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  • Award Categories uploaded on portal          - 21st march

  • Awards submission form goes live on         - 31st March.

  • Team Login credentials will be emailed to the respective Catalyst

    team members

    teams, via email on 31st March. 

  • Deadline to submit the Awards form             - 16th May 2025 midnight EST.

  • Open Innovation Catalyst Awards webinars - 15th April, 1pm (

    TBC

    UK time)

  • Form Template (only for reference & team discussions)

    will be available from 31st March onwards.

    - Available now

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Timelines

Date/Time

Milestones

21st March

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. 

31st March

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams. 

15th April

1pm (

TBC

UK time)

2pm CEST / 1pm BST 

Catalyst Awards Webinar for Open Innovation Catalyst teams.

 

REGISTER HERE

16th May (Midnight

, EST

) 

Deadline: Awards Submission form closes

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

2nd June

Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. 

17th June

Onsite judging from 11am to 5:30pm. Allocated judges & time bands will be available from 2nd June onwards. 

19th June, 1:30pm at DTW Ignite (Stage - TBC)

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

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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 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?

  • 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? 

  • Showcase (online & onsite): How informational, interactive & well-presented is the onsite demonstration & the online Catalyst Spaces, to showcase the Catalyst solution/innovation? 

 

Outstanding Catalyst –Innovative & Futuristic

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. 

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 – Application of AI & Automation

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates best application 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

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 – Interactive showcase New

 

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most immersive & interactive showcase at the event. 

 

  • Introducing this new award category to invite the teams to get creative & think outside the box for showcasing their Catalyst solution! Will be awarded to the team based on how immersive & interactive was their demos onsite. 

 

Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees Choice Award 

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

All Open Innovation Catalysts are automatically eligible for this award.

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