{"id":2235,"date":"2025-04-01T16:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ictawards.hkcss.org.hkaward-details\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:02:20","slug":"award-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ictawards.hkcss.org.hk\/en\/award-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2235\" class=\"elementor elementor-2235 elementor-1747\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997595c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"997595c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf178cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf178cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb9945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb9945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Award Details<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5dab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfe5dab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0094b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e0094b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b0908 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"75b0908\" 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19.82-11.27 15.43-22.03zM263 340c15.28-15.55 17.03-14.21 38.79-20.14 13.89-3.79 24.75-14.84 28.47-28.98 7.48-28.4 5.54-24.97 25.95-45.75 10.17-10.35 14.14-25.44 10.42-39.58-7.47-28.38-7.48-24.42 0-52.83 3.72-14.14-.25-29.23-10.42-39.58-20.41-20.78-18.47-17.36-25.95-45.75-3.72-14.14-14.58-25.19-28.47-28.98-27.88-7.61-24.52-5.62-44.95-26.41-10.17-10.35-25-14.4-38.89-10.61-27.87 7.6-23.98 7.61-51.9 0-13.89-3.79-28.72.25-38.89 10.61-20.41 20.78-17.05 18.8-44.94 26.41-13.89 3.79-24.75 14.84-28.47 28.98-7.47 28.39-5.54 24.97-25.95 45.75-10.17 10.35-14.15 25.44-10.42 39.58 7.47 28.36 7.48 24.4 0 52.82-3.72 14.14.25 29.23 10.42 39.59 20.41 20.78 18.47 17.35 25.95 45.75 3.72 14.14 14.58 25.19 28.47 28.98C104.6 325.96 106.27 325 121 340c13.23 13.47 33.84 15.88 49.74 5.82a39.676 39.676 0 0 1 42.53 0c15.89 10.06 36.5 7.65 49.73-5.82zM97.66 175.96c0-53.03 42.24-96.02 94.34-96.02s94.34 42.99 94.34 96.02-42.24 96.02-94.34 96.02-94.34-42.99-94.34-96.02z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Award Streams<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#eligibility\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-user-tie\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 256c70.7 0 128-57.3 128-128S294.7 0 224 0 96 57.3 96 128s57.3 128 128 128zm95.8 32.6L272 480l-32-136 32-56h-96l32 56-32 136-47.8-191.4C56.9 292 0 350.3 0 422.4V464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-41.6c0-72.1-56.9-130.4-128.2-133.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eligibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#entry-rules\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-list-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 480H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V80c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h416c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v352c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zM128 120c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zm0 96c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zm0 96c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zm288-136v-32c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H204c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v32c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h200c6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12zm0 96v-32c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H204c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v32c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h200c6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12zm0 96v-32c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H204c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v32c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h200c6.627 0 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data-id=\"d0ec296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"premium-title-icon premium-svg-nodraw premium-drawable-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-award\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M97.12 362.63c-8.69-8.69-4.16-6.24-25.12-11.85-9.51-2.55-17.87-7.45-25.43-13.32L1.2 448.7c-4.39 10.77 3.81 22.47 15.43 22.03l52.69-2.01L105.56 507c8 8.44 22.04 5.81 26.43-4.96l52.05-127.62c-10.84 6.04-22.87 9.58-35.31 9.58-19.5 0-37.82-7.59-51.61-21.37zM382.8 448.7l-45.37-111.24c-7.56 5.88-15.92 10.77-25.43 13.32-21.07 5.64-16.45 3.18-25.12 11.85-13.79 13.78-32.12 21.37-51.62 21.37-12.44 0-24.47-3.55-35.31-9.58L252 502.04c4.39 10.77 18.44 13.4 26.43 4.96l36.25-38.28 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96.02-94.34-42.99-94.34-96.02z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\tAward Streams\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353c9fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"353c9fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc6fdb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0cc6fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/ictawards.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/icon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1498\" alt=\"\u667a\u6167\u6a02\u9f61\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Smart Ageing<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To recognise innovative development of gerontechnological products\/ solutions or ICT\/ AI-enabled services, programmes and campaigns to enable independent living and social participation of elderly people in good health, comfort and safety, which is believed to be an important factor to achieve \u201cageing in place\u201d and to enhance the sustainability of an ageing society<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc13ca elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6bc13ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/ictawards.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/icon-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1500\" alt=\"\u667a\u6167\u5145\u6b0a\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Smart Empowerment<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To recognise more \u201cclient-centric\u201d innovative development of products\/ solutions or ICT\/ AI-enabled services, programmes and campaigns to address unique challenges faced by the underprivileged in the community, to improve their circumstances and quality of life, safeguard their right in social participation, and no one being marginalized in the smart city development<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c07d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8a2c07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/ictawards.hkcss.