The online nominations are called in 11 different categories for ICT Award 2022, initiated by ICT Media of Nepal, Living with ICT.
A person or organisation can submit their application for the seventh annual ICT Award starting on July 1, 2022 to August 16, 2022. The grand finale of the ICT Award 2022 will be held in the second week of December.
ICT Award is an annual award ceremony that honors individuals and organizations that have made special contributions in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).
11 different Categories
There are 11 different categories in this year’s ICT Award, three of which are focused on startups and innovation: the Startup ICT Award, Product ICT Award, and Rising Star Innovation ICT Award. Individuals are eligible for the Pioneer ICT Award, Entrepreneur ICT Award, Nepali Diaspora ICT Award, and Women Icon ICT Award.
In addition, 4 awards are given to public and private organizations for providing excellent services through the use of technology. These awards fall into the categories of Digital Education ICT Award (Public Sector), Digital Education ICT Award (Private Sector), Digital Governance ICT Award and Digital Services ICT Award.
Likewise, the top startups at provincial level have been selected, according to Razan Lamsal, chairman of the organising committee, through the Startup & Idea Fest programme, which was successfully carried out in all seven provinces between March and May this year.
The Grand Finale event will honour the best startups from each province along with the 11 genres. According to the organizer, one of the genres will be revealed later and will also be aimed at an international audience. Furthermore, a special session called “Startup and Idea Fest” will be held in Kathmandu for over 40 startups that were chosen from every province and for dozens of startups that were chosen in the third phase of the awards.
Selection Process and Application for ICT Award 2022
The organizer has disclosed that this year there will be over 25 jury meetings. There are 12 expert jury committees and 13 special advisory committees conducting presentations, speed dates, public voting, and field visits for the top 5. In addition, the selection process will have more than five rounds.
Interested participants can submit a nomination for the award, go to ictaward.org, choose the appropriate category and complete the form. Anyone, including competitors themselves, can register online to compete in the ICT Awards.
Lastly, the award winners will be rewarded with various services and facilities with special honours. The winners of the startup category will also get a concessional loan facility and an investment opportunity.
