2019 BCX Digital Innovation Awards: winners announced

08 Jan 2020

About the Awards

At BCX, we innovate for how people live, learn and work because we believe that digital innovation is key to how people experience the world. With the 4th Industrial Revolution, businesses face mounting pressure to innovate and evolve, and as businesses take on the challenge to innovate, they in turn contribute to the economic strength and societal well-being of our nation.

To celebrate this excellence in Digital Innovation we present the 2019 BCX Digital Innovation Awards.

#BCXDigitalInnovationAwards For queries and information email us (DigitalInnovationAward@bcx.co.za)

Dates to Remember

Public Entries Closing: 20 Oct 2019
Shortlisting: 20 – 22 Oct 2019
Judging: 28 – 29 Oct 2019
Awards Evening: 7 Nov 2019

Who should enter

The awards are open to Small, Medium or Large Enterprises which meet to the following requirements:

The entering organisation must be a South African Small, Medium or Large Enterprises.
SMME applications are open to businesses that have been in operation for more than 1 year and who employ more than 5 employees – with an annual turnover of R50m or less.
Corporate applications are open to organisations that employ more than 200 employees.
Business entries must show that they have used improved or new technology to innovate.
Businesses must state how the proposed digital innovation / transformation has added value to their organisation.
Digital Innovation / Transformation projects developed from 2017 onwards.
Digital Innovations should be in operation.

Awards Categories

SME Digital Innovation Award:

Incremental innovation focusing on continually making existing products or services more competitive by focusing on reducing costs and improving or adding additional features. It utilises existing technology to increase value to the customer within the existing market through enhancements or simplifications.

OR

Disruptive Innovation creates a new market for a new branch of customers. It makes use of new technologies and new or existing business models.

This category is for South African SME’s who have been in operation for more than 1 year. Employ 5 or more people. Generate R50m or less revenue per annum.

Category Prizes:

Opportunity to partner based on set criteria.
2 x Business in a Box to the value of R40 000.
Media coverage.

Corporate Enterprise Digital Innovation Award:

Incremental innovation focusing on continually making existing products or services more competitive by focusing on reducing costs and improving or adding additional features. It utilises existing technology to increase value to the customer within the existing market through enhancements or simplifications.

OR

Disruptive Innovation creates a new market for a new branch of customers. It makes use of new technologies and new or existing business models.