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iAwards Webinar BriefingCompany/Group Categories

Presented by: Kelly Hutchinson, Executive Judge

Jim Ellis, Chief Judge

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• What are the iAwards? • Why should you enter?• Key dates for 2012• iAwards Category Domains• iAwards Nomination Process • Eligibility to Nominate• Judging Process Company/Group Categories• Hints from past Judges• Winner’s Story• APICTA Awards• Questions

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Kelly HutchinsonExecutive Judge

Jim EllisChief Judge

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What are the iAwards?

The impact that ICT has on every part of our economy and its influence on our day to day activities is celebrated by the iAwards each year.

The iAwards program's goal is to provide business, industry and government with a clear view of the people leading ICT in Australia and the quality of innovation being produced.

National company winners go on to compete with the best in the Asia Pacific region making the iAwards the only truly international awards program delivered to the national ICT community.

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Why should you enter?Are you...• Searching for ways of entering the market or

finding new markets?• Looking for new ways to market yourself?• Taking your company to the next level through technology? 

Do you...• Know an ICT 'superstar' who deserves recognition?• Empower your people – and love watching them take the credit?• Have the ‘next big thing’?

Then the iAwards are for you!  

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Key dates for 2012

iAwards Calendar

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iAwards Category Domains

Society

e-Government

e-inclusion & e-community

Sustainability & Green IT

Education

e-Learning

Secondary Student

Tertiary Student

Research & Development

Industry

Industrial Application

Security

Financial Application

e-Logistics & Supply Chain

Tools & Infrastructure

Exporter

Consumer

New Media & Entertainment

Tourism & Hospitality

Communication

e-Health

Individual

CIO of the Year

ICT Professional of

the Year

ICT Woman of the Year

ICT Educator of the Year

Pioneers

Pearcey Medal & Hall of Fame

Benson Entrepreneur

iAwards Innovation

Start-Up

The 2012 iAwards celebrates excellence across multiple domains which should make it easier for nominees to identify the right category to enter. Those in green below are company/group categories.

Category Info

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Pioneer CategoriesAll National Finalists who are Australian headquartered companies are automatically eligible for the Inspiration iAward and Start-up iAward Pioneer Categories free of charge.

Inspiration iAward Start-up iAward

All iAwards National Winners from all company/group categories are considered for this award

All iAwards National Finalists whereby the company itself is still considered at the early stage of inception and were registered after Jan 2010 can nominate for this special award

Pioneer Categories

Please note: These categories are only judged at the second round of the iAwards. To be eligible you need to submit a nomination in one of the other company/group categories and win or be awarded a merit in the state iAwards and proceed to the national finals. You will be contacted to complete additional information as required

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• Register your interest online at the iAwards Portal www.iawardsportal.com.au

• Login using your assigned Login Id and Password

• Download the Award Template/s for each of the categories you are interested in and complete offline.  

• Create a new submission online using your completed template. Once logged in complete steps 1-3.

• Cost is $330 per entry – if you enter more than one category it is an additional $330 (inc. GST) *There is no charge for Individual categories 

• Nominations close at 5pm AEDST on Wednesday 9 May 2012

iAwards Nomination Process The basics – quick reference

How to Enter

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Eligibility to NominateBefore nominating for the iAwards please review the Fine Print and be sure you are eligble to enter. All nominees are responsible for ensuring that you meet all Terms & Conditions. 

For Company/Group Awards• The iAwards are open to companies and organisations registered and operating in

Australia (Australian Business Number required);• The nominee must own the IP of the solution which they are nominating for the

award.• At least 51% of product development efforts including research, development and

design must have taken place in Australia;• Any innovation which has won an iAward in the previous three years is ineligible

to enter the award, with or without product enhancement.

Fine Print T’s & C’s

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• Judging begins at the state and territory level.• Judging at state and territory level will be based on your online

submission form and your supporting material.• State winners are then identified in each category. State winners

will be revealed at state presentation events in July.• All state winners then go on to compete at the national level.• Judging at the national level will require a presentation to be made

to a judging panel in Melbourne on the 7 or 8 August.• The national awards presentation and gala dinner will be held in

Melbourne on 9 August.

Judging Process Company/Group Categories

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• Written Entry. Be clear, concise and answer the questions.• Stick to word limit. Simple yet hard to do so edit wisely.• Criteria Ensure you demonstrate each of the specific criteria in

your responses as this is what the judges have to score against.• Reference material. These can consist of anything from product

brochures, referee statements, a video about your product or any other material that supports your nomination.

• Photos. Include photos that illustrate your solution in action not just screen grabs or use case scenario diagrams.

• Highlight your innovation as this is after all what the iAwards is looking to showcase so don’t bury it in a marketing spiel.

Hints from past Judges

Submission Tips

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Winner’s StoryTips from a past winnerMaree Adshead, MobileIP

• Focus on the outcomes not the technology itself

• Respect word and time limits

• Use your most passionate people to present to the judges

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What can you do with the win?What you do with the win is as crucial as the win itself

• Share the experience with your customers• Profile raising using the media• Profile raising through politicians

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Has it had a positive impact on your business?• Absolutely, without a doubt• Third party endorsement = credibility and confidence• Confidence in MobileIP = award of contracts• Entering global market with multi-national partner

Final tips for potential nominees• Don’t underestimate your business• Stick to outcomes, not the technology itself• Utilise your passionate people• Make the most of the win• Leverage the win to GROW

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• National winners from the iAwards company categories go onto to compete at the Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards, to be held in Brunei in December 2012.

• APICTA is an international award designed to increase ICT awareness by providing networking and product benchmarking opportunities to ICT innovators and entrepreneurs in the region.

• NICTA, Transmax, CSIRO won and Swinburne University, Australian e-Health Research Centre and Transmax were awarded merits at APICTA awards in 2011.

APICTA Awards

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visit www.iawards.com.au

call 1300 665 145

email iawards@gener8.com.au

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