The Marble Bar Professional Learning Community is thrilled and so proud to announce that the Marble Bar Virtual World is the winner of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Award: Public Sector Digital Government Category for 2022.
APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic growth as well as wealth creation in our knowledge-based economies. With the recognition of ICT as a fast growing, pervasive and ubiquitous activity and industry to support the economy’s growth agenda, APICTA epitomises the mutual collaboration of economies coming together and working to further recognise this important phenomenon.
We are forever indebted to host country Pakistan, and organisers from APICTA, PASHA, Tech Destination Pakistan, and the esteemed judges for this incredible honour of being named the best Asia Pacific region’s Public Sector Digital Government Solution for 2022.
We especially thank the Nyamal Aboriginal Corporation and Trust, the Nyamal Traditional Owners of the land on which we are honoured to serve, the State Government of Western Australia including Ministers’ Ellery and Templeman for their approval to attend APICTA, the Department of Education WA, our key industry partner and co-owner of the Marble Bar Virtual Worlds Airborne IT led by Head of Operations Marc French, the Australian Information Industry Alliance, the Western Australian Information Technology Telecommunications Alliance, and the incredible talents of the Marble Bar School community.
The chief judge from Singapore commended our Virtual Worlds for its technological and educational impact on minority groups and our other Myanmar judge has encouraged us to continue our reach across the Asia Pacific.It was a true privilege sharing this extraordinary experience with Emerging Nyamal Elder Julie Whalebone who received the trophy on behalf of Australia’s innovation in the Public Sector and Digital Government, supported by Principal Shane Wilson and Airborne IT’s Marc French.