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Open Innovation Catalyst Awards

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Winners will be announced live during a ceremony at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen on June 20, 2024.

Judging Criteria

For Open Innovation Catalyst Awards, each award category would be judged by:

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Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

Awarded 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.)

Outstanding Catalyst –Innovative & Futuristic solution

Awarded to the Catalyst team with the most innovative & futuristic solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.

- Innovation: 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?

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?

Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star ^{For Phase-I / New catalysts}

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^{only Formerly 'Best New Catalyst' award}

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Awarded 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?
- Impact on Industry: What level of impact will the Catalyst have on transforming telco industry?

Outstanding Catalyst – Beyond Telco ^New

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?

Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & Automation

Awarded 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.

Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good

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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.

- Sustainable solution: How well does the Catalystsolution align with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)forcommunity & industry welfare? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest alignment with multiple SDG goals & well-defined proof points’)
- Societal Impact: What degree of societal & industry impact is the Catalyst likely to have in the next 1 year (from community, ESG & Organizational culture perspective)? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest)

Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees Choice Award

Awarded to the Catalyst that receives the most votes in the onsite voting at DTW’24 - Ignite.

- All Open Innovation Catalysts are automatically eligible for this award.

Judging Process

Each Open Innovation Catalyst teams can select maximum of 3 award categories (except the default categories).

Judging Process:

- To score the allocated teams, Judges will review:
  - - Awards
      Submission forms
      submission forms (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)
    - 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)

Award Submission:

- Teams are required tosubmit the Awards submission forms (1 per team).
- Each Catalyst team will be allocated a common Username and Password to access the Awards portal and for submitting their Awards Submission Forms.
- As part of their Awards Submission Forms, teams can attach the additional materials to review such as:
  - PDFs
  - Whitepaper
  - Links to CurateFx
  - Videos
  - Presentations
- (Open & close timelines)
- Award Submission dates:
  - Opens - 8th April
  - Closes - 24th May

Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

- Online project page is reviewed as part of the judging process.
- It's important to keep these spaces updated
- Teams can upload resources such as:
  - PDFs
  - Whitepaper
  - Links to CurateFx
  - Videos
  - Presentations
  - Infographics

Onsite Judging:

- Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3-4 Judges to review and score the team onsite.
- Judges will visit the booths of allocated teams to interact with and score the teams.
- Onsite Judging will take place all day on Day 1 (18th) & partially
  on
  the morning of Day 2 (19th).
- Judging time slotswill be allocated to Judges.
  - Although we encourage Judges to visit in the set time slots, in case of any schedule conflicts, Judges may visit the team at their convenience.
  - Judges may not necessarily visit together or may visit at other timings.
  - Teams should ensure their booth is staffed at all times.
- (judges allocation & timings)

Catalyst Awards webinars would also be held by TM Forum staff in

17th April (Open Innovation Catalyst Awards)

24th April (Moonshot Catalyst Awards)

Timelines

Date/Time	Milestones
23rd February	Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review.
8th April	Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams.
17th April	Catalyst Awards Webinar for catalyst teams.
24th May (Midnight, EST)	Deadline: Awards Submission form closes All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline. Deadline: Online space completion All teams ensure their online spaces are completed before deadline.
June	Judges assigned catalyst teams.
18th & 19th June	Onsite judging: All day 18.6.24 & before 12:00 19.6.24
20th June	Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

Summary - Awards & Judging Criteria

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Award Category - Title
Award Category -
Description
Judging Criteria
Award Specific Criteria
(Specific to the respective award category)
General Criteria
(Common for ALL award categories)
Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact
Awarded 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
Catalyst solution relevant, commercially viable & credible to the business? (Describe with proof points e.g. target audience, market size, implementation cost, etc.)
StorylineStoryline: How strong is the Catalyst’s 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’)
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?
Showcase Showcase (online & onsite):How informational, interactive & well-presented is the onsite demonstration & the online Catalyst SpacesSpaces, to showcase the Catalyst solution/innovation?
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)
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?
Best Innovation & Future Techco
Awarded to the Catalyst with the most innovative & futuristic technology solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.
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?
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?
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?
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?
Impact on Industry: What level of impact will the Catalyst have on transforming telco industry?
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.

