Application
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THE APPLICANTS CAN APPLY IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
The awards are divided into three categories . Please select the relevant category while applying:
Category – 1:
Smart Tech companies
- These are companies which use new-age digital business models or digital technologies in their operations and such use contributes to more than 75% of their annual revenues. This is further sub-divided based on turnover and the type of companies (bifurcation in next slide)
Category – 2:
Organisations and Govt. departments embracing Digital Transformation
- These are firms, Govt. sectors that have brought about digital transformation in their businesses and
operations. This category is further sub-divided into three sectors:
- manufacturing,
- services
- Govt & PSUs.
- Each sector will have one award each for MSME and non-MSME categories
Category – 3:
Individual Technology Leaders who have made a significant difference with their vision
- Individual Digital Transformation leaders CDOs / CIOs / CTOs with impact on digital business models and new products or services
- Individual CDOs / CIOs / CTOs with impact on IT, Security & digital implementation
- Best Woman Technology Leader award
PART B : DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRE CATEGORY – 1 – SMART-TECH COMPANIES :
PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE SECTION AND FILL IN DETAILS
Category 1A | Category 1B | Category 1C | Category 1D |
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Nascent “Born Digital” Startups | Mid-level solution / product oriented Digital companies | Pure Play Digital / online companies | Established IT and Technology Service companies |
You are a new startup Co with a new / disruptive idea and have set up a digital business after 1-Jan-2020 and with annual (FY2021-22) revenues between Rs 1– 10 crore* |
You are company using
smart digital tech in your
product or services Annual (FY2021-22) revenues between Rs 10-100 crore* |
Companies having FY2021-22 revenues more than 100 crore* primarily from new digital / online /virtual business models, disrupting legacy businesses | Mid / Large scale technology solution companies providing products / services that help transform other businesses digitally across sectors |
PART B : DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRE CATEGORY – 2,3 – PLEASE SELECT APPROPRIATE SECTION AND FILL IN DETAILS
Category -2 | 2a. Manufacturing Sector | 2b. Services Sector | 2c. Govt Dept / PSU |
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MSME | At least 1 award | At least 1 award | At least 1 award |
Non-MSME | At least 1 award | At least 1 award | At least 1 award |
Category -3 | Best CDO / Digital Business Leader | Best CIO | Best Woman Technology Leader |
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One award in each of the sub-categories shown | Individuals who have made significant contribution to digital business or digital products | Individuals who contributed to their IT departments on consistent basis and harnessed technology significantly | Women digital / IT leaders who have contributed with impact to the scale up in their departments |
AWARD CATEGORY – DETAILS AND QUESTIONNAIRE
PROVIDE BRIEF DESCRIPTION AGAINST EACH OF THE QUESTIONS (YOU CAN ADD EXTRA SLIDE AS PER REQUIREMENT)
CATEGORY 1A, 1B, 1C : QUESTIONNAIRE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Please submit an executive summary, outlining the areas below. Provide supporting documents wherever required.
Executive Overview
- Date founded (Month/Year)
- Describe the company and its business model
- Describe the product / services offered and how is Digital / Smart Tech enabling this offering
- Investments till date
Market Assessment
- Market size , Target market, Customer segments
- Revenue in FY2021-22 and number of people
- Competitive advantage
Key differentiator of your company’s product or service. How is it unique from others? Why are customers attracted to your offerings – list some testimonials, if possible
Please describe the technology used for the offering in detail. Do ensure to cover the following at minimum
- Level of technical challenge and complexity
- Challenges in implementation and how overcome
- Level of innovation in tech or way of using
- Impact on business metrics (revenue, profit, costs, simplification etc.) with numbers
Achievements and milestones
- Describe the business achievements & milestones reached.
- When was the product / service / project launched
- Any industry recognition received
Next Steps
- Describe the future growth plans for the business over the next 3 years.
- How scalable is the offering ? Please describe in detail with assumptions
CATEGORY 1D
- Briefly describe IT Product / Service / Project nominated for your award entry. The project should have been carried out in the years 2021 or 2022
- Describe Business challenges addressed. Also share the level of technical challenge & complexity, and challenges in implementation and how did you overcome
- Describe the emerging technologies involved (H/w and S/w) and share the innovative usage of technology adopted
- Please mention the benefits and impact made to your customers and explain how the solution deployed has helped the
customer, with relevant numbers / percentages etc. It can be amongst following:
- Cost Savings / Productivity
- Impact on growth or innovation
- Improving their Market Share
- New Business Model creation
- How is the solution robust against future tech changes expected. How is it different from other competitive offerings. How scalable and replicable is the solution? In short describe the strength of your technology solution provided.
- Any industry recognition received ?
CATEGORY – 2: ORGANISATIONS / DEPARTMENTS EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- Name of Process / business segment for which transformation undertaken. It should have been carried out in 2021 or 2022.
- Please select you sub-category amongst:
- Manufacturing
- Services OR
- Government Sector / PSU
- Brief Overview [Please state a brief overview of the project, what problem it is supposed to solve, or the goals that the project is required to achieve]:
- Share the Innovative usage of technology. Describe the technologies involved and the infrastructure and resources used.
- Describe the business challenges addressed. Please mention the level of technical complexity & challenges, implementation challenges and how did you overcome
- Specify the period of Implementation
- Please specify the role and involvement of internal departments and external partners and vendors (if any) and how were synergies harnessed
- Please mention the benefits and explain how the solution deployed has helped chart out a new path / journey. How scalable is the solution?
- How has the solution impacted the company metrics in any of the following areas (Please provide quantifiable numbers,
percentages and supporting documents).
- Cost Savings / Productivity / Impact on growth / market share / innovation or new business model
- In case of govt. departments , please provide impact or benefits of the solution in areas of:
CATEGORY – 3: INDIVIDUALS SHOWING DIGITAL / IT LEADERSHIP
- Name of individual nominee and details of the team led by the person.
- Brief Overview [Please state a brief overview of the various projects and transformations led and implemented by the individual, what level of the problem solved and impact created]:
- Share the Innovative usage of technology. Describe the technologies involved, level of complexity & challenges and the infrastructure and resources used.
- Describe the implementation challenges addressed. Describe scale level challenges faced, please share numbers as far as possible
- Specify the period of Implementation
- Please specify the role and involvement of internal staff and external partners (if any) and how were synergies harnessed
- How is this contribution different
- Please explain the role of the individual in leading and the contribution of the person in bringing this change
- How has the solution impacted in any of the following areas (Please provide quantifiable numbers,
percentages and supporting documents).
- Revenue / security / profits / costs / service improvements / benefits to users, customers, citizens etc
- Any other awards received
DECLARATION
- I/We confirm that we possess requisite intellectual property rights to the material/data/information submitted as also to the product/service submitted for consideration of the Award. By making this application, I/we, grant requisite license/permission to IMC to announce, display, project the applicant/awardee and the product and/or service, as the case may be, and take all steps considered appropriate by IMC, in their sole discretion.
- I/ We confirm that IMC can use the data submitted in the nomination for aggregate analysis and research which would help identify digital trends and best practices for the greater good of the industry.
- I/We confirm that the decision of Jury/IMC shall be final and binding in this regard.
- I/We have read the Terms and Conditions of the Award and accept the same.
Signature of Applicant