KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) — In recognition of the outstanding contributions to global UAV industry, Global UAV Contribution Award 2021 is scheduled to be convened by organizing committee during 5th Drone World Congress. All candidates are global experts from internationally recognized UAV industry organizations, entrepreneurs and the award will be published annually. Each session will select 5 to 7 candidates who have made a great contribution to the industry development. Concerning objective standards, strict audit regulation, high degree of credibility and authority of the award, the evaluation of the final winner of the “Global UAV Contribution Award” will focus on the following 8 aspects mainly: technology innovation, environmental protection, social responsibility, corporate influence, brand awareness, personal charm, company market share proportion and contribution to global UAV industry development.
Dato’ Lester Tay is the President of the Malaysia UAV Developments Association (MUDA) and World UAV Federation – Malaysia Chapter who has long-term collaboration with government, ministries and educational institutions for the promotion of development in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications in various industries including Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system, precision agriculture, infrastructure inspection & audit, border security and geospatial application in Malaysia. Dato’ Lester has also established Strat Aero Malaysia for providing professional services mainly in UTM system, UAV operator training courses, trading and merchandisation of the drone-related product, and providing effective solutions to conventional industries by integrating augmented intelligence drone application in the operation and management.