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Latest Updates!

  • Awards submission deadline Friday 24th May midnight EST

  • Open Innovation Catalyst Awards webinar, don't worry if you missed it...

  • Online portal to submit the AWARDS SUBMISSION FORM will go LIVE on April 8th!

  • Team Login credentials will be emailed to the respective Catalyst team members, via email on April 8th.  

  • Form Template (for reference & team discussions) as below:-

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Please refer to below sections for:

  • Open Innovation Award Categories

  • Judging

Criteria

  • criteria

    • General criteria

    • Award specific criteria

  • Judging

Process

  • process

    • Judging process

    • Award

submissions

    • submissions 

    • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces

Judging process

    • Onsite judging

  • Judges information

    • Awards timelines

    Help & Support

    • Awards help

    Open Innovation Catalyst Awards 

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      • Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Innovative & Futuristic

        Solution

         

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum Assets

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star for Phase-I / new Catalyst only (Formerly known as 'Best New Catalyst' award)

      • Outstanding Catalyst

        – Beyond

        – Beyond Telco new

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & Automation

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good new

      • Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees’ Choice AwardDefault category. Based on onsite voting.

    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

    only **

    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

    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

    **

    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

    category). 


    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

      • Award Submission dates:

        • Opens - 8th April

        • Closes - 24th May

        (Open & close timelines)


    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.

    10th June

    Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. Kindly ensure your Catalyst spaces have been updated with resources. 

    18th June

    Onsite judging from 11am to 5:30pm. Allocated judges & time bands will be available from 10th June onwards. 

    20th June, 1:15pm at Park Stage

    Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

    Summary - Awards & Judging Criteria

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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

    • Catalyst solution relevant, commercially viable & credible to the business? (Describe with proof points e.g. target audience, market size, implementation cost, etc.)

    Storyline

    • Storyline: 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

    SpacesAwarded to the Catalyst which demonstrates the greatest potential to positively impacts society and contributing towards UN's Sustainable development goals.

    • Spaces, to showcase the Catalyst solution/innovation?

    Outstanding Catalyst – Sustainability & Impact on Society 

    •  

    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’)

    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

  • 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 –Innovative & Futuristic

    Awarded to the

    Catalyst

    Catalyst team 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

    • to revolutionize the industry?

    Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum

    Assets  

    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

    are

    • is the team’s solution with TM Forum’s best practices and standards? (

    Scoring –1

    Best New Catalyst 

    (

    • 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?

    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

    collaborative behavior and the most

    compelling and innovative solution. 

    • Solution: How well has the new Catalyst addressed the key industry challenge & offered

    most compelling

    • 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

    Excellence in the application

    of AI & Automation

    (New award category)

    Awarded to the Catalyst that

    demonstrates the

    demonstrates best

    use

    application of AI & Automation to drive efficiency & growth. 

    Sustainable

    • 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:

    The

    • How well does 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

    ...

    Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

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    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.

    Awards Help & Support

    Open Innovation Awards Webinar - 17th April 2024

    Here's the link for the webinar recording

    Open Innovation Presentation

    Here's the link for the presentation slides

    Questions

    Open Innovation Awards Webinar

    Webinar in April, post webinar the recording will be uploaded here. 

    PRESENTATION:-

    ***Need 2024 presentation slides ****

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