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Participants’ Briefing
at
University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)
on
07th August 2015
Welcome
Lakmal Embuldeniya
Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
Committee Member - NBQSA 2015
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Agenda
• Insights to NBQSA
• Introduction to Special awards
• Introduction to Category awards
• Introduction to NBQSA judging
• Q & A
Insights to NBQSA
Prof. Gihan Wikramanayake
Chairman – BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
NBQSA Objectives
• Provide recognition to outstanding achievements of
individuals and organizations in Sri Lanka who have
developed high quality ICT products
• Provide a window to gain International Recognition of
Local ICT products
• Improve the Quality of Local products & Services to
meet International Standards
• Identify young talent and provide them an opportunity to
develop their skills in ICT
NBQSA Structure
Awards Categories
Mr. Ruwan Amarasekara
Hon. Secretary – BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
NBQSA Awards
• ICT Lifetime Achiever / Most Outstanding Achievement
• ICT Entrepreneur of the Year
• Most Outstanding Public Sector ICT Achievement
• Commercial Product Categories
• Tertiary Student Projects Categories
• Special Awards
• Best Local Language Support Product
• Best Open Source Product
ICT Lifetime Achiever / Most
Outstanding Achievement Award
• Either “ICT Lifetime Achiever Award” or “Most Outstanding ICT
Achiever Award” would be presented to an individual for the
yeoman services rendered towards the development and shaping
of the Sri Lanka’s ICT environment. The recipient should have
dedicated at least 25 continuous years of the life to the local
industry and need to have a proven record of;
• generating ICT employment in Sri Lanka
• bringing foreign exchange to the country
• taking leadership in reducing the digital divide in the country
• introduced innovative ICT products or services
• taken leadership to ICT Human Resources Development
• contributed to the ICT policy planning, governance, law .etc.
• This recognition is awarded jointly by BCS Chartered Institute for IT
and ICT Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka.
ICT Entrepreneur of the year
Award
• This Award is presented to a budding entrepreneur for his or her effort for
venturing into the organizational development in an ICT organization
• NOMINEE SHOULD:
• Be an entrepreneur who has provided leadership for an enterprise for at least 2
years and has demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial qualities in growing
and developing the business
• Own at least 20% of the company’s shares or an endorsement from the Board of
Directors on entrepreneurial contributions to grow the revenue and
employment opportunities in the enterprise
• Be a Sri Lankan Citizen
• NOMINEE’S ENTERPRISE/S SHOULD:
• Have a minimum of 30% Local Equity
• Hold at least 1 year of audited accounts
• Have an annual revenue of less than USD 1M
• This recognition is awarded jointly by BCS Chartered Institute for IT Sri
Lanka Section and Sri Lanka Association of Software & Service
Companies (SLASSCOM).
Most Outstanding Public Sector
ICT Achievement Award
• Many Public Sector Organizations have been able to
effectively improve their services to the citizens by
adopting Information Communication Technologies
over the last few years. In the quest to recognize these
organizations, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Sri
Lanka Section (BCSSL) in association with ICT Agency
(ICTA) of Sri Lanka, an award will be presented to a
Public Sector Organization for the exceptional effort
rendered towards the introduction, nurturing and
development of ICT environment of their organization.
Awards Categories
(Commercial)
• Applications &
Infrastructure Tools
• Communications
Applications
• E – Government &
Services
• E – Inclusion & E –
Community
• E – Logistic and Supply
Change Management
• Education & Training
• Financial Applications
• General Applications
• Health Care
• Industrial Applications
• In-house Application
• Media & Entertainment
• Research & Development
• Security
• Start-Up
• Sustainability & Green IT
• Tourism & Hospitality
Awards Categories
(Student)
• Post Graduate Student Project
• Tertiary Student Projects (Business)
• Tertiary Student Projects (Technology)
• Secondary Student Projects
Applications & Infrastructure
Tools Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for the development of Applications and
Infrastructure tools.
• Product Definition:
• Any software program that operates hardware, increases
efficiency of systems, measures/monitors systems usage and
performance, provides data access/retrieval, data manipulation
(e.g. sort/merge), data management, data warehousing and
program design/development. It includes all database
management system (DBMS) software; decision-support and
executive information system (EIS) programs; spreadsheet
programs; front-end and back-end CASE tools; and emerging
areas like cooperative processing and/or object management
application development tools.
