Summary: As technology races forward, there’s greater and greater uncertainty about what the future job market is going to look like, which is precisely why educational technology company MAD-learn seeks to turn students from consumers of tech into creators of it. In this piece, we explore how they go about this mission and why the Stevie® Awards honored their efforts with a Gold distinction.

In today’s landscape, technological discoveries and creations are increasing exponentially. With this rapid rate of change and development, it’s nearly impossible to anticipate what the job market is going to look like in even ten to twenty years, and it’s that very uncertainty that contributed to the creation of MAD-learn.

What Is MAD-learn?

MAD-learn, which is based out of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is an educational technology company that runs a mobile app creation program for students. (MAD stands for “mobile app development.”) The curriculum focuses on bringing the concepts and tools of app development to students ranging from kindergartners to twelfth-graders. The program enables students to build their very own mobile apps. The web-based tool empowers all teachers—not just teachers of technology—to engage students in app development.

Alefiya Master is the founder and CEO of MAD-learn. Her educational background and professional experience motivated her to start the company.

“Alefiya has a degree in education and psychology from Emory University, and she’s gone through training and had experience as a Montessori teacher,” says Doreen Frempong-Baah, the project manager at MAD-learn. “She’s a teacher-turned-entrepreneur, and her background truly powers her passion for wide-scale educational improvement.”

What started as a small company has since grown into a program that serves over twenty thousand students across thirty states and five countries. Using just one metric of success, the company doubled its revenue in 2019 and is on track to do the same in 2020.

Technology Creation, Not Just Consumption

One of the driving principles of MAD-learn is the desire to empower today’s children to gain the skill sets necessary to solve tomorrow’s unknown problems.

“By employing our design-thinking program, we can engender twenty-first-century technology literacy, as well as teach students vital and transferable skills that will enable them to gain experience with problem identification and solution,” says Frempong-Baah. “By using the design-thinking process, we’re preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s careers. Ultimately, we aim to inspire students to become creators of technology and not just consumers of it.”

Because of the rapid rate of technological change, and the uncertainty it brings, the curriculum of MAD-learn leans heavily on the process of learning how to solve problems.

“When we don't know what jobs are going to be available ten years from now, we have to teach kids how to create,” says Frempong-Baah. “It’s important to have all kids learn to think and to create for themselves.”

Teaching children how to tackle future problems isn’t just about ensuring a spot in the workforce. It’s about learning how to harness available technology to solve global-scale problems. It is this sentiment that spurred the launch of MAD About Mattering, another initiative of MAD-learn.

“We believe strongly in global collaboration, and that’s why we created MAD About Mattering. It enables students around the world to connect and collaborate virtually to create apps that solve social problems,” says Frempong-Baah. “We’re extremely excited about the opportunity for more kids around the planet to create world-changing apps that will solve social problems and improve lives.”

Impact of Winning a Stevie® Award

MAD-learn was honored with a Gold Stevie® Award in the category of Best New Product or Service of the Year - Consumer Products at the 2019 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business. For MAD-learn, this honor has had both internal company-wide effects, as well as a sweeping positive external impact.

“Winning this award has been such an exciting time for the organization as a whole. It’s truly motivation to keep working harder,” says Frempong-Baah. “Through the exposure of the award, we have also gained more global recognition, which has increased our social media following and our overall brand recognition. Both help us keep doing our important work.”

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Deadlines Extended to Provide More Time to Submit Nominations Amid COVID-19 Slowdown

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of The International Business Awards®, announced today that the remaining schedule for the 2020 (17^th annual) edition of the awards has been revised because of the  COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Business Awards are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards competition.  In 2019 the competition attracted more than 4,000 nominations from organizations in more than 70 nations.

“We assessed that it’s necessary to push the entry deadlines out a bit to provide more time to prepare and submit nominations to organizations that are effected by the pandemic,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher.

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Changes to the 2020 IBA calendar are as follows:

• The entry deadline, originally scheduled for 13 May, is rescheduled to 24 June
• The late entry deadline, through which nominations are accepted with payment of a late fee, is pushed to 28 July from 17 June
• Judging by the juries of more than 250 professionals around the world now will begin in late June and continue through 31 August
• The announcement of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners, originally slated for 11 August, will now be made on 9 September.

The 17^th IBA awards gala, at which the Stevie winners will be celebrated, is still scheduled to be held in Paris, France on 24 October.

