15th International ICT Awards Philippines (IICTAP)
SUMMARY:
The significant changes in ICTAP for 2021 have been with respect to:
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- The format of the Launching event
- The status of Appreciation Night
- Close of Nomination Night
- The format of the Announcement of Winners event
- The format of the Presentation of Awards event
- he award categories
- The structure of award categories
- The Title Sponsorships
- The sponsorship packages
There have been some minor changes:
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- Clarifying certain provisions in the Eligibility and Judging Criteria
- In the composition of the Organizing Committee
- In the composition of the Judging Appeal Board
There have been no changes (except for dates where applicable) in:
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- The Organizer of the event (Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
- The Official Endorsers (DICT, PEZA, and NICP)
- The Independent Compliance Officer (Mr. Monchito Ibrahim)
- The names of Judges held confidential until Finalists and Winners announced
- The Judging Auditor (Isla Lipana PWC)
- The Legal Adviser (Virgilio Del Rosario & Partners)
- Procedure for submitting nominations and mandatory requirement to submit these online
- Mandatory requirement for Nominees to submit latest published Annual and Audit Reports
- Procedure for compliance review of eligibility and complete documentation
- Procedure for selection of judges and judging of eligible nominations
- Procedure for audit of the judging proceedings and results
- Procedure and grounds for appeal of decisions by the Judging Panel
SPECIFIC CHANGES
The format of the Launching event:
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- Changed to a virtual event on October 30, 2020, with information posted on IICTAP website
The status of Appreciation Night and Close of Nomination Night:
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- Appreciation night not being held due to Covid-19, quarantine restrictions
- No decision on Close of Nominations Night pending quarantine restrictions in February 2021
The format of the Announcement of Finalists and Winners event on April 10,2021:
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- The Announcement of Finalists and Winners will be on TV streamed in Facebook
- The Announcement will be replayed on Facebook and You Tube fir one month
- The Announcement will not be streamed on a ZOOM webinar
The format of the Presentation of Awards event on April 15, 2021:
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- If prevailing quarantine restrictions permit this will be a celebrity dinner at a premier hotel
- If prevailing quarantine restrictions do not permit this will arranged as a virtual event
The award categories:
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- New awards for Best Company for Fintech Services, Best SME for ICT Services, and for a Outstanding use of ICT Services to Fight Covid 19
- Change in status of Most Innovative Company to a Premier Award
- Change in scope for award for Best Company for Software Development
- Deletion of award for Best Company for Creatives
The structure of award categories:
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- The award categories have been regrouped as follows:
• Premier Award Categories
• Business status Award Categories
• Sector Award Categories
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- The classification has no application for eligibility of judging criteria for each award category which is specified for each award category
The Title Sponsorships:
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- The previous Title Sponsors have advised that, given changed marketing priorities and budget reductions, they will not be Title Sponsors for the 2021 event
- The Organizing Committee is reviewing the options of continuing with multiple Title Sponsors, with a single exclusive Title Sponsor, or with no Title Sponsor and multiple Platinum Sponsors
Sponsorship packages:
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- The sponsorship packages, including collaterals and subscription fee, have been adjusted given changes in marketing value of virtual events planned in 2021
- A new feature is provided for a sponsor to have exclusivity for its sponsorship with no competition sponsor in the same industry sector has been added
Clarifying provisions in the Eligibility and Judging Criteria:
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- It has been clarified that the sub-points indicated for each judging criteria are examples and neither mandatory inputs nor limits on inputs
In the composition of the Organizing Committee:
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- The Chairman of CanCham ICT Committee (Mr. Richard McGonegal) added as member
In the composition of the Judging Appeal Board:
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- The Independent Compliance Officer has been added as a member