The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014: Best Business Solution (Application) Award

1. Innovation and Creativity
- Showing innovation and creativity through use of ICT
- First of its kind in Hong Kong, the region, or the world
- Effective deployment and integration of available resources or technologies
- The possibility of a breakthrough in an upgraded version or any plans to develop an upgrade
- Credit should be given to company with sound, executable and proven business model, in which ICT is a key enabler
2. Functionality and Quality
- Understanding and addressing the operational requirements of the user(s)
- Easy to learn and use
- Quality of work, reliability, screen layout, etc. well accepted by the user(s)
- Versatile in order to cater for operational efficiency and to provide a path for work re-engineering
3. Market and Cost Performance
- Use of the software to formulate productivity strategy
- Value added after implementation
- Improved competitive edge and business performance in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
- Cost savings and contribution to revenue
- General improvement of competitive edge
4. Benefits and Social Impact
- Discovering an under-resourced sector or opening up a new service area
- Direct benefit to the target user sector
- Enhancing public awareness of the use and benefits of ICT
- Stimulating interest and innovation in/ respect of further or similar applications
- Transforming the ICT industry


The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014: Best Business Solution (Product) Award

1. Innovation and Creativity
- Showing innovation and creativity through use of ICT
- First of its kind in Hong Kong, the region, or the world
- Effective deployment and integration of available resources or technologies
- Appropriate cost/benefit ratio in terms of the R & D expenditure
- The possibility of a breakthrough in an upgraded version or any plans to develop an upgrade
- Credit should be given to company with sound, executable and proven business model, in which ICT is a key enabler
2. Functionality and Quality
- Understanding and addressing user requirements in the target industry
- Easy to set up, learn and use
- Quality of work, reliability, screen layout and presentation
- Simple and versatile in catering to operational efficiency and in providing a path for work re-engineering
3. Market and Cost Performance
- Reasonable sales figures in the last 12 months, market share and penetration
- Projected sales figures for the coming 12 months and marketing strategy
- Improved competitive edge and business performance in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
- Cost savings and contribution to revenue
- Critical functional and by-feature comparison with comparable products
- Generation of higher added-value
4. Benefits and Social Impact
- Satisfying customer needs that were previously not possible or had been unmet
- Raising public awareness of ICT
- Direct and indirect benefits to target user sector
- Transforming the industry


The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014: Best Business Solution (Internet of Things) Award

1. Innovative use of ICT
- Showing innovation and creativity through use of ICT
- First of its kind in Hong Kong, the region, or the world
- Effective deployment and integration of available resources or technologies
- Appropriate cost/benefit ratio in terms of the R & D expenditure
- The possibility of a breakthrough in an upgraded version or any plans to develop an upgrade
- Credit should be given to company with sound, executable and proven business model, in which ICT is a key enabler
2. Functionality and Quality
- Understanding and addressing the operational requirements of the user(s)
- Easy to learn and use
- Quality of work, reliability, screen layout, etc. well accepted by the user(s)
- Versatile in order to cater for operational efficiency and to provide a path for work re-engineering
3. Market and Cost Performance
- Use of the software to formulate productivity strategy
- Value added after implementation
- Improved competitive edge and business performance in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
- Reasonable sales figures in the last 12 months, market share and penetration
- Projected sales figures for the coming 12 months and marketing strategy
- Critical functional and by-feature comparison with comparable products and applications
- Cost savings and contribution to revenue
- General improvement of competitive edge
4. Benefits and Social Impact
- Satisfying customer needs that were previously not possible or had been unmet
- Raising public awareness of ICT
- Direct and indirect benefits to target user sector
- Discovering an under-resourced sector or opening up a new service area
- Stimulating interest and innovation in/ respect of further or similar applications
- Transforming the industry