Communication
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing outstanding communications
technologies or for developing ICT solutions that make
creative use of communications technologies.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to
the transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds,
voice, video, data, or intelligence of any nature by digital or
analog, electromagnetic or electronic signals through existing
and emerging media (e.g., radio, telephone, television,
facsimile, SMS, MMS, GPRS, Internet, WiFi, WiMax).
E-Government and
Services Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions that support
electronic government initiatives and service delivery to
the community.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that enables
transformation of internal and external government processes
toward customer-centricity, providing service delivery
opportunities to better fulfill the purposes of government to
provide efficiency and effectiveness, as well as fairness and
equitability.
E-Inclusion & E- Community
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions that support
initiatives for supporting wellbeing of particular groups
or reduce the digital divide in the community.
• Product Definition:
• Any application software and/or hardware developed to support
a community / society with the aim to promote the rights and
needs of particular groups; or to improve the wellbeing, quality
of life and standard of living of the community with the ultimate
intent to bridge the digital divide.
E-Logistics & Supply Chain
Management Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing solutions that support the
Logistics & Supply Chain Management.
• Product Definition:
• Any application software and/or hardware that support and
enable the process of planning, implementing, and controlling
the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and
related information from the point of origin to the point of
consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements.
Education & Training
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions for the delivery
of education and training.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that promotes a
program or programs to develop, administer, and support the
training, general knowledge, academic, technical, vocational
skills and cultural attainments of individuals. The programs
cover those used in schools, preschool, child care centers,
colleges, universities, teaching and learning institutions,
educational radio and television stations, libraries, museums,
enterprises, etc.
Financial Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions that support
the Financial sector and various financial related
business processes in an enterprise.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to
the process of transferring and managing capital or funds or
monetary related entities within or across the enterprise.
Included are applications for the banking, insurance, stock
exchange, and multi finance industries.
General Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions that supports
any business processes in an enterprise which would
not come under any of the categories above.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware to support a range
of functions that are commonly used by an enterprise or
business entity to improve efficiency and productivity. Included
are back office applications, office productivity tools, human
resource information systems, administration tools,
procurement systems, customer relationship management
systems, etc.
Healthcare Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions for the health /
healthcare sector.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that is for the use
of individuals or communities to promote, maintain, monitor, or
restore health. Included are systems for hospitals, clinics,
health resorts, etc.
Industrial Applications
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing solutions that support the
industrial sector, including manufacturing processes.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that is used by
industrial-type industries to help them increase the process
performance of creating products and services, and to improve
efficiency and productivity. Some examples are Computer Aided
Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), optimization devices and
system, process effectiveness monitoring tools, industrial
applications for oil and gas, etc.
•
In-house Applications
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for an outstanding product that has been
developed by a company for its own use.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and / or hardware developed by a
company/organization that is implemented ‘in-house’ in the
company/organization for the company/organization’s use. The
software and /or hardware product can be of any nature (e.g.
communications application, financial application etc.).
Media & Entertainment
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions for the Media &
Entertainment Industry.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to
the process of combining text, sound, pictures, and videos to
create a diversion that holds the attention (entertainment) in the
form of Multimedia, Infotainment, Immersive, and Interactive
software, Games, animation etc. OR Any application software/
hardware that provides management and technical support to
the news & entertainment industry.
Research & Development
Category
• This Award is presented to the most outstanding ICT
R&D project.
• Product Definition:
• Any ICT creation arising from the practical application of
scientific, engineering, or management knowledge that results
in new and improved products, processes, or services that fill
market needs. The product must not be commercialized yet.
Security Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions for the ICT
Industry as well as the Security sector.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software, hardware or a combination of both
that is related to authentication, encryption, intruder detection,
anti-virus, data and/or system protection and counter security
checking system that is applicable to the information technology
environment as well as other security systems at large .
Start-up Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for an outstanding product from a ‘Start-up’
company.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware developed by a
company/organization that is registered within two (02) years to
the application closing date. The founder and/or developers are
major shareholders of the company. The established company
must not be a subsidiary of a well-established parent company.
The product must be installed / operating at least at one
customer site. The software and /or hardware product can be of
any nature (e.g. communications application, financial
application etc.).
Sustainability & Green
IT Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions that supports
any business processes in an enterprise which would
enhance the sustainability.
