openbusinesscouncil & citiesabc awards in partnership with World Smart Cities Forum

openbusinesscouncil & citiesabc awards

in partnership with World Smart Cities Forum
Awarding the best companies and organisations, fostering digital transformation, smart cities, tech, blockchain, AI and big data solutions for businesses, cities, governments and our society


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The competition for the awards will encompass these 6 verticals and is open to companies, and organizations involved in producing new innovative digital 4IR solutions - AI, Blockchain, Smart Cities/Govtech Digital Wellness & Wellbeing, HealthTec, Big Data and Analytics, Disability & Accessibility.

Any startup or business that has produced an innovative solution in any of these categories can participate in the awards.

The price for registration is $50 to the end of January, $75 to the end of the February and $100 to April 10th. The awards Ceremony will be on the 22th April.

There are around 250k to 500k companies in these verticals worldwide. (Source Crunchbase and business global directories data.)

Each company / startup participating will be listed and offered a wiki style openbusinesscouncil entry with unique URL and get a digital certification they can use in their websites. (see www.openbusinesscouncil.org )



About openbusinesscouncil & citiesabc awards
The inaugural openbusinesscouncil citiesabc digital awards will showcase the excellence of innovation and technologies by startups within six categories- Artificial Intelligence; Blockchain; Smart Cities; Digital Wellness and Wellbeing, HealthTech; Big Data and Analytics; and Social Impact. Within each category, we would award an organization, a product or service or an individual.


The openbusinesscouncil citiesabc awards are designed to bring together experts and influencers with the aim to recognise startups that are paving the way for outstanding strategy, application and effectiveness of 4IR technologies.


The entries from these startups will be judged on Business and Cities technology innovation.


Every participant will have a wiki-style entry in openbusinesscouncil.org platform and certificate of participation


Winners' Benefits
Every participant will have a wiki-style entry in openbusinesscouncil.org platform and certificate of participation



Recognition
• Trophy – uniquely produced by AI Robot
• Winners certificate (digital and physical)



Investment and Funding
• Access to investment opportunities of $USD 150k – $USD 450k via YingDe Group innovator investment program
• Personalised mentoring for debt capital raising Guidance in receiving up to 33% Research and Development credits of company tax credits for companies and startups in UK. Service Credits from partner tech and payment service providers
• Opportunity to receive 33% Research and Development credit in a company tax relief that can either reduce startup tax bill or provide a cash sum.



Accelerators Access
• Winners will have its products/solutions featured on World Smart Cities Forum shortlisted within the context of London / UK, NY, USA, Hanoi / Vietnam and Ukraine Smart Cities
• Winners will be integrated into the smart cities program
• Winners would qualify for the Xntree.co and Ark-i Labs accelerator programs
• Winners will have opportunities to showcase on startup tech ecosystems in EU, USA, China, Bangladesh, Scotland, Malaysia and Brazil, Blockchain and Smart city ecosystem


Qualification Process
The competition for the award is open to all individuals, companies, and organizations involved in producing new innovative digital 4IR solutions. To be eligible, an entry must have been produced or updated within a one year window prior to the application



Collaboration
• Access to partner universities network and their business tech R&D ecosystem departments:

The University of Edinburgh, University Of Surrey, Durham University, King’s College London Blockchain Association. UCL, Technical University of Lisbon, University of California – Smart Cities, Accessibility, Blockchain and AI Departments

• Have your product / solutions shortlisted on World Smart Cities Forum initiatives – Smart Cities, Accessibility, Blockchain and AI Departments.


Media Promotion
• Company profile and interview on openbusinesscouncil.org
• Company profile, media promotion and interview on citiesabc.com
• Company profile, media promotion and interview on intelligenthq.com
• Promotion on all our media outreach and other PR outreach