Award Category - Title | Award Category -Description | Judging Criteria |
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Award Specific Criteria (Specific to the respective award category) | General Criteria (Common for ALL award categories) |
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Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact | Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most compelling business impact & potential. | - Business Impact:
- How well does the project team quantify and explain the business impact of their solution?
- Commercial Viability:
- To what extent is the Catalyst solution relevant, commercially viable & credible to the business? (Describe with proof points e.g. target audience, market size, implementation cost, etc.)
| Storyline: How strong is the Catalyst’s storyline, solution & deliverables?Proof of concept: How well developed is the proof-of-concept? (1 = ‘Just an idea’; 10 = ‘Credible working solution’)Industry Value: How valuable is the Catalyst to the industry in the long term? (1 = ‘Not much/Redundant’; 10 = ‘Potential to revolutionize’)Team Collaborations: How well have the participants & champions collaborated & contributed towards catalyst success?TMF Assets: How well has the team used or planned to contribute to TM Forum’s assets, best practices & standards?Sustainable innovation: To what extent is the Catalyst solution sustainable?
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Outstanding Catalyst – Sustainability & Impact on Society | Awarded to the Catalyst which demonstrates the greatest potential to positively impacts society and contributing towards UN's Sustainable development goals. | Sustainability: How well does catalyst align with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest alignment with multiple SDG goals & well-defined proof points’)Societal Impact: What degree of societal impact is the project likely to have in the next 1 year? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest)
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Outstanding Catalyst – Showcase | Awarded to the Catalyst that displays the most powerful showcase demonstration. | Demonstration: How well is the demonstration presented to showcase the solution's innovation and commercial viability?Industry Concerns: How well does the demonstration highlight their solution's relevancy to telco industry concerns?
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Best Innovation & Future Techco | | Innovation: How original, innovative & futuristic is the team’s business idea and/or technology solution?Future Impact: How would the Catalyst solution potentially impact the future developments & technologies in industry?
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Outstanding Use of TM Forum Assets | Awarded to the team that shows the most powerful use of TM Forum assets in their Catalyst project and quantify the benefits of using these assets. | Use of TMF Assets: How deeply rooted are the team’s solution with TM Forum’s best practices and standards? (Scoring –1=’Nil use’; 10=’Powerful use & testing of assets’)New Thinking: How well has the team tested or developed new thinking / requirements for TM Forum’s best practices & standards?
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Outstanding Business Growth (New award category) | Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates outstanding new growth potential, beyond building upon traditional connectivity offerings and demonstrates reuse of digital enablers (such as IoT, CaaS (Connectivity as a Service), ZTP (Zero Touch Partnering) and marketplaces). | Growth Potential: How well does the Catalyst demonstrate top line revenue growth potential including adjacency / attractiveness of its solution to the telecom industry?Adaptability: How well does the Catalyst hold an ability to stay ahead of the curve to adapt with change in market conditions?
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Best New Catalyst (For Phase-I / New catalysts only) | Awarded to the Phase 1 Catalyst team that demonstrates the most collaborative behavior and the most compelling and innovative solution. | Solution: How well has the new Catalyst addressed the key industry challenge & offered most compelling technology solution?
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Excellence in the application of AI & Automation (New award category) | Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the best use of AI & Automation to drive efficiency & growth. | Sustainable Scalability & Impact: How well do the Catalyst demonstrate the AI system or technology that is sustainable and scalable, ensuring long-term viability and impact on the business (either efficiency of new revenue models) and customer experience in the rapidly evolving field of AI.Ethical and responsible use: The AI system or technology should adhere to ethical and responsible principles, such as transparency, fairness, accountability, privacy, and human-centric design.
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