Categories in which we reward

The winners in this category promote digital competences, teach or create educational projects. Through their educational activities, they support the process of changing thinking about the importance of technology or future competences in the modern economy. Nominees may also promote Poland globally in the use of digitisation and new technologies, implement or encourage new solutions in the public or private sector. Winners in this category most often work in the education or public administration sector. Many of them are innovators in the field of educational programmes.

This category recognises individuals who create companies based on an innovative product, service or application. Individuals nominated in this category design the most important technologies of the future in Poland. People who implement innovations have made their company function in a completely new, innovative model today. Nominees are boldly scaling business globally and building Poland's brand globally.

Nominees in this category have carried out significant investment rounds or transactions in the TMT/digital market, raising capital for companies they own (or manage), providing capital to such companies, or through acquisitions of companies in that market.  Nominations may also be based on transactions involving smaller amounts, provided they were material or otherwise valuable to the market. Transactions justifying nominations may involve organisations at any stage of development. Nominees can be both providers of capital (investors - individuals, or key persons in organisations, responsible for the investments in question, in the case of legal entities) and persons supporting such processes (in particular - advisors). "Business angels" can be nominated, in case of confirmed involvement in more than 2 transactions in and providing ongoing support to companies. Individuals associated with accelerator programmes may be nominated in case of confirmed funding of further rounds of companies supported under these programmes.

The nominees in this category have achieved outstanding success in developing an organisation into one that uses new technologies, digital processes or an innovative culture. These changes could involve companies, offices or institutions. Their subject could have been technological infrastructure, but not only. It could also have been a change in organisational culture, building an open and flexible environment with a focus on the digital, global economy. In this category, the focus is on process, not return on investment. This category applies to representatives of long-established organisations, not start-ups.

The person nominated in this category has many years of experience. He or she opens up new, often innovative areas for the organisation or the country. With his or her unique personality and ingenuity, he or she outlines and anticipates the trends of tomorrow's economy.

The winners in this category stand out for effectively building and developing partnerships in the digital environment, also often building bridges between different sectors or organisations. They create or lead significant initiatives that bring together different sectors, organisations or communities for joint projects. They may be leaders of collaborative platforms, community leaders, creators of technology ecosystems or individuals who have contributed to breaking down traditional barriers between sectors through their work. This category promotes individuals who combine the resources and competences of different actors to create added value impossible to achieve alone are particularly appreciated. They can represent both the private and public sectors and their activities should have a measurable impact on the development of a culture of collaboration in the digital age.