• Product Definition:
• The application of software and / or hardware developed by a company /
organization that provided direct impact on sustainability issues and offers
value on economy, environment and society. The application of any, or a
combination, of software, hardware, processes, products or services which
address sustainability issues inclusive of, but not limited to, climate
change, environmental conservation and impact and/or environmental
initiatives such as life-cycle management, resource management, carbon
emission reduction, carbon credit trading, environmental performance
monitoring or renewable energy management. Sustainability is measuring
metrics based on economic, environmental and social outcomes.
Tourism & Hospitality
Category
• This Award is presented to the most innovative
nomination for developing ICT solutions for the support
of the tourism and hospitality industry.
• Product Definition:
• Any application of software and/or hardware for the service
based industries such as transport, food and beverage, tours,
souvenirs, accommodation, health and eco-tourism, culture,
adventure or escape and relaxation.
Post Graduate Student
Projects
• This Award is presented to the most innovative ICT
project that is submitted by a student of a tertiary
educational institution who had graduated within 2
years of closing date of Application Submission.
Tertiary Student
Projects
• Category: Technology
• This Award is presented to the most innovative technology
based ICT project that is submitted by a student of a tertiary
educational institution.
• Category: Business
• This Award is presented to the most innovative Business
Systems based ICT project that is submitted by a student of a
tertiary educational institution.
Judging
Mr. Geethapriya Tillekeratne
Chief Judge - NBQSA 2015
ENTRIES - NBQSA 2015
Categories Entries
Applications & Infrastructure Tools 2
Communications 3
Education & Training 3
E-Government & Services 6
E-Inclusion & E-Community 3
E-Logistics & Supply Chain Management 5
Financial 10
Green IT 1
Healthcare 3
Industrial 2
Media & Entertainment 3
Security 1
Tourism & Hospitality 2
SUB-TOTAL 44
ENTRIES - NBQSA
2015
Categories Entries
SUB-TOTAL
Research & Development 10
General 6
In-house 8
Start-Up 4
Post Graduate Student Project 2
Tertiary Student Project (Business)
Tertiary Student Project
(Technology)
TOTAL 74
Judging Location,
Facilities & Process
• Judging Venue: Royal College Union Skills Center at
Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7.
• Each Applicant will be informed the date and time of
judging
• Multimedia Projector and INTERNET Connectivity will
be provided. All other hardware & related equipment
must be brought by the Applicant. Any installation or
settings should be carried out well before the schedule
time.
• Applicant should provide at least one letter from a
customer with regards to successful implementation of
same product
Judging Location,
Facilities & Process
• Each of the entrants will have 5 minutes to set up the
equipment in judging room.
• Only 30 minutes for PRESENTATION AND
DEMONSTRATION of the product / entry to the panel of
judges. 15 minutes for answering questions from the
judges.
• Only 5 minutes will be given to unplug the equipment
and exit from the judging room
Judging Panel
• Judging will be done
by a panel of
(Approx. 3-5
members) judges
with a chairperson of
the panel for each
category
Chairperson
of Judges
Category
Head Judge
Judges
Category
Head Judge
Judges
Category
Head Judge
Judges
Category
Head Judge
Judges
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 20%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Market Potential – 25%
• Market Share
• Business & Financial
Model/Strategy
• Demand Creation
• Competition
• Functionalities/Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• Usability
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Maintenance
• Application of Technology/Quality –
20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stab.& Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Financial / E - Logistic and Supply Change Management / Communications /
Tourism & Hospitality / General / Healthcare / Applications & Infrastructure Tools
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 15%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation
• Trend Setting
• Value to Community/Society – 30%
• Accessibility & Reach
• Cost Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Transparency
• Ease of Use
• Impact on Quality of Life
• Functionalities/Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• Usability
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Maintenance
• Security
• Application of Technology/Quality –
20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stab.& Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: E-Inclusion & E-Community and Sustainability & Green IT
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 25%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Market Potential – 20%
• Market Share
• Business & Financial
Model/Strategy
• Demand Creation
• Competition
• Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Application of
Technology/Quality – 20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations & Training Material
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Education & Training / Media & Entertainment
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 20%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation
• Trend Setting
• Value to Public/Government – 25%
• Accessibility & Reach
