The APICTA Awards, regarded as the “Oscars” of the Asia–Pacific ICT industry, are an annual international award presented by the Asia–Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) comprising 14 member economies, with the aim of recognising and honouring outstanding software products, solutions, and services.
APICTA 2025 brought together 205 teams with 256 nominations from 12 economies, competing in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China), from December 5 to 8. This is an essential platform for promoting cooperation, technology transfer, and investment attraction in the region.
The Viet Nam delegation to APICTA 2025 included three judges and eight teams participating in 11 nominations. Showcasing pioneering technology solutions in key areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and industrial digital transformation, the delegation achieved highly positive results with three awards: one first runner-up, one second runner-up, and one merit.
The APICTA Awards serve not only as a platform for recognition but also as an important commercial and technological bridge, opening opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to access international markets. The strong performance at APICTA 2025 clearly demonstrates the global competitiveness of Viet Nam’s ICT enterprises, particularly in critical areas such as AI, Industry 4.0, and security.
These awards create a powerful branding boost, enabling Vietnamese enterprises to more easily access demanding markets, attract investment, and expand international cooperation. Moreover, these achievements act as a catalyst for the ICT sector to continue innovating, mastering core technologies, and asserting its position as an emerging technology hub in the Indo–Pacific region, thereby contributing to the national digital transformation goals.
Specifically, the first runner-up was awarded to the Smartlog Logistics Ecosystem by SmartLog in the Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Logistics category. This is a comprehensive end-to-end logistics ecosystem that optimises the entire supply chain. SmartLog has effectively addressed high logistics costs and limited supply chain visibility, helping clients to reduce overall logistics costs by 10–20% and increase productivity by 30–40%.
The second runner-up went to the SAM Appliance solution by Savyint in the Enterprise Services – Security Solutions category. SAM Appliance enables financial institutions and government agencies to build specialised digital-signature systems, helping to minimise security risks and enhance trust in electronic transactions.
The merit award was presented to MedCAT IDUS by MedCAT JSC in the AI Start-up category. This groundbreaking sovereign document AI platform is designed specifically for the healthcare and insurance sectors. It allows the extraction and structuring of data from complex documents with over 97% accuracy. Notably, the solution ensures data sovereignty, offers on-premises deployment, and complies with strict security requirements. MedCAT IDUS has increased document-processing productivity tenfold and reduced management costs by 30–50%, contributing to sustainable and effective digital transformation in healthcare.
