Ooredoo was awarded 21 International Business Awards (IBAs), the leading global recognition of company performance and best practices, as well as \u2018The People\u2019s Choice Award\u2019 in the telecommunications category, at a high-profile ceremony held in Rome, Italy, this week. <\/p>\n
The International Business Awards, also known as the \u2018Stevies\u2019, honour the achievements and positive contributions of organisations around the world, receiving entries from more than 60 countries. This is the fourth year in a row that Ooredoo has been recognised by the awards, with judges citing Ooredoo\u2019s success in integrating business innovation and the development of market-leading products with its strong community-focused approach. <\/p>\n
With 2016\u2019s impressive results, Ooredoo has now been among the awards\u2019 top ten most highly-recognised companies for three years running. <\/p>\n
Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, Group CEO, Ooredoo, said: \u201cOoredoo\u2019s strong performance at this year\u2019s International Business Awards demonstrates once again that we are taking the lead in network performance, digital innovation and supporting the needs of our customers. We believe that cutting-edge networks help enrich people\u2019s lives and we\u2019re proud and pleased that our efforts across our footprint have been recognised by these awards for another year.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ooredoo received awards across its operations in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, including two Gold Stevie Awards \u2013 the highest honours of the evening. <\/p>\n
The first Gold was for \u201cBest application \u2013 News,\u201d won by Ooredoo Myanmar\u2019s \u2018Bindez Tha Din\u2019, a news aggregation application that provides access to a wealth of localised and real-time reports in Myanmar\u2019s native language, which has received a strong response in the information-hungry country. <\/p>\n
The company\u2019s second Gold Stevie award was for the \u201cBest Investor Relations Site\u201d for the Ooredoo Group IR site. Ooredoo also received \u201cThe People\u2019s Choice Award\u201d in the Telecommunications category, based on a worldwide public vote conducted over summer. <\/p>\n
Ooredoo received an additional five Silver Stevie Awards, including \u201cCompany of the Year \u2013 Telecoms\u201d for Ooredoo Qatar, \u201cCustomer Service Department of the Year\u201d for Ooredoo Myanmar; \u201cBest Interface Design\u201d for Ooredoo\u2019s \u2018Stand for Good\u2019 Microsite, \u201cBest New Product of Service of the Year \u2013 Financial Services\u201d for Ooredoo Mobile Money, and \u201cCommunications or PR Campaign of the Year \u2013 Social Media Focused\u201d for Ooredoo Qatar. <\/p>\n
Ooredoo also won 14 Bronze Stevie Awards across a range of areas, including \u201cBest Website\u201d \u201cCorporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year\u201d and \u201cPR Campaign of the Year\u201d. <\/p>\n
The Stevie Awards are the world’s premier business awards.\u00a0 They were created in 2002\u00a0to honour and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organisations and working professionals worldwide.\u00a0Known as “the International Stevies,” the IBAs are open to all organisations worldwide: large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit.\u00a0 The 2016 competition attracted more than 3,800 nominations from organisations of all types, in more than 60 nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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