By Silvia Nyambura
As the climax to its innovation agenda for this year, MTN Uganda has recognized Uganda’s outstanding innovations and innovators. Selected by a panel of judges, the eight winners were recognized under the inaugural MTN Innovation Awards at a gala, presided over by Uganda’s State Minister of ICT, Hon. Nyombi Thembo.
The MTN Innovation Awards is a platform created by MTN to recognize outstanding mobile and desktop applications developed locally. It also identifies outstanding individuals and organizations that are leading the development of ground breaking innovations in the country.
The awards, grouped into eight categories, recognized outstanding applications in the fields of health, education, financial services and SME solutions. In addition, recognition was given to ‘Enterprise effort to support for Innovation’, Outstanding Woman in Innovation, Most innovative Mobile App, and the Innovation Achiever of the Year.
Speaking at the Awards dinner held at the Kampala Hotel in the week ending 13th November 2015, The MTN Chief Marketing Officer, Mapula Bodibe said, “The success of digital innovations lies in their relevance, accessibility and a seamless customer experience. MTN’s strategy is to partner with pioneering individuals, entrepreneurs and organizations to introduce the most innovative customer solutions, accessed through our affordable Smartphones, delivered on a World Class Internet experience.
