Videogame
developers are being encouraged to enter for The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
by TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry.
The annual awards recognise the highest levels of excellence for innovation,
international trade and sustainable development. There is also an individual
award, Enterprise Promotion, granted to people who play a significant role in
promoting enterprise skills and encourage entrepreneurial attitudes in others
in the UK.
Entries can be made until the final working day of September and they are open
to any company based in the UK – including the Channel Islands and the Isle of
Man – which operate as a business unit of the UK economy, have at least two
full-time employees or part-time equivalents and are able to demonstrate
commercial success.
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, said:
“The videogame sector in
the UK is massively innovative and highly regarded across the world and we
would encourage developers to apply for a Queen's Award.
“It is free to enter and we firmly believe that there are many gaming
companies which would deserve such a prestigious honour.”
More
details can be found at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1084954027&type=RESOURCES
Notes to editors:
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade
association representing the UK’s games industry. The majority of our
members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned
developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing companies,
technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. TIGA was awarded
‘Trade Association of the Year’ and the ‘Member Recruitment Award’ at the Trade
Association Forum Best Practice Awards 2010.
In 2011, TIGA won a further four awards at the Trade Association Forum
Best Practice Awards, including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ for the second
consecutive year. TIGA has been voted a
finalist in the CMI Management and Leadership Awards 2011 in the ‘Outstanding
Organisation (SME)’ category. Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, has been voted a
finalist in the ‘Outstanding Leader’ category.
TIGA was also named as a finalist in the 2010 Chartered Management
Institute (CMI) National Management and Leadership Awards in the category of
‘The Outstanding Organisation of the Year Award (SME)’.
TIGA is an ‘Investors
in People’ accredited organisation.
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s
games industry. Our vision is to make
the UK the best place in the world to do games business. Our mission is to
fight for the interests of game developers. To achieve our vision and mission
we focus on the delivery of three strategic objectives: effective political
representation, profile raising and helping our members commercially. This
means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the corridors of power,
their voice is heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a
material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and
improved commercial opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard
Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email richard.wilson@tiga.org.