Most people are not aware that the Pacific Telecommunications Council is a non-profit entity, created more than 25 years ago to foster commercial adoption of communications and information technology across the Pacific basin.
Aside from serving its member companies, PTC also has programs that train young professionals to serve in the communications business; provide leadership training for mid-career professionals on the way up and promotes internet access in rural areas across the broad Asia-Pacific region.
A new program, Innovation Awards, not only recognizes leaders who are pushing the industry forward, but also now underpins a dedicated fund raising effort to support PTC's philanthropic missions.
The Industry Awards ceremony, is a tax-deductible contribution (above the value of the meal) that directly funds our non-profit programs. But the awards program--open to all, and not restricted in any way to PTC members and the community--itself has gotten big traction in only its second year.
Isabel Paradis, chair of the judging committee, talks about the program, which featured a panel of judges indicative of the industry's future, not its past.
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