BRUNEI ICT AWARDS (BICTA)

AWARDS

Primary School

Winner $1,000
Merit $500
Merit $500


Secondary School

Winner $1,500
Merit $800
Merit $800


Tertiary School

Winner $2,000
Merit $1,000
Merit $1,000


Consumer and Business Services

Winner $5,000
Merit $2,500


Inclusion and Community Services

Winner $5,000
Merit $2,500


Industrial

Winner $5,000
Merit $2,500


Public and Government

Trophies and Certificates Only


Start Up

Winner $5,000
Merit $2,500


Research & Development

Winner $5,000
Merit $1,500


Technology

Winner $5,000
Merit $1,500


MAIN CATEGORIES

For the ICT projects undertaken by a student or group of students who are studying in Year 4 to Year 6.

For ICT projects by a student or group of students who are studying in Year 7 to Year 11.

For individuals or groups of students in Year 12 until Undergraduates.

For projects, products and services that targets or empowers consumer choice or engagement across all markets, including: Retail; Media; Entertainment; Arts and Culture; Gaming; Tourism; Banking, Insurance & Finance (retail); Marketplaces including smart home, transactions for properties, goods and services.
Also for solutions that drive and deliver business solutions with high levels of productivity and competitiveness. These may be solutions that deliver cross industry functions. Innovations may be from: Banking; Finance; Legal; Accounting; Architecture; HR; Administrative Services & Professional Services sectors.

For projects, products and services that target niche markets in order to break down the barriers that prevent some members of the community from fully participating in (and contributing to) society as well as projects, products and services that enhance the quality of life, wellbeing and education of our general community.
Innovations may be from: Urban, Rural and Remote Services; Indigenous services, eLearning & education; Health and Wellbeing; Sustainability and Environment; NGOs; Disability Sector; Sport.

For solutions that deliver automation through the integration of systems, technologies and processes for the following sectors includes but not limited to Agriculture; Mining; Oil & Gas; Energy Utilities; Manufacturing; Engineering & Construction; ICT Networks & Communications, Transport; Logistics; Sustainability & Environment.

For services the core value of which is to deliver the digitisation of citizen services and improve efficiencies in the machinery of government. Solutions will be developed by all levels of government or government in collaboration with industry partners. Only nominations from Government owned or controlled entities or Government led delivered can apply. This Award is presented for outstanding ICT innovation dedicated to delivering improved government service delivery or other Digital initiatives for the public.

CROSS CATEGORIES

For company who have developed an innovative and potentially superior ICT solution and the company itself is still considered at the early stage of inception. In order to be considered for this category, the following criteria must be met:
• The company business registration must not be more than three (3) years from the date of the BICTA competition;
• The individual founder(s) of the company and/or the product developers must still be a major shareholder(s) of the company; and
• The company must not be a subsidiary of an established parent company.

Technology developed which utilises large volumes of data - both structured and unstructured that result in strategic analysis and better decisions. This may include advanced data analytics and unique algorithms.

The use of IoT technologies for the inter-connectedness of physical devices to enable solutions to extract data or to create new information to improve efficiencies, accuracy and/or economic benefit and reduced human intervention.

SMART NATION AWARDS CATEGORIES

Given to a non-winning entry which has fulfilled Brunei’s Smart Nation vision on digital transformation for improved quality of life, public services, schools, safety, mobility of people and to achieve environment sustainability within the applications of these five (5) sectors.

Given to a non-winning entry which has fulfilled Brunei’s Smart Nation vision on digital transformation for improved quality of life, public services, schools, safety, mobility of people and to achieve environment sustainability within the applications of these five (5) sectors.

Given to a non-winning entry which has fulfilled Brunei’s Smart Nation vision on digital transformation for improved quality of life, public services, schools, safety, mobility of people and to achieve environment sustainability within the applications of these five (5) sectors.

Given to a non-winning entry which has fulfilled Brunei’s Smart Nation vision on digital transformation for improved quality of life, public services, schools, safety, mobility of people and to achieve environment sustainability within the applications of these five (5) sectors.

Given to a non-winning entry which has fulfilled Brunei’s Smart Nation vision on digital transformation for improved quality of life, public services, schools, safety, mobility of people and to achieve environment sustainability within the applications of these five (5) sectors.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

1.    Fill-in the form from BICTA website

2.    Submit the Submission Form before deadline

3.    Successful submission will be acknowledged via email

4.    Shortlisted Nominees (participants) will be informed on the date of BICTA judging

5.    Results of the judging sessions will be brought up to BICTA Steering Committee

6.    All the nominees (participants) will be invited to attend BICTA Ceremony for the announcement of the winner

7.    BICTA winners will be invited to join APICTA