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/icon-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1502\" alt=\"\u667a\u6167\u8f49\u578b(\u6148\u5584\u6a5f\u69cb\u65b9\u6848)\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Smart Transformation (Solution for Charitable Sector)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To recognise innovative development of products\/ solutions or ICT\/ AI-enabled services, programmes and campaigns to enable charitable institutions achieving higher operation productivity and efficiency, improving client experience, service effectiveness and quality, and ultimately enhancing the quality of life of their targeted clients<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67a168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b67a168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"eligibility\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfde43 premium-title-icon-row premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"dcfde43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"premium-title-icon premium-svg-nodraw premium-drawable-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-user-tie\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224 256c70.7 0 128-57.3 128-128S294.7 0 224 0 96 57.3 96 128s57.3 128 128 128zm95.8 32.6L272 480l-32-136 32-56h-96l32 56-32 136-47.8-191.4C56.9 292 0 350.3 0 422.4V464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-41.6c0-72.1-56.9-130.4-128.2-133.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\tEligibility\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a4e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a4e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The applicant must have the intellectual property right and\/or legitimate right over the ICT product\/service mentioned in the application. The applicant shall disclose disputes any place over the world over intellectual property right about the applicant\u2019s ICT product\/service, if any, for the Leading Organiser to consider eligibility of the application.<\/li><li>The application must be submitted by locally (Hong Kong) registered entities (please enclose Company\/Business Registration proof) or residents in Hong Kong <strong>[1]<\/strong> at the time of closing for entry enrolment.<\/li><li>A significant part of the innovation, design, research and development (R&amp;D) of the mentioned ICT product\/service must come from resources in Hong Kong. The applicant should demonstrate significant value-add by the Hong Kong resources contributing to the success of the ICT product\/service in the target market.<\/li><li>With the exception of the Student Innovation category, the submitted product\/service must have been available <strong>[2]<\/strong> in the market for at least 3 months or in live operation for at least 3 months at the time of closing for entry enrolment (please enclose proof \u2013 e.g. delivery note, invoice, public announcement, advertisement, internal announcement, etc.).<\/li><li>The same application is only allowed to be submitted to a maximum of ONE award stream among all the Categories. Any application found to have entered into more than one award stream will be disqualified.<\/li><li>Winning entries of the Gold\/Silver\/Bronze award in previous years of the HKICT Awards can enter the Awards again only if there is significant change or enhancement in the product\/service, or for a new award category.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>[1]<\/strong> Residents in Hong Kong\u201d, in the context of HKICT Awards, include both permanent and non-permanent residents. 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Winners will be entitled:<\/p><ul><li>to receive trophies (Gold\/Silver\/Bronze) of the HKICTA;<\/li><li>to display the official logo of the HKICTA in their promotional materials;<\/li><li>to participate in various promotional campaigns to publicise their achievements;<\/li><li>to be supported for entering into other regional and international awards and competitions;<\/li><li>to 3 months free access to co-working space in Hong Kong Science Park Incubation Centre for eligible SMEs<strong><a href=\"#_ftn1\">[3]<\/a><\/strong>;<\/li><li>to participate in investment matching activities co-organised by the Hong Kong Venture Investment and Business Angel Network Limited (HKBAN) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP);\u00a0<\/li><li>to 3 months free access to Flexi Space in Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre for SMEs<strong><a href=\"#_ftn2\">[4]<\/a><\/strong>;<\/li><li>to free participation in some large-scale local ICT events (e.g. InnoEX) for marketing exposure; and<\/li><li>to be invited to join the &#8220;HKICTA Winner Circle&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul><p>Grand Award winners (except Student Innovation Category) and \u201cHigher Education\u201d Gold Award winner(s) of Student Innovation Category will also be entitled:<\/p><ul><li>to receive Green Channel Interview (conditional<strong><a href=\"#_ftn1\">[5]<\/a><\/strong>) offer of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityu.edu.hk\/hktech300\/about-hk-tech-300\/hk-tech-300-seed-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HK Tech 300 Seed Fund\u201d by City University of Hong Kong (CityU<\/span>)<\/a>. The awardee will receive a seed fund of up to HKD100,000 and other support from the programme after passing the interview. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityu.edu.hk\/hktech300\/about-hk-tech-300\/hk-tech-300-seed-fund\">https:\/\/www.cityu.edu.hk\/hktech300\/about-hk-tech-300\/hk-tech-300-seed-fund<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><p>Further details and conditions are available at the website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkictawards.hk\/index_en.php\">www.hkictawards.hk<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[3]<\/a><\/strong> Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) offers one quota to a 3-month rent free access in co-working space in Hong Kong Science Park Incubation Centre (assigned by HKSTP, subject to availability) to the eligible SMEs who are Hong Kong ICT Awards 2026 Gold, Silver or Bronze award winners.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\"><strong>[4]<\/strong><\/a> Cyberport offers 1 free Flexi Space in Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre (5\/F, Core F, Cyberport 3) for 3 months to SMEs who are HKICTA 2026 Gold, Silver or Bronze award winners. The number of flexi-desk offered to the Winners is capped to 32. Given the quota, flexi-desk will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis and subject to the availability. Winner shall submit application to Cyberport for the offered flexi-desk on or before 31 March 2027 after the announcement of results. Any submission after the deadline will become ineligible.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[5]<\/a><\/strong> 1. Either one of the startup\u2019s founders is associated with CityUHK, such as a student \/ alumnus \/ research assistant; or 2. The team should identify at least one <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityu.edu.hk\/hktech300\/cityu-intellectual-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CityU\u2019s intellectual property (IP)<\/a><\/span> for evaluation use and development if there is no associated founder. 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