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iAwards National Finalists

Webinar Briefing

Company/Group Categories

Presented by:

Kelly Hutchinson, Executive Judge

Jim Ellis, Chief Judge

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• What are the iAwards?

• iAwards Category Domains

• iAwards Nomination Process

• Eligibility to Nominate

• Judging Process Company/Group Categories

• Hints from past Judges

• Winner’s Story

• APICTA Awards

• Questions

Webinar overview

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Kelly Hutchinson

Executive Judge

Jim Ellis

Chief 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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Phase Two Online Briefing Sessions 11-18 July 2012

Company Category Phase Two Judging – Melbourne 7-8 August 2012

iAwards Australia 3.0 Forum – Melbourne 9 August 2012

iAwards Nominees VIP Networking Luncheon - Melbourne 9 August 2012

iAwards Gala Dinner – Melbourne 9 August 2012

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.

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Pioneer Categories

All 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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• VENUE The venue for judging on both days is: KPMG Level 5, 147 Collins Street Melbourne

• JUDGING SCHEDULE Please follow the schedule below when judging each submission. Each finalist has been allocated a 35 minute time slot to present their nomination. This is broken down into:

– Set up – 5mins – Presentation – 15mins – Q&A – 10mins – Pack down – 5mins – Judges deliberation – 10mins

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 Story

Tips from a past winner Maree 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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For more information

visit www.iawards.com.au

call 1300 665 145

email iawards@gener8.com.au

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Thank you for your interest in the iAwards.

Good luck with your nominations!

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