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Indosat Ooredoo CEO Wins Gold at the APAC Stevie Awards 2021
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(Courtesy of Indosat Ooredoo)
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ndosat Ooredoo has won four prestigious awards at the 2021 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in recognition of the company’s outstanding achievements in the areas of innovative management, COVID-19 response and for its myIM3 customer service app and its 4G network excellence.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are a leading awards program that recognise innovation in business across all 29 Asia-Pacific countries. The Stevie Awards are considered to be the world's premier business awards, with Gold, Silver and Bronze winners selected by a panel of judges comprising 100 executives from around the world. Five judges are assigned to each category to select its winners, with the average judging scores determining the Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners
The panel of judges awarded Indosat Ooredoo one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze awards, choosing the company from among more than 900 entries from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region.
Indosat Ooredoo’s President Director and CEO, Ahmad Al-Neama, was named Gold Stevie Winner in the Innovative Management in Technology Industries - More than 100 Employees category. The award recognised Ahmad for his outstanding leadership of Indosat Ooredoo, which has continued to build its growth momentum and gain cellular market share in Indonesia despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award also recognised Ahmad for his promotion of innovation, including Indosat Ooredoo’s focus on new digital products and services that have helped customers adapt to online lifestyles, and for his commitment to employee engagement and development.
Meanwhile, the company also received a Silver Stevie Award for its COVID-19 response. During the pandemic, Indosat Ooredoo invested in its video-grade 4G network to meet the surge in demand for data, and focused on providing new digital products that enabled consumers to stay connected and business to remain operational while Indonesian’s were staying safe in their own home.
Indosat Ooredoo also launched several initiatives to support the national COVID-19 response, including entering a new partnership with the UN Development Programme to support MSMEs, the provision of free data services to most universities across Indonesia to enable remote learning, and the launch of ‘IDCamp Developer Challenge’ encouraging young Indonesian developers to create innovative applications to stem the COVID-19 spread.
Indosat Ooredoo’s focus on providing simple and relevant products and network excellence was also recognised by two Bronze Stevie Awards for Innovation in Consumer Products & Services, and Innovation in Technology Management, Planning & Implementation.
Indosat Ooredoo President Director and CEO, Ahmad Al-Neama said in a statement that the company is delighted to have won the prestigious awards, which recognise Indosat Ooredoo’s on-going commitment to supporting the government and Indonesian people in this challenging time by providing the best products and services for customers.
“Our focus on providing the best customer experience possible has helped us build our growth momentum, increase our customer base, and strengthen our brand across Indonesia. I would like to thank all of our stakeholders for the support as we work to accelerate Indonesia’s transformation into a digital nation,” he said.
This article is joint collaboration between The Jakarta Post and Indosat Ooredoo
