🛰️ Part 5: Chayil Information Technology Receives Kacific Satellite ICT Award — Top 20 SME Finalist for 1st Place

The journey of Chayil Information Technology reached another proud milestone when the company was honoured with the Kacific Satellite Technology ICT Award and selected among PNG’s Top 20 SMEs to compete for the national 1st place title at the 2024 PNG SME Awards in Port Moresby.This recognition celebrates Chayil IT’s leadership in innovative ICT solutions, particularly its pioneering work in offline e-libraries and e-learning systems that are transforming education across Papua New Guinea.

🏅 Celebrating ICT Innovation

The Kacific Satellite Technology ICT Award is presented to SMEs that demonstrate exceptional innovation, practical impact, and creative use of technology to solve real development challenges in PNG.Chayil IT stood out for its offline digital learning model, which delivers thousands of educational resources to schools without the need for internet connectivity. This approach is bridging the digital divide, ensuring that students in remote and rural communities have equal access to quality learning materials.This award positions Chayil IT as one of the most impactful ICT solution providers in PNG’s education sector.

🌱 From Local Vision to National Recognition

Chayil IT’s rise has been nothing short of inspiring. What started in 2014 as a one-man operation with K300 and a broken laptop has grown into a national SME employing 20 staff, working in 11 provinces, and reaching over 60,000 students.With the launch of the K7 million Morobe E-Library Project in 2024, Chayil’s solutions are now set to benefit an estimated 150,000 students across 50 schools — positioning the company as a national leader in education technology.Being named in the Top 20 SMEs for 2024 is a testament to this journey of growth, reach, and transformative impact.

🏆 Competing Among the Best

As a Top 20 SME finalist, Chayil Information Technology now runs alongside some of PNG’s most successful and innovative local businesses, all competing for the prestigious 1st Place SME of the Year title.This stage of the competition showcases the diversity and strength of PNG’s SME sector, from agriculture and manufacturing to ICT and education.For Chayil IT, this recognition is a powerful affirmation of the company’s mission — to use technology to empower communities, improve education, and drive national development.

🌟 A Proud Moment for PNG Education

Chayil IT’s achievements in the SME Awards are not just a business victory, but a national education story. It proves that local innovation, driven by passion and purpose, can create solutions tailored for PNG’s unique challenges.Their work is helping build a digital learning bridge between urban and rural schools — ensuring that no student is left behind in the information age.