The 2020 IBAs will recognize achievements since the beginning of 2019 of organizations, teams, and individuals in a wide variety of categories.  Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Gallagher emphasized that the IBAs feature more than 40 categories that don’t require the payment of entry fees, including all 35 of the Company/Organization of the Year categories, and that there are many new and revised features of the IBAs for 2020, including:

• Nine new categories to recognize singular business achievements in areas such as business turnaround, finance, revenue generation, and science and technology, among others.
• The simplification of submission requirements in the Company/Organization, Corporate Communications & Public Relations, Marketing, and New Product & Product Management category groups.

Stevie-winner Cubic Transporation Systems has capitalized on the need for transportation services to create a service that allows travelers to plan effectively and stay on the move.

In the next decade, research suggests that fewer than 25 percent of Americans will own private cars. Instead, people will be making smarter choices inspired by environmental or budgetary concerns. Car sharing and taxicab-style options, such as Uber, are becoming even more popular. Travelers are also using traffic management apps to plan and to pay for their journeys on public transport to help ensure delay-free commuting. The future of transportation in cities is expected to change radically in the future, and mobility as a service (MaaS) has a large part to play in that.

What Is Mobility as a Service (MaaS)? 

Mobility as a service, or transport as a service, places the consumer firmly at the center of the travel experience. MaaS provides an on-demand, mobile-friendly platform for commuters. It seamlessly integrates a combination of transport methods, from bike sharing to taxis to short-term car leasing. From travel planning to end payment, the consumer can organize an entire trip via the MaaS platform. By simply subscribing to an app such as NextBus, you will have real-time passenger information at your fingertips. 

Whether you want to access an electric scooter to whiz around your city or you want to find the best route to your next business meeting, there is a specific MaaS app to get you there. Your journey will be faster, easier, and more affordable than if you’d used traditional transport methods. 

Cities that buy into MaaS, or what is sometimes called smart mobility, aim to reduce traffic congestion and to make getting around more efficient. 

Benefits of Mobility as a Service

The benefits of MaaS are numerous. Both end users and transport authorities note the following as reasons for its success:

• An Intelligent Service: The personalized service MaaS provides is undoubtedly a huge plus. An app can build a relationship between consumer and provider by using past journey information and data gleaned from a user’s profile, meaning apps can continually refine travel suggestions and maintain all-important customer focus.
• Secure Payment: With a variety of payment methods, users can pay for their trips without the hassle of carrying cash for each transport method used. Using a smartphone, smartwatch, or subscription service, travelers can plan the trips that best meets their needs—without worrying about payment. 
• Simple Route Planning: When using multiple transportation methods, the ability to plan a journey in real time is invaluable. MaaS apps allow the consumer to get from one place to another by any method that suits his or her previously logged preferences, and the apps can also map a route that avoids congestion. 

With the continued interest of city transport planners and planning solution end users, the global conversation regarding MaaS has become more intense. Cubic Transportation Systems, from San Diego, California, USA, is comprised of innovators who, with their Trafficware, NextBus, and other proprietary systems, are collaborating with cities from Vancouver, Canada, to Sydney, Australia, to keep travelers moving. 

The United Nations estimates that by 2050 more than half the world’s population will be living in urban areas, compared to only one-third in 1970. With this massive change in global living habits, planners need to deploy intelligent solutions, such as MaaS, to ensure transport continues to flow. 

Because of their industry-leading MaaS travel solutions, Cubic Transportation Systems was named the winner of four Stevie® Awards at The 2019 International Business Awards®. Cubic received awards in the following categories: Gold in the Big Data Solution category; Two Silvers in Integrated Mobile Experience and Travel; and Bronze in Best New Product or Service of the Year – Transportation.

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Stevie-winner Chíc Creations Heaven started out as a two-person operation that has since expanded to two locations. Read about Daniel and Rebecca's story of growth and success.

Think about the success stories you love. Maybe one of your heroes or heroines overcame great adversity to be a successful athlete, or maybe that person became a doctor and now serves those suffering across the world. Maybe he or she wrote a song that changed your life. Everyone and everything has a story, and the most inspiring tales tend to be those of victory, where an individual or group rises up and conquers with integrity. In many cases, these heroes and heroines receive recognition for their work, whether that’s media coverage, a title, a medal, a trophy, or another award.

