Technology Sabha 2019, IT Discussion Forum,

As the name suggests, Technology Sabha Awards are given away to Government department / agency / institution that demonstrate innovative use of a particular technology or a combination of technologies for distinct benefits to the stakeholders. This includes deploying a completely new solution or an innovative use of an existing technology to gain a competitive edge, improve operations, become more responsive to customers and partners or, simply, to add to the top or bottom line.

Nominations from Government departments / agencies / institutions are sought for the Technology Sabha Awards across the different technology categories. The nominations will be shortlisted, reviewed, and judged by a panel of Editors from the Express Computer team, and the winners will be felicitated at Technology Sabha

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Eligibility Criteria/Rules & Regulations:

Any Indian Government department / agency / institution

While multiple nominations can be submitted, each nomination must be submitted separately.

The system, project or solution for which nomination is sought should have been implemented in the year 2018.

Submissions with wrong or inadequate information will be considered invalid.

Entrants must agree to be featured, along with their nominated system and organization, in Express Computer and other Express Group publications.

The last date for filing nominations is Friday, July 26^th, 2019

Tips & Guidelines

The judging panel is on the lookout for Government department / agency / institution that have broken new ground in using IT systems/initiatives/projects in adding value to their customers or in solving pain issues.

The nominated project should articulate the strategic impact that it has had such as creation of new revenue channels, or new business areas, or an initiative that has transformed the applicants area of governance.

Clearly spell out the goals that your organization was trying to achieve with the initiative or project.

Provide as many details or numbers as you can about the nominated project, including project dates, timelines, history, milestones, costs, etc.

1. Government department / agency / institution Information

A) Name of the Project Head / CIO/ IT Head and the nominated Government department / agency / institution *

B) Contact Details of the Project Head / CIO or IT Head (email, Mobile, Phone)

Job Title *

Email *

Mobile Phone Number *

Phone (Landline) *

C) Number of Employees in the IT Organization (Size of the internal IT team)

D) Latest Annual IT Budget of the Nominated Government department / agency / institution

E) If you are a SI / vendor / PR firm filling up the form on your client’s behalf, please provide us with the following details :

Name of representative from SI / Vendor / PR firm:

Name of organization:

2. Nominated Project

Please select the award category of the nominated project.

About the Nominated Project:

1. Brief Overview of project [Please state a brief overview of the project, what business problem it is supposed to solve, or the goals that the project wants to achieve]

2. Description Of Solution Designed / Implemented

3. Innovative usage of technology (Has your organization / client organization adopted a unique mix of technologies or a new untried technology for overcoming an obstacle using an innovative method)

4. Benefits – please compare the pre-deployment and post-deployment scenario, and explain how the solution deployed has helped

5. List all major vendors and products (software, hardware, services, etc.) that were used to build/run the initiative.

6. Please articulate the business benefit of the project. List and describe at least three key benefits (Please provide quantifiable numbers wherever possible)

7. What are the unique differentiators of this project that would merit this project to be considered for an award?

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