The 7th Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) took place yesterday at the Kempinski Hotel yesterday in Accra. The GITTA awards night is Ghana’s first and only platform for recognizing excellence in the ICT industry. The awards represent the most respected accolade in the industry, celebrating excellence in innovation, product development and service delivery.
MTN were big winners at the event, taking home eight (8) awards including 4G LTE Provider of the Year and Mobile Money Service of the Year.
Below are the full list of winners at the awards night (Full list of nominees can be found here).
Winners At The GITTA 2017 Awards
Telecom Wholesale Company of the Year
Vodafone Wholesale
Customer Experience Award
MTN
Connecting the Unconnected
Tigo
4G LTE Provider of the Year
MTN
Mobile Money Service of the Year
MTN Mobile Money
IT Company of the Year
GCNet
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Busy
Telecom Brand of the Year
Vodafone
Telecom Business of the Year
Vodafone Business
Tower Company of the Year
ATC Ghana
Cloud Service Provider of the Year
MTN Business
Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year
Comsys
ISP of the Year
Internet Solutions
CSR Company of the Year
MTN
Telecom Brand of the Year
Vodafone
Mobile Operator of the Year
MTN
Mobile Distributor of the Year
MobileZone
System Integration Company of the Year
SpearHead
IT Consulting Firm of the Year
Liranz Ltd
Most Popular Phone Brand of the Year
Tecno
Public Sector e-Solutions Provider of the Year
GCNet
Most Innovative Use of Social Media
Airtel
Digital Bank of the Year
Guaranty Trust Bank
Best Bank in Mobile Financial Inclusion
Guaranty Trust Bank
Technology Advanced Bank of the Year
Guaranty Trust Bank
Mobile Banking App of the Year
Standard Chartered
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
CEO Of the Year – Ebenezer Twum Asante (MTN)
CTO Of the Year – Lawal Rafai (MTN)
CIO of the Year – Leopold Armah (GT Bank)
IT Team Of the Year(Public/Private) – MTN
Customer Service Team of the Year – MTN
Young ICT Entrepreneur of the Year – Derek Laryea (Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications)
ICT Entrepreneur of the Year – Jonathan Lamptey (Comsys)
Industry Personality of the Year – Yolanda Cuba (Vodafone CEO)
Best Government Use of Social Media for Citizens Engagement – ECG
Best MDA Website – ECG
Cyber Security Company of the Year – SpearHead Networks
Digital Transformation Award – Vodafone Ghana
Innovative Partnership Award – Tigo, Bima
Innovative Product of the Year – Busy
IT Team Of the Year – MTN
Outstanding Contribution to Telecom Industry – Kwaku Sakyi-Addo
Young ICT Entrepreneur of the Year – Nicholas Bortey (Liranz Ltd)
Best Bank Award, Cyber Security Risk Management – UMB
Telecom Solutions Support Company of the Year – Subah
About the 7th GITTA Awards
Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards recognises customer service, innovation and excellence in the Ghana Telecom and Information Technology industry. The reputable awards now in its seventh year will have eligible organisations and individuals compete for prestigious prizes.
7th GITTA 2017, which has an independent panel of industry experts as judges, will recognize organizational performances, products and services, innovations, executives and management teams, women in ICT, and successful deployed CSR initiatives.
GITTA has become one of the industry’s most prized honours. It is an accolade given to individuals and teams and is a vindication of the hard work, innovation and dedication of those at the forefront of this dynamic global profession.
