It has been a great privilege to present the ARN Innovation Award in the Homegrown awards category, which pays tribute to Australian made excellence in the ICT market. This award category recognises a service provider, distributor and an independent software vendor that have delivered significant value to their customers. It’s about supporting homegrown talent and recognising the organisations that have a passion for discovering new ways to further innovation in this country.

From the first telegraph post in 1854 to today’s 5G network, servicing customers from all around Australia has always been a part of Telstra’s DNA and our heritage. We believe it’s people who give purpose to our technology, and that’s why our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. Together with our technology partners and alliances, we could all recognise the important impact we collectively have on the community every day.

Telstra is proud to work alongside our partners to improve the ways customers transform their businesses for their employees and their customers. A core tenet of our channel strategy is investing in a digitisation program to enable partners to access many of the same tools as our direct sales team, making it easier to work with us. Equivalence means sharing visibility of CRM, pipeline opportunities, and collaborating across our teams to drive customer outcomes in real-time. Telstra is committed to nurturing and growing our partner ecosystem, and we’re incredibly grateful to our partner community for their significant contribution to our vibrant ICT industry.