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iAwards Webinar BriefingIndividual 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 Individual Categories• Hints from past Judges• Winner’s Story• 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.

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Who should you nominate?Do you know...• An ICT 'superstar' who deserves recognition?• A leader who empowers their team through

professional certification?• An inspirational mentor who advocates women’s

careers in ICT• An educator training the next digital generation• A CIO who took their business to the next level

through technology? 

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

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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 grey below are individual categories.

Category Info

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Individual CategoriesThe 2012 iAwards will span the achievement of outstanding individuals including the CIO of the Year, ICT Professional of the Year, ICT Woman of the Year and ICT Educator of the Year.

CIO of the Year ICT Educator of the Year

Awarded to the CIO demonstrating the most substantial improvement in the performance of their organisation based on excellence in ICT leadership and innovation.

Awarded to an Australian educator who has shown excellence in ICT education and demonstrated exceptional outcomes for both students and employers.

ICT Professional of the Year ICT Woman of the Year

Awarded to an ICT industry professional for outstanding innovation, commitment and achievement in their field and dedication to promoting the ICT profession.

Awarded to an inspiring ICT woman who has made a consistently distinguished contribution to the ICT industry. 

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Pioneer Categories

The 2012 iAwards celebrates Australia's entrepreneurial spirit in number of pioneer awards including the Start-up, Benson Entrepreneur, Pearcey Medal and Hall of Fame and Inspiration Award. The following awards are also presented to outstanding individuals and follow specific selection and judging criteria.

Pearcey Medal Benson Entrepreneur Award

Each year the Pearcey Foundation makes awards to outstanding individuals across the Australian ICT sector. These awards celebrate achievements and in appreciate the contribution of our tech-pioneers.

The Benson Entrepreneur Award is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian ICT Industry. It is sponsored by CSIRO in memory of a great Australian ICT pioneer, Tony Benson.

Pioneer Categories

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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 free per entry *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 responsiblefor ensuring that you meet all Terms & Conditions. 

For Individual Categories:1. ICT professionals who work in various sectors of the Australian ICT industry;2. All entrants must be 18 years of age (excluding those entering in either Secondary or Tertiary

Student Project categories) and an Australian citizen or permanent resident in Australia; 3. One nomination per category;4. Judging will be based on information given on the nomination form;5. Winners in the previous two years who won the ACS State ICT Awards (i.e. ACS Queensland ICT

Awards, ACS Canberra ICT Awards, WAITTA) are eligible to enter the individual iAwards categories. Nominations may be made with or without the knowledge of the person being nominated;

6. The judging panel reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of nominations.  Phone interviews may also be conducted to verify the nomines eligibility.  The decision of the judging panel is final.

Fine Print T’s & C’s

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Nominations for Individual Categories:• Nominations for the iAwards individuals categories are invited from all sectors of the

ICT profession.• The nominee can NOT nominate themselves but needs a separate Nominator. • Nominators can be Sponsors, ACS, AIIA and Pearcey Foundation representatives or

by colleagues or other persons.• Nominations will only be accepted via the online system using the appropriate

nomination form as it ensures that all nominations are assessed in the same manner.• Nominations received after the deadline will not be considered.• Individual Category nominations are free of charge. • ACS ICT Award or WAITTA winners may be nominated as their state representative

for the category.• There is only one phase of judging and only one winner in each category. • No Merits or Commendations are awarded.• Nominees are not publically acknowledged as finalists.• Only the winners are notified and announced at the Gala Dinner.

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iAwards Individual categories judging is a one stage process where the:

• Judging panel will assess nominations and then conduct subsequent panel teleconferences to decide whether selected nominees will be required forindividual interviews.

• Judging will be based on the information given by the nominator in response to the selection criteria listed on the iAwards website 

There is no need for Individual category nominees to attend an in-person presentation. Finalists are notified and are encouraged to attend the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Melbourne on 9 August 2012.

Judging Process Individual iAwards Categories

iAwards Judging

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Assessment FrameworkSFIA, the Skills Framework for the Information Age is the assessment framework for the iAwards 2012 Individual Categories

SFIA was created by the founders of the SFIA Foundation, a not for profit organisation whose purpose was to provide a common reference model for the identification of the skills needed to develop effective business information systems and which was easily understood by those within business.The ACS adopted the SFIA framework to underpin its Certification Program introduced in 2010.  The ACS Certification Program is designed to demonstrate both the attainment of professional skills and experience as well as their currency in certified members of the ACS.  SFIA has also been used by many  corporations internationally to both assist in recruitment of staff and their retention and career management.The broad acceptance in Australia and internationally of SFIA, the iAwards has chosen to use the SFIA framework to help assess the merits of nominations in each of the individual awards categories in 2012.

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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 profiles,

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

• Photos. Include a high resolution photo of the nominee.• Highlight why the nominee deserves to win as this is after all

what the iAwards is looking to celebrate.

Hints from past Judges

Submission Tips

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Winner’s Story2011 CIO of the Year Michael Harte, CBA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Michael Harte says winning the CIO of the Year gong at last year’s iAwards was an unexpected accolade. “It’s one thing to get an award from a banking industry body, but quite another to get one from the computer industry,” Harte says. “It’s particularly gratifying.”

ACS president Anthony Wong remarked. “Michael leads his team to improve customer experience…and has set a new benchmark for the Australian banking and ICT industries.”

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Brenda Aynsley is the Associate Judge for Individual Categories and can also provide advice.

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