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BLA EXO MEETING Members met on 4 January 2013 and 14 January 2013 to finalise preparations for the upcoming 13th Annual General Meeting and to review amendments to the Constitution 2010. The meetings were chaired by Nellie DPH Sunny, BLA President. AITI GRANTS FOR APICTA MERIT WINNERS Five participants of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2012 were awarded grants by the Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI). The grants were presented by Pehin Dato Hj Abdullah, Minister of Communications on 15 Sept 2012 to four APICTA merit award winners in their respective categories, namely, ZimacSilicon Technologies Sdn Bhd, John Harith Sdn Bhd, MeSixty Sdn Bhd, and Media Hikmah, who received an AITI grant of BND$25,000 each. An AITI grant of BND$50,000 was presented to Chung Hwa Middle School, which won the APICTA Awards 2012 in the Secondary Student Project category, with its product, 'Brunei Treasure'. The main objectives of the AITI grant are to further research and development in the field of ICT and to facilitate the development of more innovative and competitive local ICT-related products and services. Source: Borneo Bulletin, 16 Sept 2012 Wadah Perpustakaan Bil.1, Jan 2013 Page 3