TCOE Awards of Excellence
About TCOE India
In 2007, the Department of Telecommunications - Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India DOT, in active collaboration with COAI, AUSPI, telecom operators and premier academic institutions of the country such as the IITs, the IIM and the IISc, established seven Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) under the common banner ‘TCOE India’. The TCOE, a Public Private Partnership initiative, involves all telecom stakeholders – operators, equipment manufacturers, R&D centres, government organisations, international universities, etc. – and operates with a vision to permeate telecom technology across the Indian population and make India a leading telecom nation over the next decade.
The TCOEs are guided by the mission to create synergies among the academia, the telecom industry and the government for the creation of new services and applications, generation of IPR, development of manufacturing capability, global telecom standardization activities, and promotion of entrepreneurship.
About the Awards
The robust growth witnessed by the Indian telecom sector has made it necessary to build a balanced ecosystem and ensure that R&D, innovation and manufacturing grow together to help sustain this growth. Along with this, the need to promote quality and excellence has also become imperative as a means to provide telecom stakeholders with the necessary impetus and encouragement to continue with their valuable contribution to the sector.
As part of its mandate of promoting innovation and manufacturing in the Indian telecom sector, TCOE India has instituted a National Award, the “TCOE Award of Excellence”, in association with the Department of Telecommunications, COAI, AUSPI and FICCI. This award will be presented each year during the ‘India Telecom’ event with KPMG as the Knowledge Partner. Since these awards are from a platform involving all telecom stakeholders in India, they bring with them vital peer recognition and an esteemed certificate of excellence.
Categories of the Awards
The Awards will be given to institutions, organisations, companies, and societies / trusts that have excelled in their respective domains in promoting the growth of telecom in India. There are seven categories of the Awards, namely:
- R&D Organisations/ Centres doing excellent work in Telecom
- Academic Institutions engaged in Telecom Research
- Manufacturers in India with maximum local value additions
- Network Infrastructure Equipment
- Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs)
- Start up companies with excellent product profiles
- Innovators (Company/Society/Trust) developing telecom products/applications addressing societal needs
- VAS Products
- Telecom Products
- Exporting Industry with maximum Indian IPRs
- Telecom Hardware
- Telecom Software
- Operators with customer focus for delivery of best Quality of Service
- Active Service Provider
- Passive Service Provider
About the Jury
The nominations will be evaluated by an eminent jury comprising distinguished members from the Government, the academia, the telecom industry and various industry associations.
Nomination & Selection Process
The call for nominations will open on 1st September 2011. All interested organisations may send in their nominations to awards@tcoe.in (Format available at http://tcoe.in/section_detail/1/TCOE-Awards-of-Excellence_1456.html)
The last date for receiving the duly filled nominations is 20th November 2011 .
The selection will be a fair and transparent process and excellence will be the only major consideration for the awards. The criteria for selection are being well publicised on various platforms to reinforce the authenticity and sanctity of the awards.
About the Event
The 1st Annual TCoE Awards of Excellence will be held at The Oberoi, New Delhi on 7th December 2011.
The Awards will be given by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications & IT.
