Awards and Nominations

Leadership

These awards recognise the visionary leaders across the African ICT sector who are driving innovation and enhancing their organisations through cutting-edge technology implementations.

The awards will be judged based on four criteria: the individual’s role model qualities in demonstrating high standards and continuous personal development; measurable success through impactful IT initiatives with long-term cost benefits; commitment to sustainability and advocacy; and the use of innovation in enhancing their organisation.

  • ICT Team of the Year
  • Outstanding Woman in Tech
  • Rising Star
  • CIO of the Year
  • CISO of the Year
  • CTO of the Year
  • AI Champion of the Year
  • Sustainability Champion of the Year
  • Channel Leader of the Year
  • Channel Marketeer of the Year

Organisational Excellence

These awards recognise the organisations who are leading the innovation charge across the regional ICT sector.

The awards in this category will be judged against the following key criteria: demonstration of a forward-thinking approach that drives profitability, market expansion and competitive advantage; customer experience successes; commitment to sustainability and the use of innovative technology to enhance the organisation.

  • Start-up Project of the Year (Within the last two years)
  • Tech for Positivity
  • Blockchain Trailblazer
  • Innovation for Business Growth
  • Digital inclusion project of the Year
  • AI Project of the Year
  • Cybersecurity Initiative of the Year
  • Data Centre Project of the Year
  • Channel Programme of the Year
  • Digital Transformation Partner of the Year
  • Channel Distributor of the Year

Excellence in Implementation

The awards will be judged based on four criteria: excellence in customer wins and satisfaction, revenue growth, measurable success in scaling the business and delivering cost benefits, sustainability in product or project quality, and innovation in enhancing the organisation, with evidence of the project operating in or serving African markets.

  • Intelligent Education Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Telecom Project
  • Intelligent Healthcare Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Retail Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Banking and Finance Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Public Sector Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Energy Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Build Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Network Security Implementation of the Year
  • Intelligent Cloud Security Implementation of the Year
  • Customer Experience Provider