Company: MDI Novare
Company Description: Over the past three decades, MDI Novare has driven digital transformation through custom application development, infrastructure, data analytics, and IT security solutions that meet and exceed business demands. Today, MDI Novare continues its culture of innovation by being at the forefront of major technology trends such as APIs, cloud computing, big data, AI, and automation.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Company of the Year - Computer Services - Medium-size
 Nomination Title: MDI Novare: The Future Is Ours
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2021, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
We are MDI Novare: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s5LanM7uQ_kz6pejz7aW6JEmgVbdbccoWGgkhE8BhZ8/edit?usp=sharing
MDI Novare Pinnacle Awards 2023: https://youtu.be/zcy-sAgDGFw
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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For over 35 years, MDI Novare has been at the forefront of digital transformation in the Philippines. We design, integrate, and maintain infrastructure for computing, networking, information security, wireless, and mobility. We also manage information technology services for the Philippines’ top corporations and government agencies.
As a pioneer in Information and Communications Technology in the Philippines, MDI Novare has brought many firsts in the Philippine Market. From bringing client-server and IP/Ethernet networking technology to break the technology monopoly of big iron and mainframe players to introducing fixed broadband wireless to help connect our over 7,000 islands, MDI Novare has always been a champion of innovation.
MDI Novare takes pride in being the digital transformation partner of choice for the country’s market leaders. Even amid the global pandemic, we remained steadfast in our commitment to our clients by enabling rapid digitalization through innovative solutions such as online account opening capability, digital KYC, mobile apps, API mechanisms, AI, chatbots, etc. while keeping our infrastructure running, stable, and secure.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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We are proud to report significant growth across multiple KPIs:
Our most innovative projects include:
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In 2020, we proved to be an agile partner to Radius Telecoms for Red Fiber Online and delivered a 100% digital portal that enabled Radius to process new subscriber applications and serve customers online. We proudly completed the project from concept to finish in just six months. By the end of 2021, Radius recorded 17,000 new subscribers - a 105,781% increase from the beginning of 2021.
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In 2020, we demonstrated our excellence in innovation through our partnership with Manila Electric Company (Meralco), as we implemented the Meralco Data Platform (MDP) – a unified business intelligence and analytics platform enabling the company’s customer-centric digital transformation. MDP not only replaced Meralco’s legacy data warehouse and reporting systems, but also provided data discovery, exploration, and self-service solutions to key data management pain points.
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We continued to deliver solutions that added value in 2020 through our partnership with SunLife, a global financial services company, as we deployed an e-recruitment solution to 84 SunLife branches in the Philippines that enabled them to attract and hire financial advisors from anywhere in the country. Through this, we helped SunLife hire over 8,300 new financial advisors to date, shorten its hiring turnaround time from 21-30 days to 5 days, and reduce costs by eliminating the need to print applicant documents and hire couriers to deliver them to approvers.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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While we deal with the latest cutting-edge technologies, it is the people behind the technology that makes us truly special. Some of our people-first achievements include:
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We provide employees with face-to-face and virtual trainings to learn soft skills, upgrade their tech skills via global certifications worth up to Php300,000, and provide a scholarship grant for employees who want to pursue their master’s degree
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We have optimized our social media presence through Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok and grew engagement by over 800% in just 3 months in 2023
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We advocate for more #WomenInTech through non-discriminatory hiring policies, 46% of our leaders are women, a noteworthy achievement in the male-dominated industry of technology
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We expanded our HMO coverage to include common-law and same-sex partners as dependents and promote overall employee well-being
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We launched our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leave in 2022, allowing our employees 1 paid day to volunteer during the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections to help advocate for a clean and accurate elections
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We grew from within as over 50% of new hires in 2022 are employee referrals, we reward employees with cash incentives for referring talented people through our employee referral program
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We measure employee engagement quarterly through our YouMeter survey where we scored an average of 4.3 out of 5 in Q1 of 2023
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We provide flexible work arrangements and transitioned to an Open Hybrid work arrangement filling up 80% of our seat capacity in 2022
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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At MDI Novare, innovation is at the core of everything we do. To this day, our mission remains the same - to harness the undeniable power of technology for good. By fostering a culture where our people feel empowered to explore new ways of doing things, we are confident to co-pilot change in the industry and improve lives as we lead digital transformation through top-notch technology solutions, data-driven customer insights, delightful customer experiences, and world-class talent.
We are MDI Novare - and the future is ours.
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