"Tomorrow's leaders will emerge from the aspiring youth of today," said David Saedi, president and chief executive officer of Certiport. "This worldwide competition provides a unique forum for students of this calibre to distinguish themselves through a set of digital skills essential to their academic and professional success."

Certiport provides industry-leading training, assessment and certification solutions that enable individuals to develop the skills necessary to achieve more, distinguish themselves and advance in today's academic and business environments. These solutions include Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), the Microsoft Office Specialist certification program and Microsoft IT Academy delivered through a channel of more than 10,000 Certiport Centers worldwide.