Daniel Foster and his wife, Rebecca, built their business, Chíc Creations Heaven—Gardening, Handyman, Joinery, Decorating, from scratch. Daniel went from having no work to operating two branches that serve Bridlington, England, and Yorkshire, England. He projects opening two more branches in the next 18 months. Receiving their due recognition, Chíc Creations Heaven recently won a Gold Stevie® Award in the Startup of the Year - Consumer Services Industries category at The 2019 International Business Awards®.

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Unemployed & Depressed to Business Owner

Daniel was unemployed and living in a seaside town with waning seasonal business. Tourists just were not coming to the area as much, and Daniel eventually started to fall into depression. In the meantime, he did odd jobs for his landlord to earn extra income, which used the labor and trade skills he had acquired throughout his life. 

“This gave me the confidence boost to seek more work in this area,” explains Daniel.

Daniel had worked previously in sales, and he began to use social media to launch Chíc Creations Heaven. He also focused on doing reputable work at an affordable price. If Daniel couldn’t complete the job himself, he hired another tradesman to complete it, paying a good wage.

“A happy worker is a productive one,” says Daniel.

The company has even generated temporary employment opportunities for seasonal workers. 

For businesses or individuals looking to emulate this model, here are five takeaways:

• Don’t discredit any of your life or work experiences.

• Being resourceful is essential to achieving business success.

• Even in this tech-focused economy, practical solutions at affordable costs are still pillars for success.

• Social media is a driving force for budding entrepreneurs.

• Paying people fairly helps build a strong reputation and helps grow a business.

Two-Person Operation Opens Two Locations in One Year

Daniel and his wife, Rebecca, started this business. Daniel focused on operations, while his wife worked on marketing and graphics and took charge of the accounts. They currently manage a team of six, as well as two branches servicing North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Humberside, and West Yorkshire (all in England). They passed their annual business goal of over £10,000 in one month, and they earned a profit of nearly £30,000 in the first year alone. 

They increased growth and had a particularly significant breakthrough after successfully putting up PROMESH security for a local beloved nonprofit, the Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary rescues and rehabilitates approximately 4,000 wild animals a year from anywhere in the United Kingdom and transports them back to their natural habitats. The nonprofit just celebrated 10 years.

“We gained a lot of business where they are located after that job was complete,” Daniel shared. 

Here are five more takeaways for aspiring entrepreneurs:

• There is no shame in starting small. 

• Trial and error is part of growing.

• Perseverance is key.

• Referrals help grow your business.

• Doing the right thing counts.

Winning Awards Is Good for Business 

Awards like the Stevie® Awards offer a standard and a metric for success that current and prospective clients, partners, and businesses in other verticals understand. After a successful first year, Daniel wanted to know where his business stood in the world. He searched and found the Stevie® Awards and submitted the application. As a result, Chíc Creations Heaven is now a Gold Stevie® Award winner.

The win strengthened this company’s brand locally, nationally, and internationally. It also instilled a deeper confidence in the Fosters and inspired them to pursue greater success as entrepreneurs. The Fosters’ goal is for Chíc Creations Heaven—Gardening, Handyman, Joinery, Decorating to become a national company in England and a major employer that offers great wages, benefits, and training to those who want to further their trade skills.

Es ist soweit. Die Bewerbungsphase für den jährlich ausgelobten Stevie® Awards for Great Employers läuft an. Zum fünften Mal zeichnet der bedeutende Wirtschaftspreis die weltweit besten Arbeitgeber sowie Teams und Manager im Personalbereich aus. Prämiert werden auch Dienstleister, neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen, die Unternehmen darin unterstützen, bedeutsame Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

Bis zum 3. Juni dürfen Einzelpersonen und Organisationen weltweit - ob öffentlich oder privat, gewinnorientiert oder gemeinnützig, groß oder klein – Bewerbungen für die Stevie® Awards for Great Employers einreichen. Dann endet die reguläre Teilnahmefrist. Jedoch ist eine Bewerbung noch bis zum 22. Juli mit der Zahlung einer Nachgebühr möglich. Schnellentschlossene Teilnehmer profitieren von ermäßigten Teilnahmegebühren, wenn sie Einreichungen bis zum 29. April vornehmen.

Die Finalisten des internationalen Wettbewerbs werden am 13. August 2020 bekannt gegeben. Im Rahmen einer Galaveranstaltung im Hotel Caesars Palace in Las Vegas erhalten die Preisträger der Gold, Silber und Bronze Stevie Awards am 17. September ihre Auszeichnungen. Eine international besetzte Jury aus über 50 Führungskräften ermittelt die diesjährigen Stevie-Gewinner.

