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ATUG proudly presented the 24th ATUG Excellence Awards at the 2008 ATUG Gala Dinner attended by over 350 people from industry and end user organisations.
The Awards this year were presented by ATUG Chairman, Mr David Swift and ATUG Vice Chairman and ATUG Awards Chairman, Mr Paul Morris.
The ATUG Awards are the oldest and most respected Awards for Australian Communications achievements. The Awards recognise the achievements of people and companies working to advance the use of communications services which are now so critical to business growth, competitiveness and efficiency.
ATUG also presented for the second year, ATUG’s National Broadband Awards. Again this year ATUG had a particular focus on innovation which is a key element that industry delivers to end users including ways to improve services in regional and rural areas.
The Award nominations demonstrate a diverse, dynamic and increasingly competitive communications market.
ATUG awards are made on the recommendation of an invited panel of experts. There are nine award categories for the 2008 ATUG Excellence Awards and five award categories for ATUG’s National Broadband Awards.
ATUG EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Communications Journalist
of the Year Award
Category winner for 2008 - Tim Marshall.
2008 Carrier of the Year
Award
Special Mention – PIPE Networks.
Category Winner - iiNet
2008 Best Communications
Solution – Small
Business Award
Highly Commended - ISPhone.
Special Mention - Unwired.
Category Winner - AMCOM.
2008 Award for
Best Communications Solution – Regional
Highly Commended - Wireless@Beaumont.
Special Mention – OPTUS.
Category Winner - Internode for Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
2008 Award for
Best Communications Solution – Large Business
Special Mention – AMCOM.
Category Winner - Queensland Health
2008 Award for Excellence
in Communications Management
Category Winner - Anson Cheng from the Department of Industry and Resources,
Western Australia.
2008 Award for Innovations
in Communications
Highly Commended
• Clever Communications Australia
• Hutchinson (3)
Special Mention – TransACT
Category Winner - Vanco Australasia
The 2008 ATUG Chairman’s Award recognises an outstanding contribution
to communications users and ATUG members and ongoing support for ATUG and its
objectives. The 2008 ATUG Chairman’s Award for 2008 is Fay Holthuyzen,
recently retired Deputy Secretary, DCITA.
The 2008 Charles Todd Medal is ATUG’s highest award. The Charles Todd
medal commemorates the achievements of the man who pioneered the overland
telegraph from Adelaide to Darwin, the vital link that finally connected
Australia to the world. The eighteenth winner of the Charles Todd Medal for
Communicator of the Year is Roger Bamber, recently retired from Telstra.
ATUG NATIONAL BROADBAND AWARDS
2008 has seen the expansion of ATUG’s National Broadband Awards from four to five categories.
Business
Category Winner – neal.IT from Esperance WA for specialised IT services,
training and IT support to regional Australia.
Community
Highly Commended – Gilgandra Shire Council
Category Winner – wireless@Beaumont from Newcastle, for free WiFi access
to local business and customers
Government
Category Winner – TC Communications for Eye in the Sky II, a high end
surveillance solution
Health
Special Mention – ECHONET, CSIRO and Department of Health and Human Services,
Tasmania
and Hospira MedNet from Victoria
Highly Commended – Greater Southern Area Health Service, NSW; Mensheds
Australia; South West Alliance of Rural Health, Victoria
Category Winner – Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia for e-health
services
Education
Highly Commended – Department of Education and Training Western Australia
Rural and Remote
Category Winner – Department of Industry and Resources, Western Australia
for Ngaanyatjarra lands Project
ATUG 2008 Award Categories
• Charles Todd Medal (Communicator of the Year)
• Innovations in Communications
• Excellence in Communications Management
• Best Communications Solution - Large Business
• Best Communications Solution - Regional
• Best Communications Solution - Small Business
• Carrier of the Year
• Communications Journalist of the Year
• Effective Use of Broadband
• ATUG Chairman's Award
Criteria for Award Nominations
General
These guidelines are as broad as possible to give nominees the opportunity
to present those aspects of their achievements which they believe set them
apart in the Communications sector. All submissions (except those for Personal
achievement awards) must:
• Give a short profile of the nominated company or organisation, including
data such as foundation date and important historical milestones; and
• Demonstrate that the nominated services are viable, innovative and sustainable
and appropriate to the award category
• Contact information for those who may clarify or give additional data.
