.  Furthermore, BICTA winners get to represent Brunei Darussalam to participate in Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2012, a prestigious international ICT competition which our country will proudly host in December, 2012. 

The event ended with a Q&A session, in which several of the participants gave inputs on how to make the upcoming roadshow more effective. The BICTA working committee will incorporate the feedbacks into the program in hope to enhance the effectiveness to the upcoming sessions with students. 

This year the APICTA Awards will hosted in Brunei Darussalam.

The BICTA roadshow will be held throughout the month of February 2012. Interested schools and institutions may contact the BICTA representatives at 2 323232 or via email at bicta@aiti.gov.bn or visit the BICTA website at www.bicta.gov.bn