Alle wichtigen Informationen, wie sich Unternehmen am besten bewerben, sind zu finden unter www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

Sie möchten an den Stevie Awards for Great Employers 2020 teilnehmen?

Die Stevie Awards for Great Employers zeichnen Leistungen in folgenden Kategorien aus:

Arbeitgeber des Jahres erhalten die Employer of the Year Awards. Die Preisträger der 31 branchenspezifischen Arbeitgeber des Jahres  werden durch eine einzigartige Mischung aus öffentlicher Abstimmung und professionellen Bewertungen ermittelt. Die öffentliche Abstimmung findet vom 23. Juli bis zum 10. August 2020 statt.

Im Personalwesen werden die HR Achievement Awards vergeben. Einzelne Personen im Personalwesen erhalten die HR Individual Awards. Die besten externen Lösungsanbieter werden mit den Solution Provider Awards und die besten HR-Teams in den HR Team Categories ausgezeichnet. Lösungen, Implementierungen und Schulungsprogramme oder Medienkategorien werden in den Kategorien Solutions, Implementations, and Training Programs or Media Awards vergeben.

Für das Jahr 2020 sind viele neue Kategorien für HR-Leistungen hinzugekommen. Erstmals werden Leistungen im Bereich der Barrierefreiheit prämiert. Die beste Nutzung des mobilen Lernens und die innovativsten Lern- und Entwicklungsprogramme werden gesucht, ebenso das beste Team-Entwicklungsprogramm und besondere Leistungen in der Führungskräfteentwicklung.

Auch einzigartige attraktive Angebote, die ein Unternehmen potentiellen Arbeitnehmern anbietet, werden ausgezeichnet in der Kategorie Best Employee Value Proposition. Neu ist auch, dass bei 14 der 16 Auszeichnungen für einzelne Personen im Personalwesen keine Teilnahmegebühren erhoben werden.

2019 wurden aus 550 Nominierungen von Unternehmen aus 21 Nationen die Stevie-Gewinner in Gold, Silber und Bronze ermittelt. Zu den Preisträgern der Stevie Awards for Great Employers 2019 zählen unter anderem die Berliner Products Up GmbH. Sie gewann einen Gold Stevie Award in der Kategorie Employer of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 250 Employees.

Die Deutsche Telekom Services Europe AG gewann einen Silber Stevie in der Kategorie Achievement in Internal Communications und Bronze als Employer of the Year – Telecommunications. Und die DPDHL Deutschland gewann einen Bronze Stevie in der Kategorie Achievement in Recruitment.

Weitere Preisträger sind die Advisor Group (USA), Allianz Partners (USA), Cisco (USA), DenizBank A.Ş. (Turkei), Deutsche Telekom Services Europe (Deutschland), ej4 (USA), Globe Telecom, Inc. (Philippinen), IBM (USA), L&T Technology Services, Ltd. (Großbritanien), Paysafe Group (Kanada), Productsup (Deutschland), Techcombank (Vietnam), Toyota Turkey (Turkei).

Die 17. International Business Awards® sind eröffnet. Ab sofort können Beiträge für den weltweit renommierten Wirtschaftspreis für Unternehmungsleistungen, der jährlich verliehen wird, eingereicht werden. Einzelpersonen und Organisationen weltweit - ob öffentlich oder privat, gewinnorientiert oder gemeinnützig, groß oder klein - dürfen ihre Empfehlungen für die International Business Awards® 2020 einreichen.

Die International Business Awards zeichnen herausragende Leistungen in allen Unternehmensbereichen aus, z.B. im Management, in der Kundenbetreuung oder im Marketing. Auch Produktneuheiten und Websites werden unter anderem prämiert. Neu hinzugekommen ist der Bereich geschäftliche Erfolge. Zu den Preisträgern gehören verschiedene Unternehmen und Führungskräfte aus aller Welt. Jedes Jahr gehen Nominierungen von Organisationen aus über 70 Nationen ein. Spezialisierte Jurygremien mit über 150 Fachjuroren ermitteln die Preisträger der Stevie Awards. Die Ergebnisse der Jurys werden am 11. August bekanntgegeben. Den Gewinnern werden die begehrten Stevie Awards Trophäen am 24. Oktober bei einem Gala-Bankett in Paris überreicht.

