The document describes the Cambodia ICT Award (CICTA), which recognizes the best ICT achievements among Cambodian entrepreneurs. CICTA aims to promote innovation in Cambodia's ICT industry in line with the national ICT Master Plan. Winners receive cash prizes and exposure that can lead to business opportunities. The competition has six categories and judges applications based on innovation, creativity, and benefits. Top submissions do a final live presentation for a chance to win awards at the ceremony and represent Cambodia internationally.

2. Presented by: Kamrang EANG
Director of ICT Industry
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3. What is CICTA?
• CICTA is a prestigious award dedicated to the best ICT
achievement among entrepreneurs in Cambodia
• A benchmark for success in terms of innovation and
creativity whilst offering more business and funding
opportunities
• Bring Cambodian company to the next level by
participating at Regional and International Awards
(ASEAN ICT Awards)
• “Promote innovation in ICT industry in Cambodia”
which is in-line with Cambodia ICT Master Plan 2020
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4. Benefits of Participation
• Winners will receive trophies (gold, silver and
bronze) and certificates of winners
• 5000$, 2000$ and 1000$ for Gold, Silver and
Bronze
• Winners will be put in various promotional
materials to publicize their achievements
• Winning the competition will increase the status
of the entrepreneurs product and be a part of
their milestone achievement
• Funding opportunity from investors
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14. Award Categories
1. The Public Sector
2. The Private Sector
3. Corporate Social Responsibility
4. Digital Content
5. Start-up Company
6. Research and Development
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15. The Public Sector
• Any application software, hardware or its combination that enables
more efficient, effective, transparent and low cost Government
Operations; or provides the best and valuable services to the public
• The application can be developed by a private institution,
government institution or government owned companies funded by
the Government or Foreign donors, and can still be in the pilot
implementation stage. The application may not necessary be in full-
scale implementation but the Government Institution or Public
Services Institution should already be using it
• Applications that have been developed to be used by State Owned
Company or Government Owned Company for commercial
purposes are not included under this category
• Recognition of application implementation by the respective
Government Agency must be presented during the application
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16. The Private Sector
• Any application software, hardware or its
combination that serves the needs of the
private sector such as Industrial Application, e-
Logistics and Supply Chain Management,
Finance Industry Application, Communication,
e-Health, Tourism and Hospitality, etc.
• The company must be registered in Cambodia
• The company can be 100% local company.
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17. Corporate Social
Responsibility
• Any application software, hardware or its
combination to support local community with
the aim to improve the wellbeing, quality of
life and standard of living of the community
with the ultimate intent to bridge the digital
divide.
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18. Digital Content
• Any application software, hardware or its
combination that provides management and
technical support to the news and entertainment
industry such as Television Broadcasting, Radio
Broadcasting, Cinema, Live Entertainment,
Publishing, Newspaper, Internet News, Games.
• The technology innovation to develop advance
human characterization in the animation film.
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19. Start-up Company
• Company is founded less than 3 years from
the date of CICTA competition
• Founder of the company and or the product
developers must be the major shareholder of
the company
• The company must not be a subsidiary of a
well-established parent company.
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20. Research and
Development
• Any ICT research and creation from university, research
institution or company that discover or invent new
knowledge, processes, product and services that meets
the demands of the market:
– have no customer yet or available in customer site
– the product is still less than year of its product completion
– Can demonstrate its features and functionality (even if not
fully completed)
– Self funding (internal funding) or customer/user funding
– Intellectual Property Rights belongs to the owner/creator
(either self or by the company)
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21. Product Eligibility
• The eligible product for CICTA must meet the
following criteria:
– The Intellectual Property Rights for the product
must be owned by the company
– At least 51% of product development efforts
including research and development (R&D), and
design must be done within Cambodia.
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22. NON ELIGIBLE ENTRY
• The following are non-eligible innovations for
entry nomination:
– A product, of which the main R&D and design
efforts are executed outside Cambodia, or of
which Cambodia is merely providing code-
cutting services.
– An innovation and product, of which in one (1)
year period before the current CICTA
competition has won an CICTA Award with or
without product enhancement.
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23. How to register?
1. Go to www.cambodiaictaward.com
2. Fill the participants information
3. Submit a 5mn video about your product with
youtube URL
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24. Video Guideline
1. Create a concept
- Current Problem/ challenge
- Develop product
- Product features
- Client Testimony
- Conclusion
2. Sketch a story board
3. Write the script
4. Outsource Video Production Team
5. Upload Video to Youtube
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25. Judging Process
• First round of selection
– The first round of selection is done through online video
submission
• Final round of Competition
– Based on the results of the first selection, shortlisted
participants (top 3 of each the 6 categories) will be required to
do a live 15mn presentation in front of the CICTA judges.
• The Winners will be awarded during the CICTA Prize Award
Ceremony presided over by The Minister of MPTC.
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26. Judging Panel
• Member of judges (last year)
1. Representative from MPTC
2. ICT Federation of Cambodia
3. Young Entrepreneur Association
4. Cambodia Investor Club
5. National University of Management
6. Development Innovation (NGO)
7. ICS Cambodia (Social Enterprise)
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28. Schedule
Event Date
Registration to the competition 25th March to 25th May 2016
1st round of selection 31st May 2016
Final round of competition 10th June 2016
Award Ceremony 10th June 2016
Send Winners to ASEAN Award 17th June 2016
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29. Contact
• info@cambodiaictaward.com
• www.cambodiaictaward.com
• www.facebook.com/cambodiaictaward
• Contact
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC)
Mr. Rapid SUN Mr. Eang Kamrang
Director of R&D Center Director of ICT Industry
Tel: +855 (0)16 868984 Tel: +855 (0)12 713714
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