SAP ACE Award 2014 Recognizes Indian Pillars

In recognition of India Public Services sector in driving excellence and innovation using information technology, to improve the lives of people and deliver better, more effective government, SAP today felicitated 16 Indian enterprises with the SAP Awards for Customer Excellence (ACE) for being at the forefront. The awards were presented at the eight SAP ACE Award ceremony held at JW Marriot in New Delhi, India.

The SAP ACE 2014 for Public Services award categories included Utilities, HR & Payroll, Mobility, Procurement, Finance, Urban local bodies, Innovation and Database computing. SAP also gave special recognition awards to customers using SAP solutions in an innovative way and customers to highlight their achievements attained with the power of cloud technology. The award honoured Indian public services organisations that became the differentiator in improving people’s lives and help urban governments to be best run governments and to help cities contribute to a better run country.

“SAP ACE awards echoes our commitment and vigour to enable Government and Public Services Companies to run better,” Ravi Chauhan, Managing Director, SAP India & Subcontinent. “SAP ACE is a recognition to honour all government organizations who have used SAP technology for good governance, user empowerment, improved transparency and deliver better citizen services and hence improve lives in India.”

Having become a unique and proud legacy of SAP Indian Subcontinent, ACE, over the years, has become a hallmark of our customers’ vision and commitment. The event witnessed an exceptional participation with  a total of 47 nominations across 12 different categories.

As part of the diligent and impartial process, the assessment involved thorough evaluation of front running nominees by an eminent jury. The jury panel included Renu Budhiraja, Sr. Director, e-Governance Department of Electronics & Information Technology ,Government of India, Prem Narayan, Director (Foreign Procurement), Ministry of Railways,  Government of India, A S Bhal, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, Mr. Y. M Gadkari ,  Chief General Manager (IT), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, and M.P.Gupta, PhD Professor,  & Chair-Informations Systems & E-gov, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.