Digital India Awards DIA 2020 : digitalindiaawards.gov.in

Organisation : Government of India
Contest Name : Digital India Awards DIA 2020
Applicable For : All Government Entities
Last Date : 15th November 2020
Website : https://digitalindiaawards.gov.in/

Digital India Awards

The Digital India Awards (DIA), instituted under the aegis of National Portal of India, serve the purpose of bringing to the fore innovative digital solutions & thereby inspiring emulation by all government entities.

This year the entire process for DIA 2020 right from submitting nominations to screening of the entries to final conferring of the awards is being done completely online!

Categories

Innovation in Pandemic :
To felicitate a Government Entity which has developed outstanding and innovative digital solution to enable the citizens to undertake various activities with ease during the time of pandemic in areas like communication, health, education, travel etc. or to ensure continuity of government services.

Excellence in Digital Governance : MINISTRY/DEPARTMENT
To felicitate a Ministry or Department of the Government of India which has a comprehensive digital presence and displays a high level of Intra/Inter Department Integration in its digital initiatives. Integration with electronic authentication, digital payments, & use of emerging technologies are also assessed.

Excellence in Digital Governance : STATE/UT
The Award acknowledges the State/UT of India that displays exemplary initiative in establishing comprehensive digital presence in sectors like health, labour, finance, social justice and environment leading to the accomplishment of sustainable development goals. Use of emerging technologies is also assessed.

Excellence in Digital Governance : DISTRICT
To reward the accomplishments of the District administration which has displayed exemplary focus on providing comprehensive information to the citizens in the regional language. Entries must display the spectrum of coverage highlighting the important facets of the district in terms of tourism, art, culture, handicraft and access to utilities.

Open Data Champion :
Open Data Champion Award is to acknowledge the Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations/ States for proactive, timely and regular release of datasets/resources through Web Services/APIs on the Open Government Data (OGD) Platform (https://data.gov.in) in compliance with the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP).

Exemplary Product :
The award honours those products that have made their mark in the field of Digital Governance. The product must have shown high degree of replicability, scalability and must be successfully implemented by government departments / entities. Aspect of Digital security will be a primary criterion of evaluation.

Jury Choice :
Jury Choice award honours excellence in design and implementation of National Public Digital Platform.

FAQs

1. Can private parties/ organizations/ individuals apply?
Awards are only for Government entities.

2. Are PSU’s, NGOs, Coperatives eligible?
No, Awards are only for Government entities.

3. Can we have multiple nominations using one User ID?
Maximum one (1) nomination per category per user is allowed. However multiple entries in different categories are allowed.

4. I have registered with my Email ID on the website but the activation link is not received.
Please check the spam folder for the activation email, if still not received then drop us an email at “digitalindiaawards[at]gov[dot]in” mentioning your Email ID.

5. Not able to Select/ Change the category for nomination.
Nomination for the selected category needs to be completed/ submitted first, then all the other categories would be visible.

6. Who should sign the Authorization Letter?
The Secretary or the Head of the Organization must sign the authorization letter.

7. Where do we get the security certificate?
The security certificate needs to be obtained from any cert-in empaneled agency.

Last Date

The online nominations for Digital India Awards – 2020 will end on 15th November 2020