• Cost Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Transparency
• Ease of Use
• Impact on Quality of Life
• Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• Usability
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Maintenance
• Security
• Application of Technology/Quality – 20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: E-Government & Services
Judging Criteria
• Technology Deployed/Innovation –
20%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Features & Functions – 25%
• Scalability
• Usability
• User Reach
• Security
• Product Maintenance
• Value Addition to user org. – 20%
• Revenue
• Resources
• Time
• Efficiency
• Application of Technology/Quality –
15%
• Product Stab.& Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations & Training
Material
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: In-house Applications
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 25%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Market Potential – 20%
• Market Share
• Business & Financial
Model/Strategy
• Demand Creation
• Competition
• Features – 20%
• User Requirements
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Application of
Technology/Quality – 25%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations & Training Material
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Industrial Applications
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 20%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Proof of Concept – 25%
• Commercial Potential
• Publicity/Publication/Patent
• Demand Creation
• Pilot Trial
• Functionality/Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Maintenance Application of
Technology/Quality – 20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Research & Development
Judging Criteria
• Uniqueness – 20%
• Technologies
• Problem Solving Approach
• Innovation/Creativity
• Trend Setting
• Market Potential – 25%
• Market Share
• Business & Financial
Model/Strategy
• Demand Creation
• Competition
• Features – 25%
• User Requirements
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Product Application of
Technology/Quality – 20%
• Content
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations & Training Material
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Security Applications
Judging Criteria
• Unique Selling Proposition /
Innovation/ Technologies – 15%
• Technologies
• Unique Selling Proposition
• Innovation
• Business Model & Financial Strategy –
20%
• Business Model
• Financial Strategy
• Execution / Team Composition /
Implementation 15%
• Execution
• Implementation
• Team Composition
• Quality – 20%
• Standards
• Product Stability & Reliability
• Product Packaging
• Documentations
• Product Maintenance –
• Security
• Features – 20%
• User Requirements
• Usability
• User Reach
• Compatibility & Interoperability
• Presentation – 10%
• Organization
• Originality
• Enquiries
• Graphics & Resources
Applicable to: Start-up
Judging - Evaluation
• The score for each entry by an individual judge will be
• Score for Product = Σ (score each criteria x weight)
• Final Score for product = Σ (Score for Product of each
Judge) / No. Judges
Criteria for Awards
• In order to win, the Gold, Silver or Bronze awards, the
Final Score should be 60% or greater.
• The Gold award winner should have a minimum final
score of 70%. The Silver award winner should have a
minimum final score of 65% and the Bronze award
winner should have a minimum final score of 60%.
APICTA Awards 2015
Lakmal Embuldeniya
Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
Committee Member - NBQSA 2015
Asia Pacific ICT
Alliance Competition
• APICTA is an alliance of national ICT organizations
representing their respective economy to build and
enhance a mutually cooperative network to
• Promote ICT
• Enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption
• Encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the
global market.
APICTA Member
Economies
APICTA 2015
(Colombo, Sri Lanka) 18-22 Nov
APICTA Award Winners
(Sri Lanka / Commercial)
2014
Virtusa
Corporation -
MERIT Award
Evidu Private
Limited -
MERIT Award
2013
Zone24x7
(Private)
Limited -
MERIT Award
2008
Epic Lanka
(Pvt) Ltd for
EPIC Dial a
Bank®
Management
System -
GOLD Award
Microimage
Mobile Media
(Pvt) Ltd –
MERIT Award
Q & A ?
Mr. Vajeendra S Kandegamage
Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
Chairman - NBQSA 2015 Organizing Committee
Calendar of Events
 Call for Applications 8th June 2015
 Applications Close 31st July 2015
 Participants Briefing at UCSC 7th August 2015
 Judges Briefing 7th August 2015
 Judging process (Commercial)
19th to 22nd August
2015
 Judging process (Commercial) - 2nd Round 5th September 2015
 Judging process (Tertiary)
22nd to 24th August
2015
 Judging process (Tertiary) - Final
30th to 31st August
2015
 APICTA Nominees – Participants September 2015
 Lifetime achievers & ICT Entrepreneurship Evaluation September 2015
 NBQSA 2015 Awards Presentation 9th October 2015
Important Points
• Reach Royal College Union Skills Center well in time for
the presentation
• Have all the equipment tested prior to the time slot
• Be prepared to do the presentation within the allocated
time
• Bring the customer recommendation documents (if not
provided already)
• Have a 20 sec video clip about the product in DVD
format (DV Pal- 720x576, 25fps, 4:3) – Deadline 10th
September 2015
• This year APICTA registration fee - US$50
Vote of Thanks …
Mr. Shanaka Rajapaksha
Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
Deputy Chairman - NBQSA 2015 Organizing Committee
Thank You !!!

