Technology Africa, organiser of the popular Titans of Tech Award has concluded plans to unveil the 2011 recipients of the award at a  ceremony scheduled for Lagos on Friday, March 18, 2011.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Don Pedro Aganbi, secretary of the Awards Committee, noted the Titans of Tech Awards is the high point of the two-day extravaganza called the  Titans of Tech conference and exhibition, scheduled to take place from Thursday  April 19 to Friday April 20 the Orientals Hotel in Lagos with the theme “State of ICT Infrastructure and the Challenges of a Digital Economy.”

He revealed that the annual Titans of Tech Award  and gala, now in its seventh year, is designed to celebrate Hi-Tech’s most important movers and shakers; individuals, organisations and  institutions that are at the fore front of pushing the frontiers of technology deployment and adoption in Nigeria.

Aganbi revealed that one of the most keenly contested categories is the ICT driven State of the year with Edo, Imo, Jigawa and Akwa Ibom states jostling. ICT Infrastructure Company of the year Award is a battle between Helios Towers, IHS, Phase3 telecom and Swap.

Main One Cable, Computer warehouse, Zinox and Dataflex would slug it out for the ICT Company of the year The battle for the While the Best ICT Driven Bank of the year award has Zenith Bank, Keystone Bank,  GTBank and First Bank  in contention For the Software Company of the year, Programos, Connect Technologies, SystemSpecs and  ExpertEdge  Software are in contention.

While  ICT Brand of the year award is up for grabs by one of  Airtel, Etisalat, Main One Cable and Zinox Technologies Abti America University, Babcock University, Bells University and Covenant University are in contention for ICT Driven University of the year; with the Government Agency of the Year award is between NCC, Galaxy backbone., NITDA and NigComSat.

The Telecom Company of the year award will be a battle between Glo, MTN, Etisalat and Airtel.

Dr Olusegun Mimiko, Adams Oshiomohle, Godswill Akpabio and Sule Lamido  are in contention for the ICT Governor of the year award On criteria for the Award, Mr. Aganbi stated,“the  key criteria include value of the service or technology in solving recognised technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimising service and performance, and/or  enhancing customer service, overall quality of innovation and contribution to ICT advancement, originality and vision, potential contribution towards positive industry growth and service, market success/acceptance and contribution to end-user quality-of-experience and service efficiency.”