Initiative of the Year Award 2008

TUANZ Initiative of the Year Award 2008
Sponsored by Voco

For a product, service or application facilitated or enabled by, the innovative use of technology in New Zealand, or by a New Zealand company overseas.
Entries will be rated for the following:

30 points – Ground breaking nature of the innovation
30 points – level to which achievement is demonstrated
20 points – the importance and/or scale of the initiative
20 points – future impact of the initiative

Total - 100 points

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENTRY FORM BELOW:
Name
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ENTRIES WILL BE RATED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
30 points – Ground breaking nature of the innovation
Judges will need to understand how this initiative is likely to change the face of telecommunications in NZ in a positive way.
They will be looking to understand all of the following matters which should be addressed in your entry:
  • Vision and understanding of what is of value to the telecommunications user
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  • Clear statement of the intended outcome of the initiative
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  • ­Innovation in delivering this vision
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  • Future development path of the initiative
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  • ­How it sets a new standard for others to follow
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    Max 300 words
    30 points – level to which achievement is demonstrated
    Judges will be looking for empirical evidence (eg surveys, studies, customer statistics). Non-empirical evidence will not be considered.
    These reports may be emailed to awards@tuanz.org.nz PDF format.
    The extent of the market currently benefiting from the initiative must be stated.
    The judges will be looking for evidence that this is an operational reality and not a proposed future or partially completed initiative.
    Max 300 words
    20 points – the importance and/or scale of the initiative
    Judges will be looking to understand how this changes the face of and the impact on telecommunications in NZ.
    Judges will be looking for answers to the following questions:
  • How does this change the face of telecommunications in NZ?
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  • What proportion of the telecommunications market is benefiting from this initiative?
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  • Which sectors of the telecommunications market are benefiting from this initiative?
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    Max 300 words
    20 points – future impact of the initiative
    Judges will be looking for answers to the following questions:
  • Is this an initiative that others will follow either out of necessity to retain or grow market share or because it is a better way forward?
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  • How will it contribute to the governments Digital Strategy goal of “top quartile in the OECD”.
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    Max 300 words
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