Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is today pleased to announce that its MigApp mobile application has won a CIO 100 Award. The 31st annual award programme recognizes organizations and companies around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT).

IOM partnered with Kony, a leading provider of digital applications and low-code platform solutions, to develop a digital application which provides information and humanitarian services to migrants and government agencies.

With MigApp, migrants can: find the most cost-effective ways to send money home; use the Doctor Translate tool to overcome language barriers; find out about travel requirements; access up-to-date information on IOM programmes and services; share their experiences with the ”i am a migrant” story feature; and receive notification alerts on emergencies, healthcare information and other important local information.

“When we developed the IOM MigApp with Kony, our goal was to help address the challenges encountered by migrants and displaced people,” said Bernardo Mariano, IOM’s Chief Information Officer. “To receive recognition from the CIO 100 Awards makes us extremely proud and encourages us to continue pushing the boundaries of how technology can help improve the lives and journeys of migrants.”

Recipients of this year's CIO 100 Award were selected through a three-step process. Companies first completed an online application form detailing their innovative IT and business initiatives. Then a team of external judges (many of them former CIOs) reviewed the applications, looking for leading-edge IT practices and measurable results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges' evaluations and selected the final 100 winners.

"Every year, we are honored to showcase the technology innovation and business value delivered by our CIO 100 award winners. Each of these companies has achieved notable success in accelerating businesses to the front lines of the digital revolution," said Maryfran Johnson, Executive Director of CIO Programs for CIO Events and the CIO Executive Council. "This year's winners are inspiring examples of how IT leadership, business partnerships and customer engagement can reshape the future."

CIO is the International Data Group’s (IDG) premier content and community resource for information technology executives in this fast-paced era of IT transformation in the enterprise. The award-winning CIO portfolio—CIO.com, CIO executive programmes, CIO Strategic Marketing Services, CIO Forum on LinkedIn, CIO Executive Council and CIO primary research—provides technology businesses with analysis and insight on information technology trends and an in-depth understanding of IT’s role in achieving business goals.

Representatives from the winning organizations and companies will be recognized at The CIO 100 Symposium & Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States of America.     

MigApp was developed thanks to the financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). 

For more information please contact:
Alex Dougan at IOM HQ, Tel: +41 22 7179 352, Email: adougan@iom.int
Suraya Akbarzad, Tel: 415-856-5132, Email: Kony@blancandotus.com