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UCSC Briefing Participants

  • 1. Participants’ Briefing at University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) on 07th August 2015
  • 2. Welcome Lakmal Embuldeniya Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section Committee Member - NBQSA 2015
  • 3. SPECIAL AWARDS SPONSORS OFFICIAL FACILITY PROVIDER IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL PARTNER MAIN SPONSOR CATEGORYSPONSORS
  • 4. Agenda • Insights to NBQSA • Introduction to Special awards • Introduction to Category awards • Introduction to NBQSA judging • Q & A
  • 5. Insights to NBQSA Prof. Gihan Wikramanayake Chairman – BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
  • 6. NBQSA Objectives • Provide recognition to outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in Sri Lanka who have developed high quality ICT products • Provide a window to gain International Recognition of Local ICT products • Improve the Quality of Local products & Services to meet International Standards • Identify young talent and provide them an opportunity to develop their skills in ICT
  • 8. Awards Categories Mr. Ruwan Amarasekara Hon. Secretary – BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section
  • 9. NBQSA Awards • ICT Lifetime Achiever / Most Outstanding Achievement • ICT Entrepreneur of the Year • Most Outstanding Public Sector ICT Achievement • Commercial Product Categories • Tertiary Student Projects Categories • Special Awards • Best Local Language Support Product • Best Open Source Product
  • 10. ICT Lifetime Achiever / Most Outstanding Achievement Award • Either “ICT Lifetime Achiever Award” or “Most Outstanding ICT Achiever Award” would be presented to an individual for the yeoman services rendered towards the development and shaping of the Sri Lanka’s ICT environment. The recipient should have dedicated at least 25 continuous years of the life to the local industry and need to have a proven record of; • generating ICT employment in Sri Lanka • bringing foreign exchange to the country • taking leadership in reducing the digital divide in the country • introduced innovative ICT products or services • taken leadership to ICT Human Resources Development • contributed to the ICT policy planning, governance, law .etc. • This recognition is awarded jointly by BCS Chartered Institute for IT and ICT Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka.
  • 11. ICT Entrepreneur of the year Award • This Award is presented to a budding entrepreneur for his or her effort for venturing into the organizational development in an ICT organization • NOMINEE SHOULD: • Be an entrepreneur who has provided leadership for an enterprise for at least 2 years and has demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial qualities in growing and developing the business • Own at least 20% of the company’s shares or an endorsement from the Board of Directors on entrepreneurial contributions to grow the revenue and employment opportunities in the enterprise • Be a Sri Lankan Citizen • NOMINEE’S ENTERPRISE/S SHOULD: • Have a minimum of 30% Local Equity • Hold at least 1 year of audited accounts • Have an annual revenue of less than USD 1M • This recognition is awarded jointly by BCS Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka Section and Sri Lanka Association of Software & Service Companies (SLASSCOM).
  • 12. Most Outstanding Public Sector ICT Achievement Award • Many Public Sector Organizations have been able to effectively improve their services to the citizens by adopting Information Communication Technologies over the last few years. In the quest to recognize these organizations, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka Section (BCSSL) in association with ICT Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka, an award will be presented to a Public Sector Organization for the exceptional effort rendered towards the introduction, nurturing and development of ICT environment of their organization.
  • 13. Awards Categories (Commercial) • Applications & Infrastructure Tools • Communications Applications • E – Government & Services • E – Inclusion & E – Community • E – Logistic and Supply Change Management • Education & Training • Financial Applications • General Applications • Health Care • Industrial Applications • In-house Application • Media & Entertainment • Research & Development • Security • Start-Up • Sustainability & Green IT • Tourism & Hospitality
  • 14. Awards Categories (Student) • Post Graduate Student Project • Tertiary Student Projects (Business) • Tertiary Student Projects (Technology) • Secondary Student Projects
  • 15. Applications & Infrastructure Tools Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for the development of Applications and Infrastructure tools. • Product Definition: • Any software program that operates hardware, increases efficiency of systems, measures/monitors systems usage and performance, provides data access/retrieval, data manipulation (e.g. sort/merge), data management, data warehousing and program design/development. It includes all database management system (DBMS) software; decision-support and executive information system (EIS) programs; spreadsheet programs; front-end and back-end CASE tools; and emerging areas like cooperative processing and/or object management application development tools.
