Union Telecom and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today presented ‘Express IT excellence award’ to Hyderabad City Police in recognition of IT initiatives launched by them in last one year, at a event organised in Bengaluru. Hyderabad’s Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Anjani Kumar and head of IT core team of Hyderabad Police Srinath Reddy received the award on behalf of the Hyderabad City Police.

Hyderabad police is the only police organisation in the country, which received the ‘Express IT Excellence award’ that was given in recognition of various IT initiatives and IT applications launched by them in the last one year. Infosys co-founder N R Narayan Murthy and Nandan Nilekani were among other dignitaries present on the occasion.

About Express IT Award:-

• The Express I.T. Awards – an initiative of The Financial Express, recognize fresh thinking that creates value. They honour both – companies at the cutting edge of technology innovation as well as leading professionals across the IT/ITes industry.
• The Awards discover, recognize and reward IT initiatives that have enabled businesses to go beyond the ordinary, and also have had a positive impact on the community at large.
• Embodying the Express Group’s spirit of excellence and credibility, The Express I.T. Award nominations will witness a thorough scrutiny by The Financial Express editorial team and our Knowledge Partner, PwC, to ensure that only the complete, innovative and timely entries are placed in front of the eminent jury comprising a panel of globally recognized innovators.
• The awards will be adjudged by an eminent jury panel comprising of globally recognized innovators – corporate heads, academicians and thought-leaders from the IT industry.