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Open Innovation Catalyst Awards
The Open Innovation Catalyst Awards recognize achievements in igniting industry innovation, collaboration, and growth through their proof-of-concepts.
Open Innovation Catalyst teams (i.e. C24.0.xxx) are eligible for these Awards.
Award Categories
To be awarded at DTW'24 Event
Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact
Outstanding Catalyst – Sustainability & Impact on Society (maintaining our ESG focus)
Outstanding Catalyst – Showcase
Outstanding Use of TM Forum Assets
Outstanding Business Growth new
Best Innovation & Future Techco
Best New Catalyst for Phase-I only
Excellence in the application of AI & Automation new
Judging Criteria
For Open Innovation Catalyst Awards, each Category would be judged by set of common ‘General Criteria’ and set of ‘Award Specific Criteria’ corresponding to the respect Award category selected.
General Criteria: Set of 6 parameters common to all award categories above.
General Judging Criteria
Storyline: How clear, engaging & 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 planning 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 & Potential: How valuable is the Catalyst to the industry in the long term? (1 = ‘Not much/Redundant’; 10 = ‘Potential to revolutionize’)
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Award specific criteria: Set of 2 parameters unique to each award category.
Award Specific Judging Criteria
Outstanding Catalyst – Business ImpactAwarded 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?
Outstanding Catalyst – Sustainability & Impact on SocietyAwarded 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 – ShowcaseAwarded to the Catalyst which demonstrates 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?
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 Innovation & Future TechcoInnovation: 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?
Best New Catalyst For Phase-I/New catalysts onlyAwarded 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?
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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Judging Process
Each Open Innovation Catalyst teams can select maximum up to 3 award categories from above to compete for.Each team will be allocated 3 Judges to assess & score based on:-Onsite team interactions/demos at their booths (at the DTW Event in Copenhagen)
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. Judges will visit the booths of allocated teams primarily on Day 1 (19th Sept) & on first half of Day 2 (20th Sept till 1pm) to interact & score the teams.Judging Time Blocks or Slots will be allocated to teams. Although we encourage Judges to visit in the set time blocks, in case of any conflicts with their schedules Judges may visit the team as per their own convenience.Teams are advised to ensure that their booth is manned during that all time blocks.
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Summary - Awards & Judging Criteria
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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Timelines
Date/Time | Milestones |
15th May 2023 | · Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. |
3rd July 2023 | |
5th July 2023 | · 'Open Innovation Catalyst Awards Webinar' for Open Innovation Catalysts (C23.0.xxx). Recording available here. |
25th August 2023 (Midnight, EST) | |
19th to 20th Sept, 2023 | · Judges visit the allocated teams at their booths to review & score teams. |
21st Sept | · Awards Ceremony to announce the winners & finalists. |
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