AIR ASIA WINS WITSA ICT EXCELLENCE AWARD

From Siti Hawa Othman

AMSTERDAM, (THE NETHERLANDS), May 29 (Bernama) -– Malaysia’s low-cost
carrier AirAsia, won the private sector category of the World Information
Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) ICT Excellence Award in conjunction
with the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2010) here.

In a statement, WITSA said AirAsia had demonstrated the strategic value of
ICT to increase competitiveness of busines, whereby a very high majority of the
airlines' passengers booked online.

AirAsia is also the world’s first airline to allow SMS booking and payment
of airline tickets,

Meanwhile, WITSA also announced seven ICT Award winners during a recent gala
dinner which saw the Chairman’s Award being presented to the Institute for
Information Industry of Taiwan.

Other awards include that for the public sector category, which went to
American President Barack Obama's Open Government Initiative and the Seoul
Metropolitan Government.

Beside AirAsia, the other recipient of the private sector award was Mondero,
a leading means of payment in the micro-payment segment in Argentina.

Meanwhile, the Digital Opportunity Award went to Mobile Link Service and
Nick White of Consulting & Interim Management Solutions Ltd and Mercy Corps.

--BERNAMA