Für die Einreichungsphase gelten folgende Abgabefristen: Die erste Frist mit ermäßigten Teilnahmegebühren ist der 8. April. Die reguläre Teilnahmefrist endet am 13. Mai. Spätere Nominierungen werden noch bis einschließlich 17. Juni mit einer Nachgebühr akzeptiert.

Alle wichtigen Informationen zu den Teilnahmebedingungen und zu den Beiträgen finden Teilnehmer unter www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Den Teilnehmern der International Business Awards stehen verschiedene Kategorien zur Verfügung – etwa die Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, die speziell die Leistungen von Unternehmerpersönlichkeiten würdigen. Oder die Company of the Year Awards die Unternehmen des Jahres auszeichnen.

Die Stevie Awards haben für 2020 die Kategorien überarbeitet und einige Neuerungen eingeführt. Hinzugekommen sind neun neue Kategorien, um einzigartige geschäftliche Erfolge anzuerkennen, unter anderem in Bereichen wie Geschäftsumstellung, Finanzen, Umsatzgenerierung sowie Wissenschaft und Technologie.

Viele weitere Kategorien zeichnen besondere Leistungen in allen wichtigen Unternehmensfunktionen aus, unter anderem im Marketing mit den Marketing Awards, im Management mit den Management Awards, in der Kundenbetreuung mit den Customer Service Awards , in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit mit den Public Relations Awards  und in der IT mit den  Information Technology Awards. Leistungen im Bereich Produktentwicklung werden mit den New Product Awards ausgezeichnet und für den Personalbereich sind es die Human Resources Awards.

Eine große Auswahl an Kategorien würdigen auch herausragende Leistungen im Bereich der unternehmensbezogenen Medien und Publikationen. Beispiele hierfür sind die Awards für Website Awards, Awards für Smartphone und Tablet Apps sowie weitere Medien Awards

Eine vollständige Übersicht über die Kategorien findet man unter https://stevieawards.com/iba/categories. 

Die Stevie Awards haben für die International Business Awards® 2020 die Anforderungen für die Einreichungen verändert. Sie wurden in folgenden Kategorien vereinfacht: Company/Organization Awards, Corporate Communications & Public Relations Awards, Marketing Awards, and New Product & Product Management Awards. Statt des üblichen Essays, beantworten die Teilnehmer nun gezielt fünf Fragen zu ihren Leistungen. Als Alternative kann auch ein maximal fünfminütiges Video eingereicht warden, in dem diese Fragen beantwortet warden.

Für Nominierungen in den Kategorien „Company of the Year" und in weiteren ausgewählten Kategorien fallen keine Teilnahmegebühren mehr an. Beiträge können in schriftlicher Form oder als maximal fünfminütiges Video eingereicht werden.

Zu den Preisträgern der International Business Awards 2019 zählen unter anderem ASDA’A BCW (United Arab Emirates), Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA), DHL Express (worldwide), Dubai Health Authority (United Arab Emirates), IBM (USA), Megaworld Foundation (Philippines), Meli Studio (Australia), NBCUniversal (USA), Switching-Time (China), Tata Consultancy Services (United Kingdom),  Vodafone Turkey Foundation (Turkey).

世界有数のビジネスアワードプログラムの主催者であるStevie®Awardsは、COVID-19のパンデミックが進行中のため、2020年（第7回）Asia-Pacific Stevie Awardsのスケジュール全体を改訂すると発表しました。

最終エントリー期限が6月17日まで延長されました。6月17日までに提出されたエントリーには追加の遅延料金は課されず、審査プロセスにおいて何らかのペナルティを受けることはありません。 審査期間は6月29日まで延長され、The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awardsのゴールド、シルバー、ブロンズの受賞者は7月8日に発表の予定です。ベトナムのハノイで5月29日に予定されていた第7回表彰式は、現在の所9月4日に変更されております（場所はハノイで変更ありません）。

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards は、アジアパシフィック地域全体におけるイノベーションを評価する唯一のビジネスアワードプログラムです。このコンテストは、アジア太平洋地域の29か国のすべての組織（組織の大小、営利/非営利、公的/私的を問わず）を対象としています。

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards は、例えそれがどこの職場で達成されたものであっても、あらゆる形態のイノベーションを表彰することに焦点を当てています。エントリーは、中国語、英語、インドネシア語、日本語、韓国語、マレー語、タイ語、ベトナム語の8言語で受け付けられており、以下のカテゴリーに分類されています。

