3rd of Bhadra, 2080, Kathmandu.
The online nomination (application) for the eighth edition of the ICT Award, which is known as the
prestigious award in the field of information and communication technology, can be submitted till the 15th
of August. Applications have been opened to honor the startups of all seven provinces with 13 categories
this year in the ‘ICT Award’, which is the main project of Living with ICT.
This year, the Professional Excellence ICT Award 2023 category has been added targeting IT
professionals. Categories of the award in startup and innovation-related categories include Startup,
Product and Rising Star Innovation ICT Award. Similarly, categories awarded on the basis of personal
achievement include Professional Excellence, Pioneer, Entrepreneur, Nepali Diaspora and Women Icon
ICT Award. The categories of awards given to institutions practising digital transformation include Digital
Education Public and Private Sector, Digital Governance and Digital Services ICT Award 2023. Likewise,
nominations are still open for the South Asia Startup ICT Award 2023 targeting startups from SAARC
countries.
The ICT Award, which started in 2016 A.D., is being organized every year in a refined and expanded
manner. This year, the organizers have also started ‘Province Startup ICT Recognition’ to honor the best
startups in all seven provinces. Razan Lamsal; chairman of the organizing committee informed that the
startup and idea fest program will also be conducted as a pre-event in all seven provinces as well as in
Kathmandu. Similarly, the organizer said that the selection process including the pitching of startups,
ideas and innovations will also be broadcasted in a special episode through Kantipur Television.
The organizers have claimed that the selection process of the ICT Award will be the largest, fairest and
most transparent among the awards held in Nepal. Jury committee meetings and presentation sessions
will be conducted at different 25 stages for the award selection process, which will be conducted from the
third week of August. There are 14 experts in the jury committee, including representatives of the
government of Nepal, while there are 15 experts in the advisory committee. For the South Asia Startup
Award, the selection process will be conducted through a jury committee of experts from India,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other countries.
The details can be submitted through the official website www.ictaward.org for registration of
application.
Nomination can be registered by mentioning all the details of the person, company or organization
concerned by himself or anyone else. The organizer has informed through a release that nominations
can be submitted for startup, product and rising star innovation categories by the 15
th of Bhadra and for
others by the 31
st of Bhadra.
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