Over eighty ICT and Telecom experts were honoured at the 9th edition of the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA) in Accra. The event which was themed “Celebrating Innovation and Excellence in the ICT Sector”, attracted key stakeholders in the telecom and information communication technology industry from both Ghana and Nigeria. Speaking at the event, Vice President, Dr Bawumia who was adjudged Digital Leader of the Year for championing the digital transformation of the Ghanaian economy noted that the benefits of a digitized economy could not be overemphasized as it had the potential of moving the country beyond aid. The award conferred on the Vice President was in recognition of his untiring efforts to leverage technology to improve service delivery in the public sector and to facilitate rapid economic growth. Dr Bawumia also lauded Instinct wave, Organizers of the annual event for a great job in honouring organizations and individuals in the Telecom & ICT space within Ghana and beyond. He also commended industry players for their enormous contribution to the economy that has witnessed improvement in public service delivery. CEO of Instinct Wave, Mr Akin Naphtal, in his welcome remarks, lauded the award winners for their exceptional performance and hard work. He assured Industry players of a mind-blowing 10th edition next year and the years to come. “I would like to congratulate all award winners and industry players for a good work done, it’s been an amazing nine years journey with you since GITTA started and we couldn’t have come this far without your support and all. We are looking forward to a mind-blowing event hopefully next year which marks the 10th edition and we are looking forward to hosting ICT players from other African countries aside Ghana and Nigeria”. GITTA 2019 witnessed some public and private sector organisations rewarded for their contributions to the public sector reforms. Standard Chartered was named Digital Bank of the Year, Digital Bank Team of the Year and  Best Mobile banking App of the Year respectively for the Bank’s leading role in digitization while Access Bank took home two awards namely; E-Banking Service of the Year, Best Money Transfer Product (Access Africa).  The Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) took home three awards in recognition for its innovative reforms in application, processing and renewal of driver’s licenses while the Authority’s CEO, Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia was adjudged the Best Public Sector CEO of the Year for his outstanding contribution to the public sector. CEO of the National Communications Authority, Joe Anokye, was adjudged the Telecom Regulatory CEO of the Year, Archie Hesse, the CEO of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System was adjudged Payment Industry Personality of the Year and Mr Selorm Adadevoh, the CEO of MTN received the Telecom CEO of the Year award. Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful,  was adjudged  Industry Personality of the Year, while Ghana Police Service was adjudged the Best Government Use of Social Media for Citizen Engagement, Ghana Community Network Service Limited (GCNet) received an award for being the Best Public Sector e-Solution Provider, the National Cyber Security Centre was adjudged the Best for Excellence in Cyber Security Initiative, Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) took home the Best Public Sector Institution for Transforming Education through Technology.

Full list of award winners:

SN	CATEGORIES	WINNERS
1	Technology Advance Insurance Company of the Year	GLICO LIFE
2	Telecom Solutions Support Company of the Year	ATC
3	Emerging E-commerce Initiative	Hubtel
4	Mobile VAS Provider of the Year	Vocakom
5	Best Mobile Banking App of the Year	Standard Chartered
6	Mobile Money Provider of the Year	MTN
7	Best Bank Award for Cyber Security Risk Management	UMB
8	Telecom Wholesale carrier	Vodafone
9	Best Fintech-Bank Collaboration of the Year	Zenith Bank
10	Banking Technology Solutions Provider of the Year	Inlaks
11	Internet Service Provider of the Year	Internet Solutions
12	Enterprise Service Provider of the Year	Comsys Ghana
13	Excellence in Promoting Government Digitization	Oracle
14	Promoting Sustainable Development in Telecom Sector	NCA
15	CSR Company of the Year	Vodafone
16	Innovative Product of the Year (Big Time Data Bundle)	AirtelTigo
17	Best Prepaid Initiative	Zenith Platinum Prepaid MasterCard
18	E-Banking Service of the Year	Access Bank
19	IT Support Company Of The Year	GCNet
20	Digital Bank of the Year	Standard Chartered
21	Customer Experience Award	MTN
22	ATC   Tower Company of the Year	ATC
23	Fintech Company of the Year	Hubtel
24	Software Company of the Year	Vocakom
25	Cyber Security Company of the Year	e-Crime Bureau
26	Sustainability & Social Impact Award	MTN
27	Best Money Transfer Product (	Access Bank
28	Transforming Education Through Technology	GIFEC
29	Best Use of ICT in Public Sector	Comsys Ghana
30	Telecom Brand of the Year	MTN
31	ICT Company Of The Year	Comsys
32	Special Recognition for Implementing Mobile Money Interoperability	GHipps
33	Excellence in Cyber Security Initiatives	National Cyber Security Centre
34	Public Sector e-Solutions Provider of the Year	GCNet
35	Best Government Website	DVLA
36	Marketing Campaign of the year	AirtelTigo
37	IT Consulting Firm of the Year	Liranz
38	Telecom Business of the Year	Vodafone
39	Managed IT Services Provider of the Year	Liranz
40	Best Government Use Of Social Media (Citizen Engagement)	Ghana Police
41	IT Team of the Year	MTN
42	Digital Bank Team of the Year	Standard Chartered
43	Customer Service Team of the Year	MTN
44	Project Team of the Year	AirtelTigo
45	MobileMoney Team of the Year	MTN
46	Best Use of ICT in Public Sector	DVLA
47	Supporting Ghana  Digitization  Project Award	ORACLE
48	Transforming Education Through Technology	GIFEC
49	Mobile Operator of the Year	MTN
50	Telecom Hall of Fame	AirtelTigo
51	BPO Provider of the Year	ISON
	INDIVIDUA
1	Tower CEO of the Year	Francois Van Zyl, CEO ATC
2	Fintech CEO of the Year	Alex Bram, CEO, Hubtel
3	Public Sector ICT CEO of the Year	Abraham Kofi Asante, CEO-GIFEC
4	Telecom Regulatory CEO of the Year	Joe Anokye,CEO-NCA
5	Emerging ICT Driven CEO	Benjamin Kwabla Amenumey, Acting CEO UMB
6	Payment Industry Personality of the Year	Archie Hesse, CEO-Ghipss
7	Outstanding Contribution to Public Sector Digitization Award	Augustine Blay Executive Secretary to the Vice President
8	Public Sector IT Man of the Year	Kwasi Agyemang Busia, CEO-DVLA
9	CTO of the Year	Srabasti Bhattacharjee CTO Vodafone
10	CIO of the Year	Sylvester Apedoe, CIO,  UMB
11	Outstanding Contribution to Enterprise Sector	Angela Mensah-Poku Head, Enterprise Business Unit & Wholesale Vodafone Ghana
12	ICT Professional of the Year	Joseph Yaw Asumang, Country Manager Oracle Ghana
13	ICT Woman Of The Year (Public Sector)	Matilda Wilson, Head of Technology & Biometrics National Identification Authority
14	ICT Entrepreneur of the Year	Nana Osei Kwasi Afrifa, CEO-Vokacom
15	Woman In Technology Award	Funmilayo Lamptey CEO Telesol
16	Telecom CEO of the Year	Selorm Adadevoh, CEO MTN Ghana
17	Industry Personality of the Year	Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Minister Ministry of Communication, Ghana