In May 2026, TechIsland was honoured with the IN Business Editors' Choice Award at the IN Business Awards 2026 — a recognition we are deeply proud of, and one we share with the entire Cypriot tech ecosystem.
Accepting the award on behalf of the Board, our team, and our members, Chairman Valentinos Polykarpou mentioned:
"Great changes usually start with small groups of people who decide to believe in something a little bigger than the reality of the moment. That's how the effort to make Cyprus a real Tech Island began. This award doesn't belong to one organisation. It is the result of collective effort. And thanks to that collective effort, we can today say with confidence that Cyprus has entered the global map of the tech ecosystem — for the benefit of the economy, society, and especially the next generation.”
And according to a recent KPMG Cyprus study, the numbers reflect exactly that:
- 16% contribution of the country GDP
- More than 70,000 jobs supported by ICT
- #1 in Europe in ICT growth rate over the past decade
Thank you to InBusiness and the Editorial team for this honour. We continue with the same sense of responsibility — and even greater ambition.
