Nomination Criteria

To be eligible for the IDC Digital Leader of the Year, nominees must fulfill the following criteria:

* They must hold the position of CIO or business leader/senior executive within a company based in the above-listed countries and have done so for at least 12 months.

* They must have led, within the last 12 months, the implementation of initiatives, which should be thoroughly described in the nomination form.

*They must have proved outstanding skills and efforts in the following fields: innovation, change management, IT governance, business enablement, and/or cost-efficiency.

To be eligible for the IDC Digital Project of the Year, nominees must fulfil the following criteria:

* Represent a department or team active within a company for at least 12 months prior.

* The department or team must have led or significantly contributed to the implementation of the initiatives described in the nomination form.

* The department or team must have proved outstanding collaboration, innovation, efficiency, resourcefulness, and business understanding.

In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, conduct, results, and all other matters relating to the IDC Excellence Awards 2020, the decision of the judges shall be final, and no further correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

Judging Process

At IDC, we pride ourselves on enforcing the very highest level of transparency and impartiality. As such, each nomination will be reviewed and validated using a multi-tiered process. The evaluation of nominations and selection of finalists will be independently undertaken by a multidisciplinary team comprising senior IDC representatives and selected members of the jury outside IDC. All nominations will be treated with the strictest confidence. Upon submission of the nomination, IDC analysts will perform an initial assessment, during which they may call nominees to validate and verify particular details.