iShine Cloud, a non-profit IT company, established as a collaboration between Singapore Pools and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) to provide a subsidised suite of social service sector-specific software via a secure cloud-based platform, was recognized for its support of bringing digital transformation to the charity sector at the Microsoft Singapore Partners’ Star Awards 2018 in September. The company is honoured to be recognised with the Technology for Social Impact award, standing on the same stage as other outstanding names in the industry.

Launched by Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development at the Social Service Summit on 24 July 2018, iShine Cloud aims to improve the productivity, governance and efficiency of the back-end operations of charities by leveraging on the IT infrastructure as well as resources from Singapore Pools, thus enabling the charities to focus on serving their beneficiaries better. Being a leading benefactor in Singapore, Singapore Pools has continuously been looking for ways to engage the community and create meaningful impact with its partners.

In his congratulatory message to winners, Gerald Leow, Chief Partner Officer of Microsoft Singapore, said: “It has been another amazing year for Microsoft and our partners in Singapore. Winning Together was the theme of the Awards, and I believe this is the only way we will be able to achieve more joint successes.

Held annually, the Microsoft Partners’ Star Awards celebrates the success of Singapore partners as they demonstrate business performance, competency, and impact in delivering strategic IT solutions to Microsoft customers in Singapore.