Vision 
To encourage developers / startups to develop innovative and creative services / products Goals 1. To recognize developers / startups that have developed innovative and creative cloud service (i.e. this year’s theme) 2. To engage with developer / startup community 

Streams 
1. World Internet Developers Summit stream （WIDS）
 
– To recognize creative and innovative products which apply the latest Internet technology 

2.  Microsoft stream 
– To show how Microsoft technology lights up your product and how your innovation lights up Microsoft Platform.   

Rules and Requirements The below rules and requirements are applicable to two streams:

•   The awards is open to any software products that use / employ cloud technologies, such as (but not limited to) web application and mobile application on various platforms;

•   All applicants must have a demonstrable products;

•   At time of application submission, the product must be live for less than 3 years (36 months);

•   New products from existing companies can enter the competition, but launching new feature sets do not qualify as new products;

•   Applicants can be located anywhere in the world with significant R&D efforts in Hong Kong.

•   The applicant must have a team size smaller than 30 full-time staff.

•   No company may submit more than two entries.

•   The applicant can only select one stream.  If duplicate application is found, the applications will be disqualified.

 

Assessment Procedure 1 Out of all nominations / applications, the organizer will select a  maximum of 10 entries for public voting (50%), based on the following criteria:

•   Creativity and Innovation of the products;

•   User friendliness, design and quality of the products;

•   User numbers and tractions of the products gain on the market;

•   To encourage startups and small businesses, priority will be given to new companies compare with well established one.

  Prize(s) for Public Voting

Xbox 360   (worth around $2,200)

  Assessment Procedure 2 Final Round (50%)

•   Judging and/or public voting at the event

  All selected max.10 finalists for each stream, will do pitching at:

•   WIDS 2014

•   TechDay 2014

Prizes WIDS stream


Diamond Award 1.Economy class air-ticket to San Francisco 2.co-working space offer:   50 hours use of WYND co-working space within 6 months period worth $6,000 for a team of 3 3.showcase at WIDS 2014 on 27-28 March 2014 Gold Award 1.one2free My Plan – SIM Connection (12-month contract) with 10GB local mobile data usage & 5,000 local basic voice minutes (worth $5,148) 2.showcase at WIDS 2014 on 27-28 March 2014

  Microsoft stream

Diamond Award 1.Economy class air-ticket to Houston, Texas + accommodation + TechEd North America 2014 (12-15 May 2014) + visit to Microsoft HQ 2.co-working space offer:   50 hours use of WYND co-working space within 6 months period worth $6,000 for a team of 3 3.showcase at TechDay (12-14 March 2014) in HK   Gold Award 1.one2free My Plan – SIM Connection (12-month contract) with 10GB local mobile data usage & 5,000 local basic voice minutes (worth $5,148) 2.Latest device on Windows 8.1 Platform 3.showcase at TechDay (12-14 March 2014) in HK

    

•   Technology: Meet with the gurus who build the Microsoft products

•   Startups: Share the excitement among the community

•   Consumer: Latest gadget and gaming experience you don’t want to miss

   
Techday 2014 Hong Kong
 
Date  March 11-13, 2014
 
Venue:   HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
 
Day 1-3 : Breakout sessions + Partner Exhibition

Day 2 : Opening Keynote + Breakout sessions + Partner Exhibition    

Key highlights for TechEd:

•   Annual event, largest IT Microsoft Event around the world e.g. America, Europe, Australia with few thousand attendees

•   4-day events with keynotes, breakouts tracks, techexpo, pre-conference

•   showcasing the latest technology with world speakers from all around the world