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Open Innovation Catalyst teams (i.e. C24.0.xxx) are eligible for these Awards.
Award Categories
For DTW’24, we plan to have 7 Award categories **CHECK 7 as 8 with attendees choice** tobe awarded as Open Innovation Catalyst Awards at Digital Transformation World: 18-20 June 2024.
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Storyline: How strong is the Catalyst’s storyline, solution & deliverables?Team Collaborations: How well has the participants & champions contributed & collaborated towards catalyst success?TMF Assets: How well has the team used or plans to contribute to TM Forum’s assets, best practices & standards?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’)Sustainable innovation: To what extent is the Catalyst solution sustainable?
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Set of 2 parameters unique to each award category.
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Outstanding Catalyst – Business ImpactAwarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most compelling business impact & potential to be commercially deployed. 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.)
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Outstanding Catalyst –Innovative & Futuristic solutionInnovation: How original & innovative is the team’s business idea and/or technology solution?Future Impact: How would the Catalyst solution potentially impact the future developments & technologies to revolutionize the industry?
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Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum Assets Awarded to the team that shows the most powerful use of TM Forum assets in their Catalyst project andquantify the benefits of using these assets. Use of TMF Assets: How deeply rooted is 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 Catalyst – Rising Star: For Phase-I / New catalysts onlyAwarded to the new Phase 1 Catalyst team that demonstrates the most compelling and innovative solution. Solution: How well has the new Catalyst addressed the key industry challenge & offered the most innovatively compelling technology solution?
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Outstanding Catalyst – Beyond Telco Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates best useof innovation to meet the evolving needs of B2B andB2B2Xenvironments.Value proposition & impact: How well does the Catalyst demonstratevalue proposition & impact to the end business/customer to partnerships & sustainable business growth?Adaptability: How well does the Catalyst have ability to stay ahead of the curve to adapt with change in market conditions/trends & accommodate scalable growth?
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Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & AutomationAwarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates best use of AI & Automation to drive efficiency & growth. Scalability & Impact: How well does 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:How well does the AI system or technology adhere to ethical and responsible principles, such as transparency, fairness, accountability, privacy, and human-centric design.
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Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good ****concern if we keep this category expressed in last team meeting****
Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstratesexemplary utilization of technology tomake a difference topositively impact both community welfare and organizational culture, while ensuring attainment of sustainable development goals. |
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Judging Process
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Each Open Innovation Catalyst teams can select maximum of 3 award categories (except the default categories).
Award Submission:PDFsWhitepaperLinks to CurateFxVideosPresentations
Judging Process:To score the allocated teams, Judges will review: Catalyst spaces/URL/resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)Onsite team interactions/demos at their booths (onsite)
Onsite Judging:Onsite Judging will take place all day on Day 1 (18th) and before 12:00 of Day 2 (19th). Judges will visit the booths of allocated teams to interact with and score the teams.
, Judges may visit the team at their convenience.timings
Judges:All Judging will conclude by 13:00 on Day 2.Judges must SAVE all the scores ONLINE, no later than Wednesday 19thJune 13:00 CET (local time).Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3-4 Judges to review and score the team. Each Judge will be allocatedno more than 6 Catalyst teams.Each Judge will be given access to the Judging Portal:Awards Portal access will be given to judges 1 week before the event.
After the deadline (13:00 CET 19.6.24) the system will automatically close edits and the entered scores are final.
***not included in word template, confirm deletion****Scoring will be based on above-mentioned criteria questions:-General (6 criteria) - weightage 40% (tbc)Award specific (2 criteria) - weightage 60% (tbc)
Catalyst Awards webinars would also be held by TM Forum staff in July-August, to share about this is detail.
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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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Timelines
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23rd February 2024 | Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. |
April 2024 | Catalyst Awards Webinar for catalyst teams.Recruit Judges - let us know if you'd like to be considered to be a judge.Access to Award Submission Portal given to catalyst teams. |
May 2024 | Judges briefing.Judges assigned catalyst teams. |
***DATE*** 2024 (Midnight, EST) | |
10th June 2024 | |
18th & 19th June 2024 | Onsite judging: All day 18.6.24 & before 12:00 19.6.24Judges visit the allocated teams at their booths to review & score teams.Judges to save all the scores ONLINE by end of each judging session, or latest by 19th June, 14:00 CET. ***different time than above*** |
20th June 2024 | Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners. |
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Open Innovation Awards Webinar
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Webinar in April, post webinar the recording will be uploaded here.
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