The name and contact details of two referees.
Charles Todd Medal (Communicator of the Year)
This Award recognises the person whom ATUG considers has made the most significant
contribution by
• promoting telecommunications as an essential element in national industry
growth
• enabling of healthy competition, and
• raising awareness of end users of the value of world best practice communications
Criteria include:
• Level of Achievement Attained
• Contribution to the Telecommunications Industry
• Demonstrated Leadership Skills
• Contribution to the End Users
Charles Todd Award nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Innovations in Communications
This award recognises product and service developers who have delivered a service
or product that has contributed to the development of the communications industry
and to the business sector in Australia. A service or product nominated should
have had a successful pilot trial or been successfully in use for at least
three months.
Criteria include:
• Benefits to End Users
• Effectiveness of Solution
• Innovation
• User Acceptance and Support
Innovations in Communications Award nominations
are accepted online please Click
Here
Excellence in Communications Management
This award recognises the efforts of Communications Managers, drawing attention
to examples of meritorious performance, management excellence and innovation,
and identifying best practices.
Criteria include:
• Demonstrated Leadership
• Application or Development of Best Practice Solutions
• Innovativeness
• Quality of Customer Service
• User Acceptance and Support
Excellence in Communications Management Award
nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Best Communications Solution - Large Business
Nominees for this award must demonstrate how they have provided a communications
solution to a large business, which has efficiently and cost effectively contributed
to the successful operation of that business. The submission should also indicate
the scope and time to establish the solution and the extent of ongoing service
levels offered. Solutions nominated should have been operating successfully
for a minimum of twelve months.
Criteria include:
• Benefits to Users and Effectiveness of Solution
• Innovation
• Performance and Reliability
• User Feedback
Best Communications Solution - Large Business Award
nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Best Communications Solution – Regional Business
Nominees for this award must demonstrate how they have provided a communications
solution to a business in a regional area, which has efficiently and cost effectively
contributed to the successful operation of that business. The submission should
also indicate the scope and time to establish the solution and the extent of
ongoing service levels offered. Solutions nominated should have been operating
successfully for not less than twelve months.
Criteria include:
• Benefits to Users and Effectiveness of Solution
• Innovation
• Performance and Reliability
• User Feedback
Best Communications Solution - Regional
Award nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Best Communications Solution - Small Business
Nominees for this award must demonstrate how they have provided a communications
solution to a small business, which has efficiently and cost effectively contributed
to the successful operation of that business. The submission should also indicate
the scope and time to establish the solution and the extent of ongoing service
levels offered. Solutions nominated should have been operating successfully
for not less than twelve months.
Criteria include:
• Benefits to Users and Effectiveness of Solution
• Innovation and Complexity
• Performance and Reliability
• User Feedback
Best Communications Solution - Small Business
Award nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Carrier of the Year
This award recognises a Carrier that has made a significant contribution to
Australian business telecommunications users. Nominees should demonstrate how
they have provided cost effective and efficient services to the Australian
business community.
Criteria include:
• Quality of Customer Service and Implementation Management
• Benefits of Solutions or Applications
• Performance and Reliability
• Billing and Service Levels
• Customer Support
• User Feedback
Carrier of the Year
Award nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Communications Journalist of the Year
This award recognises a person considered to have made a substantial contribution
to communications journalism by bringing to the industry, the public and Government,
accurate and timely reporting of communications issues.
Criteria include:
• Communication Skills
• Knowledge and Contribution to Public Awareness
• User Recognition and Support
Communications Journalist of the Year Award
nominations are accepted online please Click
Here
Effective Use of Broadband
These awards highlight the benefits of broadband by focusing on successful
applications in categories such as sales, marketing, farming, education, health,
information and business processes.
Award nominations are accepted online at www.atug.org.au/NationalBroadbandAwardProForma.cfm
ATUG Chairman's Award
The
Chairman’s Award recognises an outstanding contribution to the communications
industry and continuing support for ATUG and its objectives.
ATUG
Chairman's Award nominations are accepted online please Click
Here