Truckit, an indigenous company that provides a technology platform that facilitates cost effective and secured transportation of goods and cargos with real time monitoring for individuals and companies, has been recognised for its innovative UTruckit application at the World Summit Awards (WSA), which held in Vienna, Austria.
Truckit was awarded in the Smart Settlements & Urbanization category of the World Summit Awards. Truckit launched its UTruckit application in July 2017 and stands out on the strength of its innovation within the digital space.
The World Summit Awards (WSA) was initiated in 2003 in the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS). UTruckit was selected by the WSA Grand Jury as one of the 40 WSA Winners in 2017.
The World Summit Awards is a highly diverse and democratic award system that selects and promotes the world’s best in digital content and innovative applications with impact on the society
According to Mr. Tom Roberts, Nigerian, CEO and founder of Truckit Trucks Solutions Limited:
“We feel very proud of this award as it is a great honor that the international community recognized the exceptional value in the UTruckit APP. Almost 400 submissions from 180 UN member states participated in this year’s WSA contest.
The competition was tough and the selection process was highly competitive and we are so glad we scaled through.”
We are pioneer of the 1st truck booking solution in Nigeria and Africa and we are proud to have achieved this. The innovation is managed by experienced professionals with a track record of delivering logistics solutions. It has been good doing such business in Nigeria.”
Explaining the award initiative, Chairman, Programos Software Group and Founder, Programos Foundation, Nigeria’s coordinating civil society organisation for the United Nations-based World Summit Awards, Mr. Amos Emmanuel, noted that 40 winners from 23 countries were selected from over 400 nominations from 180 countries.
He added that the WSA presented a global spectre of change making projects ranging from big data for tourism to organ 3D printing, from a job-platform focusing on female tech talent to empowering smallholder farms.
According to Mr. Amos Emmanuel:
