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SASACO Technology Awards

For the work that movestechnology forward.

Recognising meaningful contributions in engineering, research, innovation and technology leadership.

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Eleven categories. Three groups.

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Engineering & Innovation

Systems that were designed, built and shown to hold up: software, security, infrastructure, silicon and machines.

01Artificial Intelligence & Data InnovationModels, data systems and applied intelligence with a clear technical contribution.View category
02Software Engineering ExcellenceSoftware that is carefully designed, built and shown to hold up in use.View category
03Cybersecurity & Digital TrustSecurity engineering and trust work that reduces a real risk.View category
04Cloud & Digital InfrastructureInfrastructure that makes other technology reliable, scalable or more economical to run.View category
05Semiconductor, VLSI & Testing ExcellenceChip design, implementation or test work with evidence from the silicon or the flow.View category
06Robotics, Embedded Systems & AutomationMachines, embedded systems and automation that work outside a slide.View category

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Research & Emerging Talent

Research that answers a technical question, and substantial early-career work read in the context of its stage.

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Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Leadership of technical work and of people, and the founder’s own contribution to an operating technology venture.

How recognition is earned

Apply. Evidence. Evaluation. Decision.

Each category has published criteria. An entry is assessed on the work, the applicant’s own contribution and the evidence supplied. Paying the evaluation fee does not decide the outcome, and membership does not decide it either. An entry may be unsuccessful, and a category may have no recipient if the standard is not met.

01Application
Submit the application for this category on this website, naming the work and your own contribution. Submitting the form does not charge the applicant. Fee-payment instructions will follow before evaluation begins.
02Evidence review
The submission is checked for whether the evidence can be considered. Incomplete, confidential or unsupported claims may need further material, or may be set aside.
03Evaluation
The entry is read against the published criteria and weights for its category. That reading is what the US$200 evaluation fee covers, when collection is open.
04Decision
An award is made only when the standard is met. A category may have one recipient, more than one, or none. A decision that no award is made is a completed assessment.
The criteria and weights for each category are published on its page.

Entering

One entry, one category, one fee.

Apply on this website for a published category. Submitting the form does not charge the applicant. The US$200 evaluation fee is not collected here. Fee-payment instructions will follow before evaluation begins.

Choose a category

Entry evaluation fee: US$200 per entry, per category.

The US$200 evaluation fee covers the administration and assessment of your entry. Payment does not guarantee shortlisting or an award. Entries may be unsuccessful following assessment.

The evaluation fee is not refundable solely because an entry is unsuccessful, subject to applicable law and the published cancellation and refund terms.

Each category is a separate assessed entry. Entering more than one category requires its own application and its own US$200 evaluation fee.

SASACO membership is a separate programme. Membership does not influence award scores, shortlisting or selection, and it does not guarantee recognition.