  • 16. Communication Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing outstanding communications technologies or for developing ICT solutions that make creative use of communications technologies. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to the transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, voice, video, data, or intelligence of any nature by digital or analog, electromagnetic or electronic signals through existing and emerging media (e.g., radio, telephone, television, facsimile, SMS, MMS, GPRS, Internet, WiFi, WiMax).
  • 17. E-Government and Services Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions that support electronic government initiatives and service delivery to the community. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that enables transformation of internal and external government processes toward customer-centricity, providing service delivery opportunities to better fulfill the purposes of government to provide efficiency and effectiveness, as well as fairness and equitability.
  • 18. E-Inclusion & E- Community Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions that support initiatives for supporting wellbeing of particular groups or reduce the digital divide in the community. • Product Definition: • Any application software and/or hardware developed to support a community / society with the aim to promote the rights and needs of particular groups; or to improve the wellbeing, quality of life and standard of living of the community with the ultimate intent to bridge the digital divide.
  • 19. E-Logistics & Supply Chain Management Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing solutions that support the Logistics & Supply Chain Management. • Product Definition: • Any application software and/or hardware that support and enable the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements.
  • 20. Education & Training Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions for the delivery of education and training. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that promotes a program or programs to develop, administer, and support the training, general knowledge, academic, technical, vocational skills and cultural attainments of individuals. The programs cover those used in schools, preschool, child care centers, colleges, universities, teaching and learning institutions, educational radio and television stations, libraries, museums, enterprises, etc.
  • 21. Financial Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions that support the Financial sector and various financial related business processes in an enterprise. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to the process of transferring and managing capital or funds or monetary related entities within or across the enterprise. Included are applications for the banking, insurance, stock exchange, and multi finance industries.
  • 22. General Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions that supports any business processes in an enterprise which would not come under any of the categories above. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware to support a range of functions that are commonly used by an enterprise or business entity to improve efficiency and productivity. Included are back office applications, office productivity tools, human resource information systems, administration tools, procurement systems, customer relationship management systems, etc.
  • 23. Healthcare Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions for the health / healthcare sector. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that is for the use of individuals or communities to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health. Included are systems for hospitals, clinics, health resorts, etc.
  • 24. Industrial Applications Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing solutions that support the industrial sector, including manufacturing processes. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that is used by industrial-type industries to help them increase the process performance of creating products and services, and to improve efficiency and productivity. Some examples are Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), optimization devices and system, process effectiveness monitoring tools, industrial applications for oil and gas, etc. •
  • 25. In-house Applications Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for an outstanding product that has been developed by a company for its own use. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and / or hardware developed by a company/organization that is implemented ‘in-house’ in the company/organization for the company/organization’s use. The software and /or hardware product can be of any nature (e.g. communications application, financial application etc.).
  • 26. Media & Entertainment Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions for the Media & Entertainment Industry. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware that is related to the process of combining text, sound, pictures, and videos to create a diversion that holds the attention (entertainment) in the form of Multimedia, Infotainment, Immersive, and Interactive software, Games, animation etc. OR Any application software/ hardware that provides management and technical support to the news & entertainment industry.
  • 27. Research & Development Category • This Award is presented to the most outstanding ICT R&D project. • Product Definition: • Any ICT creation arising from the practical application of scientific, engineering, or management knowledge that results in new and improved products, processes, or services that fill market needs. The product must not be commercialized yet.
  • 28. Security Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions for the ICT Industry as well as the Security sector. • Product Definition: • Any application of software, hardware or a combination of both that is related to authentication, encryption, intruder detection, anti-virus, data and/or system protection and counter security checking system that is applicable to the information technology environment as well as other security systems at large .
  • 29. Start-up Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for an outstanding product from a ‘Start-up’ company. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware developed by a company/organization that is registered within two (02) years to the application closing date. The founder and/or developers are major shareholders of the company. The established company must not be a subsidiary of a well-established parent company. The product must be installed / operating at least at one customer site. The software and /or hardware product can be of any nature (e.g. communications application, financial application etc.).
