The Communication award is presented to the most innovative ICT solution supporting or providing any form of communication service. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination that relates to the transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, voice, video, data, or intelligence of any nature by digital or analog, electromagnetic [...]

The e-Government award is presented for outstanding ICT innovation dedicated to delivering improved government service delivery or other electronic initiatives to the community. The application may be: any application of software, hardware or its combination to support the community in our society with the aim of promoting the rights and needs of particular groups; or [...]

The e-Health award is presented to the most innovative ICT solution that supports superior outcomes across the broad spectrum of services and activities delivered by healthcare professionals. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination that relates to the services provided to individuals or communities by a health care system or [...]

This award is presented to the ICT solution that best supports, promotes or encourages social inclusion or community cohesion. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination to support the community in the member economy’s society with the aim: to promote the rights and needs of particular groups; or to improve [...]

The e-Learning award recognises the most successful and innovative application of ICT to the delivery of education and training. The e-Learning category is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination that serves the needs of learners to acquire knowledge and skills through information and communication technologies; used in schools, universities, other educational [...]

This award is presented to the most innovative nomination for an ICT solution that enhances supply chain and logistics related activities. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination which supports and enables the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related [...]

This award is presented to the most innovative ICT solution offered to the financial industry. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination which supports and enables the process of transferring and managing capital or funds or monetary related entities within or across the enterprise in a various related industry such [...]

The Industrial Applications award recognises ICT innovation that delivers improved outcomes in industrial processes or activity. Entry is open to any application of software, hardware or its combination to improve the process performance of creating products and services and to increase efficiency and productivity e.g. Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), optimization devices and system, [...]

The New Media and Entertainment award is presented to the best ICT innovation delivering superior outcomes in the media and entertainment industries. It may be any application of software, hardware or its combination that relates to the process (the technology innovation is the main criteria to evaluate the product) of combining text, sound, pictures, and [...]

This award recognises the most outstanding ICT R&D project. Entry is open to any Information and Communication Technology research and creation, undertaken to discover and invent new knowledge, products, processes, and services or to create new and improved products, processes, and services required by market needs. Any Information and Communication Technology product or creation that [...]

This award is presented to the most outstanding ICT project undertaken by a secondary student or group of secondary students. Entry is open to any Information and Communication Technology project or research performed by a student or a group of students who are from a school comprising any span of grades beginning with the next [...]

The Security Application award recognises the most outstanding contribution to the security industry made by an ICT innovation. It may be any application of software, hardware or its combination that provides authentication support, intruder detection and prevention, antivirus, anti spyware, data and/or system protection and counter security checking system that are applicable to the information [...]

This award recognises the most outstanding ICT company that is still in the start up phase of development. Start-up Company is an Information and Communication Technology company who develop an innovative and potential superior ICT Product but the company it self is still considered at the early stage of inception. The Start-up Company must meet [...]

This award recognises the most outstanding project undertaken by a tertiary (undergraduate) student or group of students. It may be any Information and Communication Technology project or research performed by a student or a group of students who are registered as active undergraduate student in higher-learning institution, such as college or university.

This award is presented to the most innovative nomination for an ICT solution that provides tools for the management or creation of hardware or software infrastructure. It may be any software program designed to operate hardware through basic operating systems and programming languages, increase the efficiency of systems personnel through system performance measurement tools, improve [...]

This award recognises outstanding ICT innovation designed to deliver superior outcomes in the tourism or hospitality industries. It may be any application of software, hardware or its combination that supports service based industry comprising a number of tangible and intangible components such as transport, food and beverages, tours, souvenirs and accommodation, health-tourism, culture, adventure or [...]

LOCAL AWARD Categories (not eligible for APICTA) Best in Managed Services Best in Corporate Social Responsibility Best in Service Innovation Best in Innovative HR Practices Best Mobile Application Best Animation

Code Number : SGIT-17 Specific Category : Sustainability and Green IT Product Definition : The application of software and/or hardware and/or processes and/or related products or services which addresses sustainability issues inclusive of but not limited to climate change, environmental conservation and impact and/or Green IT initiatives such as life-cycle management, resource management, carbon emission [...]