Swisscom Business Award 2012

Measure yourself against the best

Take part in the Swisscom Business Award 2012! In 2012 the prize for outstanding ICT projects will be awarded for the third time.

Has your company realized a particularly successful ICT project? Then register by 31 March 2012. The winners and all finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their project in the Hallenstadion Zurich on 6 September 2012.


Your input.
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  • Swiss company.
  • Your ICT solution originates from Swisscom or a Swisscom partner.
  • Your solution has been implemented and is being used.
  • Your solution or its use is innovative and exemplary.

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Terms & conditions for participation PDF, 289 kB

Register for the Swisscom Business Award 2012 in one of two categories:

Category «Efficient teamwork»

You are using a modern, integrated communication and collaboration solution. This allows for more effective and efficient corporate communications. Thus the solution leads to easier and better collaboration between employees, customers and partners.

Category «Mobility»

By mobilizing business processes and eliminating media discontinuity you have increased productivity. The reaction times are shorter – customer and employee satisfaction has increased.
 

The criteria.

You are using a solution by Swisscom or a Swisscom partner. The panel of expert judges will assess your ICT project according to three main criteria:
 

Sustainability:

  • What savings have you made in terms of transport and energy consumption?
  • How much importance is sustainability awarded within your company in general?
  • How do you position yourself in terms of sustainability aspects compared with your competitors?

Demonstrable business benefits:

  • What quantifiable business benefits have you achieved with your project?
  • To what extend have the business requirements been met?
  • What competitive advantages have you achieved with your project?

Technology: :

  • To what extent has your solution been integrated into the existing ICT framework?
  • What future prospects are inherent in the technology / solution?
  • How do you manage technological risks?

Weighting:

There is no weighting within the criteria. The overall impression given by your project and your company must be exemplary.

The Swisscom Business Award enjoys a good reputation within professional circles. Its winners and finalists profit from a considerable presence in the relevant media across Switzerland. Their performance is talked about – they gain prestige and prominence.

> This is how last year's winners experienced their success.
 
Prizes totalling CHF 100 000 in value.

The six finalists will receive the VIP status at Swisscom, as well as membership in the award finalists community – equating to CHF 10 000 in value. In addition to the above the two category winners are also awarded individual Swisscom services. Total value of the winning prizes: CHF 35 000 each.

Compete for the trophy.

Each one is unique: by receiving the trophy the category winners are given an artistic master piece.

> Read the story of the trophy's origins.


Procedure – what happens next.

The flowchart shows you all the stages of the Swisscom Business Award: from registration through to the award ceremony.

register here.

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Using the registration form you can apply for the Swisscom Business Award in just a few steps.

Tip: You can save your data at any time and proceed with the registration later on.

Terms and conditions of participation

At the end of the form, please confirm that you accept the
den terms and conditions of participation PDF 28 kB.

Closing date for your application: 31 March 2012

Good luck!

The submitted projects will be evaluated by the expert judges of the Swisscom Business Award 2012:

Thomas Wirth

Judges President
Head Key Clients, Private Banking Switzerland
Managing Director, Clariden Leu Ltd

Christian Belz

Professor of Marketing at the University of St. Gallen and Director of the Institute of Marketing

Rudolf Bochsler

Head of IT & Production, AZ Direct AG

René Estermann

Managing Director, myclimate

Philippe Gendret

Director Digital Business Operations, Open Web Technology

Renato Gunc

Director Business Area E-Markets, Swiss Post Solutions AG

Dr. Christophe Hubschmid

Managing Director, UCI Union Cycliste Internationale

Peter F. Wolf,

Trend Scout and Technology Columnist, Ringier AG