  • 30. Sustainability & Green IT Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions that supports any business processes in an enterprise which would enhance the sustainability. • Product Definition: • The application of software and / or hardware developed by a company / organization that provided direct impact on sustainability issues and offers value on economy, environment and society. The application of any, or a combination, of software, hardware, processes, products or services which address sustainability issues inclusive of, but not limited to, climate change, environmental conservation and impact and/or environmental initiatives such as life-cycle management, resource management, carbon emission reduction, carbon credit trading, environmental performance monitoring or renewable energy management. Sustainability is measuring metrics based on economic, environmental and social outcomes.
  • 31. Tourism & Hospitality Category • This Award is presented to the most innovative nomination for developing ICT solutions for the support of the tourism and hospitality industry. • Product Definition: • Any application of software and/or hardware for the service based industries such as transport, food and beverage, tours, souvenirs, accommodation, health and eco-tourism, culture, adventure or escape and relaxation.
  • 32. Post Graduate Student Projects • This Award is presented to the most innovative ICT project that is submitted by a student of a tertiary educational institution who had graduated within 2 years of closing date of Application Submission.
  • 33. Tertiary Student Projects • Category: Technology • This Award is presented to the most innovative technology based ICT project that is submitted by a student of a tertiary educational institution. • Category: Business • This Award is presented to the most innovative Business Systems based ICT project that is submitted by a student of a tertiary educational institution.
  • 35. ENTRIES - NBQSA 2015 Categories Entries Applications & Infrastructure Tools 2 Communications 3 Education & Training 3 E-Government & Services 6 E-Inclusion & E-Community 3 E-Logistics & Supply Chain Management 5 Financial 10 Green IT 1 Healthcare 3 Industrial 2 Media & Entertainment 3 Security 1 Tourism & Hospitality 2 SUB-TOTAL 44
  • 36. ENTRIES - NBQSA 2015 Categories Entries SUB-TOTAL Research & Development 10 General 6 In-house 8 Start-Up 4 Post Graduate Student Project 2 Tertiary Student Project (Business) Tertiary Student Project (Technology) TOTAL 74
  • 37. Judging Location, Facilities & Process • Judging Venue: Royal College Union Skills Center at Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7. • Each Applicant will be informed the date and time of judging • Multimedia Projector and INTERNET Connectivity will be provided. All other hardware & related equipment must be brought by the Applicant. Any installation or settings should be carried out well before the schedule time. • Applicant should provide at least one letter from a customer with regards to successful implementation of same product
  • 38. Judging Location, Facilities & Process • Each of the entrants will have 5 minutes to set up the equipment in judging room. • Only 30 minutes for PRESENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION of the product / entry to the panel of judges. 15 minutes for answering questions from the judges. • Only 5 minutes will be given to unplug the equipment and exit from the judging room
  • 39. Judging Panel • Judging will be done by a panel of (Approx. 3-5 members) judges with a chairperson of the panel for each category Chairperson of Judges Category Head Judge Judges Category Head Judge Judges Category Head Judge Judges Category Head Judge Judges
  • 40. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 20% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Market Potential – 25% • Market Share • Business & Financial Model/Strategy • Demand Creation • Competition • Functionalities/Features – 25% • User Requirements • Usability • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Maintenance • Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stab.& Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Financial / E - Logistic and Supply Change Management / Communications / Tourism & Hospitality / General / Healthcare / Applications & Infrastructure Tools
  • 41. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 15% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation • Trend Setting • Value to Community/Society – 30% • Accessibility & Reach • Cost Effectiveness • Efficiency • Transparency • Ease of Use • Impact on Quality of Life • Functionalities/Features – 25% • User Requirements • Usability • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Maintenance • Security • Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stab.& Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: E-Inclusion & E-Community and Sustainability & Green IT
  • 42. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 25% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Market Potential – 20% • Market Share • Business & Financial Model/Strategy • Demand Creation • Competition • Features – 25% • User Requirements • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations & Training Material • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Education & Training / Media & Entertainment