Timelines

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Date/Time

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Milestones

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23rd February 2024

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Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review.

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17 April 2024

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Catalyst Awards Webinar for catalyst teams.

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8th April 2024

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Access to Award Submission Portal given to catalyst teams.

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June 2024 (Date TBC)

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Judges assigned catalyst teams.

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24th May (Midnight, EST)

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Deadline: Awards Submission form closes.

All teams to ensure they submit their form before deadline.

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18th & 19th June 2024

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Onsite judging: All day 18.6.24 & before 12:00 19.6.24

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20th June 2024

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Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

Awards Help & Support

Open Innovation Awards Webinar - 17th April 2024

Post webinar the recording will be uploaded here.

Open Innovation Presentation

Post webinar the presentation

Open Innovation Awards Webinar

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will be uploaded here.

PRESENTATION:-

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Award Category - Title	Award Category - Description	Judging Criteria
Award Category - Title	Award Category - Description	Award Specific Criteria (Specific to the respective award category)	General Criteria (Common for ALL award categories)
Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact	Awarded 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 Catalyst solution relevant, commercially viable & credible to the business? (Describe with proof points e.g. target audience, market size, implementation cost, etc.)	StorylineStoryline: How strong is the Catalyst’s 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’) 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? Showcase Showcase (online & onsite):How informational, interactive & well-presented is the onsite demonstration & the online Catalyst SpacesSpaces, to showcase the Catalyst solution/innovation?
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)
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?
Best Innovation & Future Techco	Awarded to the Catalyst with the most innovative & futuristic technology solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.	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?
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?
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?
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? Impact on Industry: What level of impact will the Catalyst have on transforming telco industry?
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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Awards timelines

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Open Innovation Catalyst Awards

Winners will be announced live during a ceremony at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen on June 20, 2024.

Judging Criteria

For Open Innovation Catalyst Awards, each award category would be judged by:

Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

Awarded 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.)

Outstanding Catalyst –Innovative & Futuristic solution

Awarded to the Catalyst team with the most innovative & futuristic solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.

Innovation: 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?

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?

Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star For Phase-I / New catalysts

only Formerly 'Best New Catalyst' award

.

Awarded 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?

Impact on Industry: What level of impact will the Catalyst have on transforming telco industry?

Outstanding Catalyst – Beyond Telco New

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?

Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & Automation

Awarded 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.

Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good

New

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.

Sustainable solution: How well does the Catalystsolution align with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)forcommunity & industry welfare? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest alignment with multiple SDG goals & well-defined proof points’)

Societal Impact: What degree of societal & industry impact is the Catalyst likely to have in the next 1 year (from community, ESG & Organizational culture perspective)? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest)

Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees Choice Award

Awarded to the Catalyst that receives the most votes in the onsite voting at DTW’24 - Ignite.

All Open Innovation Catalysts are automatically eligible for this award.

Judging Process

Each Open Innovation Catalyst teams can select maximum of 3 award categories (except the default categories).

Judging Process:

To score the allocated teams, Judges will review:

Awards

submission forms (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

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)

Award Submission:

Teams are required tosubmit the Awards submission forms (1 per team).

Each Catalyst team will be allocated a common Username and Password to access the Awards portal and for submitting their Awards Submission Forms.

As part of their Awards Submission Forms, teams can attach the additional materials to review such as:

PDFs

Whitepaper

Links to CurateFx

Videos

Presentations

Award Submission dates:

Opens - 8th April

Closes - 24th May

Awarded to the Catalyst team with the most innovative & futuristic solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.

Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum 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’)

Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star ^{For Phase-I / New catalysts}

^{only Formerly 'Best New Catalyst' award}

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Outstanding Catalyst – Beyond Telco ^New

^New