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sponsor
Media partners
ECOSYSTEM partners
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
DIGITAL-TECH EDUCATION PARTNER
SPONSOR
MEDIA PARTNERS
ECOSYSTEM partners
About The Award
Innovation has become a lifeline for many of us. We are witnessing how technology acceleration, especially through digital adoption, coupled with innovation has been a powerful mechanism in paving the way to uplift the economy out of a downturn since Covid began.
The strength, creativity and perseverance that we see, hear and read is remarkably vibrant! With so many great stories of how businesses have responded and reacted and even managed to accelerate growth, it is imperative that the Top In Tech Innovation Awards, brought to you by Digital News Asia and Malaysiakini, honours these innovators, businesses, and their massive efforts that reflect the best face of Malaysia Boleh.
Prizes
The winners will receive trophies and exciting opportunities to gain access to further accelerate their innovations including the following:
- The Category Winner's Trophy
- MDEC’s Mentor+ programme
- Complementary access to Equidam Valuation Report
- Access to selected funding programs such as MDEC Pitching Open Day
- Access to the Founders Grindstone Pitching & Networking
- Market access programmes such as the GAIN programme
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021
through the online forms available here.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more
about the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021
through the online forms available here.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more about
the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Please submit your entries
before 31 October 2021
through the online forms
available here.
SUBMISSION
This applies to 6 categories mentioned below. Please select the category that is best suited to your innovation.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more about the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Category Lead Judges
Innovator of The Year
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
Best Pivot
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Afzal
A. Rahim
Chief Executive Officer,
TIME dotCom
Raja Teh
Maimunah
Managing Director Wholesale Banking,
Ambank Group
Joel
Neoh
Co-Founder,
Fave
Most Promising
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
Most Innovative
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Dr V.
Sivapalan
Senior Partner
& Co-Founder
ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator
Thillai
Raj
Senior Technology Advisor,
Wise Al
Ganesh
Bangah
Executive Chairman,
Commerce.Asia
Dato' Seri Wong
Siew Hai
President,
Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association
Facilitating Judges
Premesh
Chandran
Chief Executive Officer,
Malaysiakini
Karamjit
Singh
Chief Executive Officer,
Digital News Asia
Category Lead Judges
Innovator
of The Year
Best Brick &
Mortar Adoption
Best
Pivot
Afzal A. Rahim
Chief Executive Officer,
TIME dotCom
Raja Teh
Maimunah
Managing Director Wholesale Banking,
Ambank Group
Joel Neoh
Co-Founder,
Fave
Most Promising
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
Dr V. Sivapalan
Senior Partner
& Co-Founder,
ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator
Thillai Raj
Senior Technology Advisor,
Wise Al
Most
Innovative
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving
Digital Adoption
Ganesh Bangah
Executive Chairman,
Commerce.Asia
Dato' Seri Wong
Siew Hai
President,
Malaysia
Semiconductor
Industry Association
Facilitating Judges
Premesh
Chandran
Chief Executive Officer,
Malaysiakini
Karamjit
Singh
Chief Executive Officer,
Digital News Asia
Seven
Categories
The judges will be seeking innovators that have skillfully leveraged and incorporated technology into their business to secure a competitive advantage in today’s landscape despite the pandemic in the following categories.
Innovator
of The Year
This award recognises a person who has developed a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to improve lives and serve as an inspiration to those working in the technopreneurship industry.
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
This award recognises a Brick-and-Mortar company that has shown exceptional productivity, resilience, and creative thinking in managing business through the adoption of technology amidst the pandemic with a minimum annual revenue of RM20 million.
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
This award recognises a University or Polytechnic that has shown strong collaboration with industry over the past 20 months to strengthen the delivery of its curriculum and ensure graduates are industry ready from the get Go!
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Federal Level & State Level
This award recognises a Federal Level & State Level Government Agency that has shown transformation and strong collaboration with the industry to strengthen the technology innovation and transformation initiatives to the Startup & SMEs.
Most Innovative
Startup
This award recognises a startup, founded by visionary entrepreneurs with innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that is producing or providing innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Most Promising
Startup
This award recognises a startup in operation for below 18 months that has shown excellent resilience, productivity, and promising scalability with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown excellent resilience, productivity and promising scalability with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Best Pivot
Startup
This award recognises a startup that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021
through the online forms available here.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more
about the criteria for each category and the judging process.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more about
the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021
through the online forms available here.
brought to you by
SUPPORTED BY
strategic partners
Digital-Tech Education Partner
sponsor
Media partners
Ecosystem partners
About The Award
Innovation has become a lifeline for many of us. We are witnessing how technology acceleration, especially through digital adoption, coupled with innovation has been a powerful mechanism in paving the way to uplift the economy out of a downturn since Covid began.
The strength, creativity and perseverance that we see, hear and read is remarkably vibrant! With so many great stories of how businesses have responded and reacted and even managed to accelerate growth, it is imperative that the Top In Tech Innovation Awards, brought to you by Digital News Asia and Malaysiakini, honours these innovators, businesses, and their massive efforts that reflect the best face of Malaysia Boleh.
Prizes
The winners will receive trophies and exciting opportunities to gain access to further accelerate their innovations including the following:
- The Category Winner's Trophy
- MDEC’s Mentor+ programme
- Complementary access to Equidam Valuation Report
- Access to selected funding programs such as MDEC Pitching Open Day
- Access to the Founders Grindstone Pitching & Networking
- Market access programmes such as the GAIN programme
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021 through the online forms available here.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more about the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Category Lead Judges
BEST BRICK &
MORTAR ADOPTION
Raja Teh Maimunah
Managing Director
Wholesale Banking,
MOST PROMISING
Dr V. Sivapalan
Senior Partner,
& Co-Founder
MOST IMPACTFUL
ACADEMIA - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
Thillai Raj
Senior
Technology Advisor,
MOST IMPACTFUL PUBLIC SECTOR
AGENCY DRIVING DIGITAL ADOPTION
Facilitating Judges
7 Categories
The judges will be seeking innovators that have skillfully leveraged and incorporated technology into their business to secure a competitive advantage in today’s landscape despite the pandemic in the following categories.
Innovator of The Year
This award recognises a person who has developed a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to improve lives and serve as an inspiration to those working in the technopreneurship industry.
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
This award recognises a Brick-and-Mortar company that has shown exceptional productivity, resilience, and creative thinking in managing business through the adoption of technology amidst the pandemic with a minimum annual revenue of RM20 million.
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
This award recognises a University or Polytechnic that has shown strong collaboration with industry over the past 20 months to strengthen the delivery of its curriculum and ensure graduates are industry ready from the get Go!
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Federal Level & State Level
This award recognises a Federal Level & State Level Government Agency that has shown transformation and strong collaboration with the industry to strengthen the technology innovation and transformation initiatives to the Startup & SMEs.
Most Innovative
Startup
This award recognises a startup, founded by visionary entrepreneurs with innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that is producing or providing innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Most Promising
Startup
This award recognises a startup in operation for below 18 months that has shown excellent resilience, productivity, and promising scalability with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown excellent resilience, productivity and promising scalability with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Best Pivot
Startup
This award recognises a startup that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available
for download to find out more about the criteria
for each category and the judging process.
Please submit your entries before 30 November 2021 through the online forms available here.
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