Nomination Process
CNME’s ICT Achievement Awards 2011 welcomes nominations from individuals and companies in the Middle East. Nominations will need to reach the editorial staff at CNME by end of day of the 30th of August 2011.
Please follow the below guidelines when sending in your nominations:
- All nominations must be in English
- Nomination forms should be completed in its entirety. This includes contact information for the nominee as well as the individual/company that is nominating. Incomplete forms might be disqualified
- A company can send in as many nominations as they wish across the different categories
- All nominations will have to be made in Microsoft Word formats (.doc or .docx). No other formats will be accepted
- Supporting documents for the main nomination document can be provided only in Adobe Reader formats (.pdf)
- All nominations should give precedence to fact-based information and should not hold marketing messages or branding information
- Projects detailed in nominations should not be older than 18 months. Projects older than that might not be considered
- Projects, individuals and organisations from across the Middle East can be nominated for the Awards. For the purposes of this Awards the countries included are UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine and Pakistan
- All nominations will be sent to the judging panel. It might also be used in CNME or its sister magazines as part of a feature, an article by itself or as part of the Awards feature, following the Awards ceremony itself
- CNME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
- In case of any disputes, the decision taken by CNME’s Senior Editor will be considered final
Category guidelines
Deployment Awards
1. Government deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the government body
- Improvement of service delivery to external or internal customers, and internal processes
- Methods of vendor and project selection, deployment, training, maintenance and monitoring
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- Internal use of best practices and innovation
2. Hospitality and tourism deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the hospitality and tourism industries (including hotels, restaurants, golf clubs, clubs, leisure and entertainment, travel agencies, airlines, cruise ships, tour companies etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including constantly changing clientele, varying locations, regular promotional activities, high staff numbers and turnover etc.,
- Samples of innovation and customisation keeping in mind the peculiar requirements of the specific organisation in the sector
- Project deployment and details with specific regard to regional realities (including rules related to alcohol, multiple languages, cultures etc.,)
3. Energy sector deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the Energy sector (including oil and gas corporations, petrol pumps and retail outfits, pipeline providers, drilling units, production plants etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including exploration across different landscapes, safety features in drilling and production, delivery challenges across large tracts of land, need for extensive data collection, data mining and analysis, all the while assuring data integrity etc.,
- Requirements for security and achieving the same during the deployments
- Process of vendor/solution selection, specific challenges faced during deployment and ways they were overcome
- Use of best practices and innovation
4. Construction and real estate deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the construction or real-estate organisation
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including a remote working force, lack of bandwidth at several locations and other constraints.
- How the use of technology has improved service delivery to external or internal customers, and internal processes
- Methods of vendor and project selection, deployment, training, maintenance and monitoring
- Internal use of best practices and innovation
5. Education deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the education sector (including schools, universities, colleges, institutes, vocational training sites etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including changing student base on a regular base, need to provide changing content on an online platform including courses and tests, improving connectivity, research activities etc.,
- Samples of innovation and customisation keeping in mind the peculiar requirements of the specific educational institution
- Project deployment and details with specific regard to regional realities (including multiple languages, cultures etc.,)
6. BFSI deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the BFSI sector (including banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, trading firms, financial analysis organisations, currency traders, stock broking firms, venture capitalists etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including the need to service both an internal and external customer base, regulatory requirements (international and regional) and the need for high-efficiency in data integrity
- Requirements for security and achieving the same during the deployments
- Process of vendor/solution selection, specific challenges faced during deployment and ways they were overcome
- Use of best practices and innovation, especially when addressing the external customer base
7. Healthcare deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the healthcare sector (including hospitals, nursing homes, polyclinics, clinics, veterinary care places, dental clinics and dentists, pharmacies, special needs facilities, heath-related NGOs, emergency services etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including changing patient base, constant updation of medical records, maintaining data integrity, ensuring data security, etc.,
- Samples of innovation and customisation keeping in mind the peculiar requirements of the specific healthcare institution
- Project deployment and details with specific regard to regional realities (including multiple medical practices, medicines etc.,)
8. Telecommunications deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the telecommunications sector (including telecom operators, ISPs, satellite service providers, carrier’s carriers etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including provision of services across varying landscapes with varying levels of infrastructure and skills availability, constant need to increase ARPU, interactive elements with content providers and content delivery partners etc.,
- Samples of innovation and customisation keeping in mind the peculiar requirements of the specific organisation in the sector
- Project deployment and details with specific regard to regional realities (including multiple languages, need for consumer-specific content etc.,)
- Use of best practices and enforcing regulation (regional or global)
9. Retail deployment of the year
Guidelines for nomination:
- Project or projects involving deployment across software and hardware over the last 18 months that have improved productivity and efficiency of operations in the Retail sector (including retailers, shopping malls, e-commerce, logistics, point-of-sales, shops, distribution, warehousing, duty free etc.,)
- RoI achieved from project or projects deployed across last 18 months (either in numbers or demonstrable increase in productivity)
- The former should be recorded keeping in mind the peculiarities of the sector, including the amount of data that needs to be stored, accessed and maintained regularly, the dynamic nature of the information, cross-referencing of data, intense supply-chain management etc.,
- Requirements for security and achieving the same
- Use of best practices and innovation
For nomination enquiries, please contact:
Sathya Mithra Ashok
Senior Editor, CNME
sathya@cpidubai.com
Tel: +971 4 4409111
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