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2016 iAwards Nominations for Australian Innovation close March 31
NOMINATIONS for the iAwards, Australia’s premier awards programme for innovation in the digital economy will close on March 31, 2016.
These awards recognise the best innovations and innovative projects from start-ups, mid-sized companies, students, government, corporate, research and academia.
The awards honour individuals and institutions that innovate to make a difference to society through solving a simple or complex solution.
Now in its 23rd year, the iAwards will offer over $75,000* in prize money across 11 categories.
Valuable business services and mentoring will also be made available to finalists as part of a renewed focus to support Australian innovation.
According to Rob Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), the AIIA has focused on building a strong network of business mentors this year to support the finalists throughout the process.
“Australia is full of people who are brimming with great ideas, and who are able to reach out to those who’ve gone before them and are now willing to provide support and guidance to our nominees.
"Mentors contribute world-class experience across a whole range of business practices. AIIA is delighted this year to help our entrants benefit from the commercial and business experience of our mentors and to provide them with knowledge that will continue to support them as their ideas and businesses grow.”
The iAwards provide a great opportunity for smart and innovative Australian companies and individuals to compete on the basis of great ideas across a diverse pool of competitors.
“The iAwards opens up new horizons for emerging Australian innovations. This is the only awards programme that enables entrants to compete across all industry sectors based on the strength of their innovative idea. It’s rare to see a student innovation compete with a government or a large corporate innovation, and this is what makes the iAwards particularly exciting. All innovators are potential winners – regardless of industry."
Nominees must first win at the state award ceremonies to be eligible to compete at the national iAwards held in Melbourne this August.
Winners will be selected by a panel of 100+ high profile industry business professionals, who volunteer their time. All national and state winners will receive a range of business services from Gartner, UTS, Deloitte, Pym’s Technology Lawyers, KPMG and Grant Thornton.
The iAwards is hosted by the AIIA, a non-profit organisation run by members for members driving innovation in the digital industry.
About the iAwards:
The iAwards honours both companies at the cutting edge of technology innovation as well as leading professionals across the Digital Economy. Most importantly, the iAwards recognises the achievements of home-grown Australian innovators.
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