ACIA 2015 Awards Uganda - Deadline 10 April

The Uganda Communications Commission established the ACIA Awards in 2010 as an initiative to recognise ICT Innovations (applications, services and content) at national level. ACIA 2015 is the fifth anniversary and winners will be awarded on 22 May. Two hundred and eight one entries were received in 2014, compared with 159 in 2013 and 54 in 2012.

The competition has four categories:

- Young ICT Innovators - ICT Explorers (Primary Schools), Rising Stars (Secondary School students) and ICT Visionaries (youth aged 18 - 28)

- ICT for Development - solution addressing Education, Health, Agriculture, Environment sustainability, Government services and ICT for disadvantaged

- Business Excellence - Locally developed ICT solution aimed at improving the performance of an organisation

- Digital Content - Innovative Approaches in the compilation of local text, images or sound into a programme, application or product that enhances the value and use of communication platforms in Uganda

The submission for primary and secondary schools closes on 15 March. The general submission closes on 10 April.

Entries must be based on initiative implemented in Uganda or by organisations based in Uganda. Participating individuals should be living in Uganda or hold Ugandan citizenship. Click here to read rules and regulations associated with submissions.

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on

- Creativity and originality

- Significance, effectiveness and impact

- Sustainability and feasibility

- Scalability or transferability

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