  • 43. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 20% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation • Trend Setting • Value to Public/Government – 25% • Accessibility & Reach • Cost Effectiveness • Efficiency • Transparency • Ease of Use • Impact on Quality of Life • Features – 25% • User Requirements • Usability • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Maintenance • Security • Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: E-Government & Services
  • 44. Judging Criteria • Technology Deployed/Innovation – 20% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Features & Functions – 25% • Scalability • Usability • User Reach • Security • Product Maintenance • Value Addition to user org. – 20% • Revenue • Resources • Time • Efficiency • Application of Technology/Quality – 15% • Product Stab.& Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations & Training Material • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: In-house Applications
  • 45. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 25% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Market Potential – 20% • Market Share • Business & Financial Model/Strategy • Demand Creation • Competition • Features – 20% • User Requirements • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Application of Technology/Quality – 25% • Content • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations & Training Material • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Industrial Applications
  • 46. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 20% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Proof of Concept – 25% • Commercial Potential • Publicity/Publication/Patent • Demand Creation • Pilot Trial • Functionality/Features – 25% • User Requirements • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Maintenance Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Research & Development
  • 47. Judging Criteria • Uniqueness – 20% • Technologies • Problem Solving Approach • Innovation/Creativity • Trend Setting • Market Potential – 25% • Market Share • Business & Financial Model/Strategy • Demand Creation • Competition • Features – 25% • User Requirements • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Product Application of Technology/Quality – 20% • Content • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations & Training Material • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Security Applications
  • 48. Judging Criteria • Unique Selling Proposition / Innovation/ Technologies – 15% • Technologies • Unique Selling Proposition • Innovation • Business Model & Financial Strategy – 20% • Business Model • Financial Strategy • Execution / Team Composition / Implementation 15% • Execution • Implementation • Team Composition • Quality – 20% • Standards • Product Stability & Reliability • Product Packaging • Documentations • Product Maintenance – • Security • Features – 20% • User Requirements • Usability • User Reach • Compatibility & Interoperability • Presentation – 10% • Organization • Originality • Enquiries • Graphics & Resources Applicable to: Start-up
  • 49. Judging - Evaluation • The score for each entry by an individual judge will be • Score for Product = Σ (score each criteria x weight) • Final Score for product = Σ (Score for Product of each Judge) / No. Judges
  • 50. Criteria for Awards • In order to win, the Gold, Silver or Bronze awards, the Final Score should be 60% or greater. • The Gold award winner should have a minimum final score of 70%. The Silver award winner should have a minimum final score of 65% and the Bronze award winner should have a minimum final score of 60%.
  • 51. APICTA Awards 2015 Lakmal Embuldeniya Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section Committee Member - NBQSA 2015
  • 52. Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Competition • APICTA is an alliance of national ICT organizations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to • Promote ICT • Enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption • Encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.
  • 54. APICTA 2015 (Colombo, Sri Lanka) 18-22 Nov
  • 55. APICTA Award Winners (Sri Lanka / Commercial) 2014 Virtusa Corporation - MERIT Award Evidu Private Limited - MERIT Award 2013 Zone24x7 (Private) Limited - MERIT Award 2008 Epic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd for EPIC Dial a Bank® Management System - GOLD Award Microimage Mobile Media (Pvt) Ltd – MERIT Award
  • 56. Q & A ? Mr. Vajeendra S Kandegamage Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section Chairman - NBQSA 2015 Organizing Committee
  • 57. Calendar of Events  Call for Applications 8th June 2015  Applications Close 31st July 2015  Participants Briefing at UCSC 7th August 2015  Judges Briefing 7th August 2015  Judging process (Commercial) 19th to 22nd August 2015  Judging process (Commercial) - 2nd Round 5th September 2015  Judging process (Tertiary) 22nd to 24th August 2015  Judging process (Tertiary) - Final 30th to 31st August 2015  APICTA Nominees – Participants September 2015  Lifetime achievers & ICT Entrepreneurship Evaluation September 2015  NBQSA 2015 Awards Presentation 9th October 2015
  • 58. Important Points • Reach Royal College Union Skills Center well in time for the presentation • Have all the equipment tested prior to the time slot • Be prepared to do the presentation within the allocated time • Bring the customer recommendation documents (if not provided already) • Have a 20 sec video clip about the product in DVD format (DV Pal- 720x576, 25fps, 4:3) – Deadline 10th September 2015 • This year APICTA registration fee - US$50
  • 59. Vote of Thanks … Mr. Shanaka Rajapaksha Executive Committee Member - BCS, The CIIT Sri Lanka Section Deputy Chairman - NBQSA 2015 Organizing Committee