CQT Recognized as Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program

Global Information Technology Awards Foundation Pays Tribute to Individuals and Organizations that Use Information Technology to Benefit Society
 

Singapore — March 31, 2010 — Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), a Research Centre of Excellence in National University of Singapore, has been recognized as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program. This year’s Honorees will be commemorated during the 22nd Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards Evening on June 7, 2010 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. For over two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those individuals and organizations that have used information technology to benefit society. The award was accepted on behalf of CQT by Darwin Gosal, who spearheaded the project.

"CQT is honored to be recognized as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program and to be in an elite group of industry visionaries. The award is a testament to our success in providing our researchers with excellent IT resources. This has facilitated their research efforts, in tackling fundamental scientific challenges," said Artur Ekert, Director of CQT. Darwin Gosal, IT Manager of CQT, notes, "Being acknowledged by the world's business leaders affirms our general IT strategy. Through virtualization, open standards and best-of-breed strategy we have been able to achieve our technical goals and push the boundaries of knowledge even further."

The Computerworld Honors Program unites Chairmen and CEOs of the world’s foremost information technology companies to recognize the most outstanding user achievements in technology each year. The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and protected in national archives, and in over 350 universities, museums, and research institutions throughout the world.

Each year, members of the Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 Chairman/CEOs of global technology companies, nominates individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promotes positive social and economic progress.

Independent of the Laureate recognition, the Computerworld Honors Program also annually presents its Leadership Awards, each designed to honor the extraordinary achievements of selected individuals whose positive contributions to the IT revolution have left an indelible mark on the world.

"Each Laureate selected for this honor understands the importance of using one’s resources and technical prowess to benefit one’s fellow man," said Bob Carrigan, Chairman of the Computerworld Honors Program Chairmen’s Committee and CEO of IDG Communications Worldwide.

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