• 年次報告書アワードおよびその他の出版部門賞
• カスタマーサービス部門賞
• 企業/組織アワード
• 人事部門賞
• IT部門賞
• マネジメント賞
• マーケティング部門賞
• 新製品部門賞
• コーポレートコミュニケーション、IR、PRアワード
• Webサイト部門賞、スマートフォンとタブレットアプリおよびその他のメディア部門賞

その他

2020年の新しい申請方法として、すべてのカテゴリーの実績について、従来のエッセイに代えて最長5分の動画を提出できるようになりました。

地域全体の多数の専門家が審査に参加し、ゴールド、シルバー、ブロンズのスティービーアワードの受賞者を決定します。

エミー賞やその他の国際的な賞のトロフィーを製作する会社が作ったスティービーアワードのトロフィーは、世界で最も切望されているトロフィーの1つです。スティービーの名前は、ギリシャ語で「戴冠」という意味のステファンという名前に由来しています。

スティービー賞について

スティービー賞は、アジア太平洋スティービー賞、ドイツスティービー賞、中東スティービー賞、アメリカビジネス賞®、国際ビジネス賞®、優れた雇用主のためのスティービー賞、女性のためのスティービービジネス賞、販売および顧客サービスに関するスティービー賞の8つのプログラムで授与されています。スティービー賞のコンテストには、70か国以上の組織から毎年12,000件以上のエントリーがあります。スティービー賞は、あらゆる種類と規模の組織とそれを支える人々を称え、世界中の職場における傑出したパフォーマンスを表彰します。スティービー賞の詳細については、http：//www.StevieAwards.comをご覧ください。

* 第７回 スティービー賞（The Stevie Awards）アジア･パシフィック（APSA）2020 のスポンサー企業はadobo magazineと PR Newswire Asiaを含みます。

全球知名商业奖项史蒂夫®奖的主办方宣布，受新冠疫情影响，决定调整2020年（第七届）亚太史蒂夫®奖的时间表。

奖项的最终报名截止日期将延长至2020年6月17日，对于在6月17日之前提交的参赛作品，将不收取任何额外的滞纳金，评审过程将持续到6月29日，获奖名单将于7月8日宣布。第七届亚太史蒂夫®奖年度颁奖典礼原定于5月29日在越南河内举行，现已改期为9月4日。

本届亚太史蒂夫®奖设有如下奖项组别:

年度报告奖与其他出版物奖、客户服务奖、公司/组织奖、人力资源奖、信息科技奖、管理奖、营销奖、新产品奖、企业传播、投资者关系和公共关系奖、网站奖以及智能手机与平板电脑应用程序奖等。

获奖者由来自整个亚太地区的专业人士一同评审选出。

史蒂夫奖的奖杯由制作艾美奖和其他国际知名奖项的公司负责制作，是世界上最受认可的商业奖项之一。「Stevie史蒂夫」的名字取自「Stephen斯蒂芬」, 派生于希腊语「加冕」一词。

关于史蒂夫奖

史蒂夫®奖共有八大奖项，包括亚洲-太平洋史蒂夫奖(Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards)、德国史蒂夫奖(German Stevie Awards)、美国商业奖(American Business Awards®)、国际商业奖(The International Business Awards®)、史蒂夫女性企业家奖(Stevie Awards for Women in Business)、史蒂夫优秀雇主奖(Stevie Awards for Great Employers) 、以及史蒂夫销售与客户服务奖(Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service)以及新设的中东史蒂夫奖（Middle East Stevie Awards）。

史蒂夫®奖每年都收到来自70多个国家的组织所提交的12000余件参赛作品，旨在向所有形态和规模的组织及引领该组织的人们赋予名誉，表彰全世界企业创造的卓越成果。

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*2020年亚太史蒂夫®奖的赞助商包括adobo magazine 和PR Newswire Asia。

세계 최고의 비즈니스 대상 프로그램 운영조직 스티비 어워즈(The Stevie® Awards)는 코로나19의 영향으로 2020 (제7회) 아시아-태평양 스티비상(Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards)의 전체 일정을 변경한다고 발표했다.

먼저 최종 출품 마감일이 6월 17일로 더 연장된다. 추가적인 지체료는 부과되지 않으며, 6월 17일까지 제출되는 출품작들은 어떤 이유로든 심사 과정에서 불이익을 받지 않는다. 심사 과정은 6월 29일까지 연장되며, 금, 은, 동 스티비상 수상자들은 7월 8일 발표된다. 5월 29일 베트남 하노이에서 열리기로 했던 제7회 시상식의 일정은 9월 4일 하노이로 변경된다.

