This award recognizes and honors ICT professionals who have demonstrated exceptional expertise and excellence in their specified ICT-focused domain—whether in academia, industry, corporate sectors, or technical communities. Eligible professionals should have a proven track record of outstanding performance, innovation, and leadership that distinguishes them as experts in their ICT field. They must have made significant contributions that have advanced knowledge, practices, or technologies within their ICT domain, and positively impacted their organizations, communities, or society at large. While their work may have broad relevance, nominees are expected to be actively engaged in Nepal’s ICT ecosystem, contributing meaningfully to the country’s digital growth and development. By consistently exhibiting professional excellence, these individuals play a key role in driving Nepal’s ICT progress, inspiring others, and elevating standards within the sector.

Eligibility: ICT professionals with a minimum of seven years of experience working in Nepal, including at least five years of continuous experience in the same domain, who have played a key role in driving innovation and excellence.

Professional Excellence ICT Award 2024 was awarded to Dr. Bishesh Khanal, Co-Founder, Director & Research Scientist, NAAMII.