mBillionth Award South Asia 2010-Pocket Travel Assistant (PTA)- winner in m-Travel & Tourism
@mBillionth Award South Asia 2010, New Delhi, IN
| Organizer(s) | Digital Empowerment Foundation |
| Sponsers | Nokia Siemens Network , Department of I&T, Government of India, National e-Governance Plan, The Wall Street Journal, Mint, UNESCO, Intel, IDRC CRDI, IGNOU, Media Lab Asia, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) , Media Lab Asia |
| Date | 18-19 December 2009 |
The submitted mobile application, MobileWish Pocket Travel Assistant (PTA), proudly made it to the winners list at the mBillionth South Asia 2010, held on July 23rd in New Delhi. PTA was recognized as one of the four winners in the m-Travel & Tourism category during this prestigious award gala. This achievement further highlights PTA's contribution to enhancing mobile-based travel solutions across South Asia.
The response to the mBillionth Award nomination process has been phenomenal: more than 250 entries were received and after screening 165 nominations were successfully accepted: India – 121, Sri Lanka - 28, Bangladesh – 07, Pakistan – 05, Nepal – 03, and Maldives – 1. The 14 member Jury came up with 24 winners & 12 special mentions from 5 South Asian Countries.