4 th of Poush, 2080, Kathmandu.
The grand finale program of ‘ICT Awards 2023’, known as a prestigious award in the field of information
and communication technology, is being held at The Soaltee Kathmandu on Friday, 6th of Poush. The
Grand Finale is about to be held while the selection process and pre-events are being completed for the
last 5 months of the award program organized by Living with ICT.
In the grand finale of upGrad ICT Awards 2023 in association with Indrive, the award will be distributed
along with the announcement of winners in 14 categories related to the Information, Communication and
Technology sector. Likewise, the best startups from all seven provinces will be honored with the
Provincial Startup ICT Recognition 2023. The award also includes the South Asia Startup ICT Award
aimed at South Asian countries.
More than 800 distinguished people from home and abroad will participate in the grand finale of the ICT
Award, which will be organized as a special celebration of the technology sector. An expert jury
committee of 14 members from home and 3 from abroad was formed for the selection of the 8 th edition
of the ICT Award. The organizing committee has informed that more than 700 applications have been
received in online nominations opened in 13 different categories.
The award distribution categories are startup and innovation-driven startup, product, rising star
innovation and Hamro Pay Public Choice ICT Award. Individual award categories include Professional
Excellence, Entrepreneur, Nepali Diaspora, Pioneer, and Ncell Woman Icon ICT Award. Institutional and
corporate award categories include Digital Education (Public Sector), Digital Education (Private Sector),
Digital Governance and Digital Services ICT Award. Razan Lamsal: Chairman of the organizing
committee said that the South Asia Startup ICT Award has been included as an international award
category.
In all these categories, various stages of the selection process was conducted for 3 months with the
participation of 17 jury members. According to the organizers, process such as Startup meet, Boot camp,
Startup and idea fest in Kathmandu, television program, public voting and field visit were conducted in all
seven provinces. Lamsal said that all efforts have been made to make the award selection process
transparent, fair and comprehensive.
ICT Award is not just an award program but it has supported the development of digital transformation
and ecosystem. The participants believe that the award program organized every year is encouraging
those who want to work in this field. Startups, products and innovations that competed in this award have
received opportunities for further investment and market expansion. Award winners will receive trophies
and honors along with offers from various companies. The Ncell Woman Icon will also receive a prize of
3 lakh rupees.
The organizers have informed that the grand finale program to be held on Friday will be attended by
special guests and dignitaries from the Government of Nepal. International mobility company Indrive and
dozens of startups and experts from South Asian countries will come to Nepal to participate in the
program. The organizer has informed us that there will also be music performances by Pramod Kharel
and others.
ICT Award 2023 is in association with Indrive, powered by Upgrade. It is organized in collaboration with
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Information Technology, Nepal
Telecommunication Authority, National Information Technology Center, NAST, Federation of Nepal
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NAS IT etc.
The award also consists of Nepal Pay as a digital payment partner, Hamro Pay as a voting partner, Lord
Buddha Education Foundation as an education partner, Broadway Infosys as a training partner, BugV as
a cyber security partner, Global College as a knowledge partner, Veda as an Edtech partner, Kantipur TV
as a broadcasting partner, and Dishhome Fibernet as Internet Partner.
The grand finale of ICT Award will be broadcast live through Kantipur Television HD, Hamro Patro,
Facebook page and YouTube channel of ICT Award. Those who want to participate directly can purchase
tickets from the official website www.ictaward.com.
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