IDC Announces the 2024 Future Enterprise Awards Winners for the Asia/Pacific Region

Highlighting Innovation in AI, Sustainability, and Smart Cities, the IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2024 Winners Set the Standard for Future-Focused Transformation in Asia/Pacific

On November 19, IDC announced the 2024 regional winners of its Future Enterprise Awards (FEA), recognizing the best organizations across Asia/Pacific that are leading the way in digital transformation. These awardees have harnessed advanced technologies to tackle critical challenges — delivering solutions that not only enhance operational efficiency but also drive sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth. Through innovative applications in AI, cybersecurity, digital ecosystems, and smart city innovations, this year’s winners embody the future of digital leadership, setting a new standard for impact and scalability in the region.

The 2024 winners reflect a diverse spectrum of digital pioneers from telecommunications to financial services, retail, and public health. This year’s award categories honor excellence in customer experience, industry ecosystems, enterprise intelligence, digital innovation, and operational excellence, while cybersecurity and digital trust awards recognize organizations prioritizing resilience and integrity in an evolving landscape. Special awards for CIO/CDO of the Year and Digital Innovation spotlight outstanding leadership. Collectively, these winners showcase the transformative potential of technology in addressing Asia/Pacific’s most pressing social, economic, and business challenges.

"Each of our 2024 winners exemplifies a profound commitment to harnessing technology in ways that make a tangible difference. From AI-driven sustainability solutions to transformative digital ecosystems, these projects showcase how innovation can reshape industries, protect communities, and enhance lives. IDC’s Future Enterprise Awards 2024 honor these contributions to an increasingly connected and intelligent world," says Sandra Ng, Group Vice President and General Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific

As global challenges reshape industries, enterprises are driven to adopt sustainable, tech-driven models. Now in its 8th year, the IDC Future Enterprise Awards have honored over 600 winners from 6,000+ nominations, recognizing digital-first pioneers from 3,000 organizations across 12 countries who are redefining their industries.

Following a two-phased approach, each nomination is evaluated by IDC analysts, with country winners then qualifying for a regional competition judged by a panel of international experts comprised of IDC worldwide analysts, industry thought leaders, and members of academia. The following are the best out of all the nominations received from Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan):

• Best in Future of Connectedness | NUS Wi-Fi On the Move by National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)

• Best in Future of Customer Experience | Transform Customers’ Connection in FET Mobile Circle App– AI Innovation at Your Fingertips! by FarEasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

• Best in Future of Digital Infrastructure | Cloud Observability Uplift Project by John Holland (Australia)

• Best in Future of Enterprise Intelligence | CMPM by TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. (India)

• Best in Future of Industry Ecosystems | Central Digital Ecosystem by Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (Thailand)

• Best in Future of Operations | AI-Driven Sugarcane Harvest Monitoring by Mitr Phol Sugar Group (Thailand)

• Best in Future of Trust | GCash: Championing Cybersecurity and Digital Trust in the Philippines by GCash (Philippines)

• Best in Future of Work | Project Minerva by Chapman Tripp (New Zealand)

• Special Award for Digital Innovation | Gamuda Tunnel Insight by Gamuda Berhad (Malaysia)

• Special Award for Digital Resiliency | The Digital Supply Chain Model Empowers Zhong’an New Energy’s Digital Transformation by Shandong Zhong’an New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (China)

• Special Award for Digital Native Business | AI-based MOP Solution to Improve Search Ad Performance by Carrot Insurance (South Korea)

• Special Award for Sustainability | Philippine Rice Information System (PRiSM) by Philippine Rice Information System (PRiSM) (Philippines)

• Special Award for Smart Cities - Best in Citizen Wellbeing | Big Data and 5G AIoT Smart System for Drug Abuse Prevention and Counseling by Department of Substance Abuse Control and Prevention, Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan (Taiwan)

• Special Award for Smart Cities - Best in Connected City | MTR’s Smart ESG: Technology-Enabled Social Inclusion by MTR Corporation (Hong Kong)

• Special Award for Smart Cities - Best in Digital Policies | City Environmental Governance: AI Environmental Pollution Recognition System by Department of Environmental Protection, Taoyuan City Government (Taiwan)

• CEO of the Year | Barbaros Uygun of Mox Bank Limited (Hong Kong)

• CIO/CDO of the Year | Dr. Said Mirza Pahlevi, M.Eng of Ministry of Communication and Digital of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)

• Future Enterprise of the Year | Enterprise Digital Hub to Power & Accelerate Digital Transformation by Changi Airport Group (Singapore)

These winners were announced during the IDG Technology Symposium & Awards in Singapore at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre (MBS) on 19 November 2024. To learn more about the event, click here. To learn more about the winners’ project descriptions, read the full document: HERE .

"Digital transformation in Asia/Pacific has reached a new level of maturity. Our winners are proving that the journey toward digital resilience is not just about adopting new technologies, but about embedding trust, intelligence, sustainability, and adaptability into their organizational DNA. As these companies push boundaries, they’re also redefining what it means to be a responsible and forward-thinking enterprise," ends Ng.