Altech UEC takes home prestigious TT100 award
29 January 2014
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Altech UEC International, the largest developer and manufacturer of set-top boxes in Africa, received the 2013 Minister of Science and Technology’s Award for Overall Excellence for large enterprises at the Technology Top 100 Awards, held on 28 November.
The company was also declared the winner of the Award for Excellence in the Management of Innovation for large enterprises.
The TT100 Awards are an annual event hosted by the Da Vinci Institute for the Management of Technology and Innovation under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology. Representatives of Altech UEC’s executive management received the awards, as well as acknowledgement for their achievements, from the Minister of Science and Technology, the honourable Derek Hanekom.
The TT100 2013 Minister’s Award for Overall Excellence is awarded in recognition of a company that consistently and progressively demonstrates a unique ability to manage core elements of the business, including technology, innovation, people, systems, research and sustainability. The TT100 2013 Minister’s Award for the Management of Innovation is presented to those companies that use innovation and technology to develop and enhance existing business practices.
In addition to the TT100 Awards, Altech UEC also recently won the South Africa National Business Award 2013 in the category: Organisation – Innovation Through Technology.
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