아시아-태평양 스티비상은 아시아-태평양 전 지역에 걸쳐 비즈니스계의 '혁신'을 시상하는 유일한 비즈니스 대상 프로그램이며, 대규모와 소규모, 영리와 비영리, 공공과 민간에 상관 없이, 아태지역 29개국에 있는 모든 조직들에 열려 있다.

이 상은 어떤 일터에서 성취되었든, 모든 형태의 혁신을 시상하는데 중점을 두고 있다. 출품작들은 8개의 언어(한국어, 말레이어, 영어, 인도네시아어, 일본어, 중국어, 태국어, 베트남어)로 출품할 수 있으며, 출품이 가능한 카테고리에는 연례보고서 및 출판물 부문, 고객 서비스 부문, 기업/조직 부문, HR 부문, IT 부문, 경영 부문, 마케팅 부문, 비디오 부문, 신제품 부문, 기업 커뮤니케이션, IR, PR 부문, 웹사이트 부문 등이 있다.

2020년의 새로운 점은, 전통적인 스티비상의 에세이 대신 성취에 대한 5분 길이의 비디오를 제출할 수 있다는 것이다. 이는 모든 카테고리에 해당된다. 
금, 은, 동 스티비상 수상자들은 아태 전 지역의 수많은 전문가들이 심사 과정에 참가해 결정한다.
스티비상 트로피는 애미상을 비롯 여러 국제적인 비즈니스 상의 트로피를 제작한 곳에서 만든 것으로 세계에서 가장 갖고 싶어하는 상 중의 하나이다. 상명인 스티비(Stevie)는 그리스어로 ‘왕관(Crowned)’을 의미한다.

스티비 어워즈에 대하여

스티비 어워즈는 아시아-태평양 스티비상(Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards), 국제 비즈니스 대상(The International Business Awards®), 여성 기업인 스티비 대상(Stevie Awards for Women in Business), 영업 및 고객서비스 스티비 대상(Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service), 미국 비즈니스 대상(The American Business Awards®), 독일 스티비상(German Stevie Awards), 위대한회사 스티비상(Stevie Awards for Great Employers), 그리고 새로운 중동 스티비상(Middle East Stevie Awards)의 8개 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 스티비상에는 매년 70여 국가에서 1만 2천 이상의 조직이 출품한다. 모든 형태와 규모의 조직 및 그 조직을 이끄는 사람들의 명예를 기리는 스티비 어워즈는 전세계 기업들이 창출해낸 뛰어난 성과들을 인정하는 일을 하고 있다. 스티비상에 대한 자세한 내용은 www.StevieAwards.com에서 볼 수 있다.

*adobo magazine과 PR Newswire Asia는 2020년 아시아-태평양 스티비상의 공식 스폰서이다.

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world's premier business awards programs, announced that they are revising the entire schedule for the 2020 (seventh annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

They have extended the final entry deadline for the awards to June 17. No additional late fees will be charged for entries submitted through June 17, and the entries will not be penalized in any way in the judging process. The judging process will extend through June 29. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be announced on July 8. The seventh annual awards banquet, originally scheduled for May 29 in Hanoi, Vietnam, is now rescheduled for September 4 in Hanoi.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards is the only business awards program to recognize innovation throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. The competition is open to all organizations across 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region: large and small, for-profit and non-profit, public and private.

The awards focus on recognizing innovation in all its forms, wherever it is achieved in the workplace. Entries are accepted in eight languages - Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese - in the following category groups:

• Annual Report Awards & Other Publication Awards
• Customer Service Awards
• Company/Organization Awards
• Human Resources Awards
• Information Technology Awards
• Management Awards
• Marketing Awards
• New Product Awards
• Corporate Communications, IR, and PR Awards
• Website Awards and Smartphone and Tablet App Awards
  …and more
  

New for 2020, you may now submit a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about your achievements, in all categories, instead of the traditional Stevie Awards written essay.

Scores of professionals from throughout the region will participate in the judging process to determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners.

The Stevie Award trophies, made by the company that makes the Emmy and other major international awards, are among the world's most coveted prizes. The name Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for "crowned".

* Sponsors of the 2020 (7th annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards include adobo magazine and PR Newswire Asia.

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