Judging Criteria
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Elaboration of Evaluation Guidelines
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Weighting
(in %)
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Innovation and Creativity in ICT
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- Originality
- Creativity in terms of modality
- Innovation and creativity in invention & innovative use of ICT
- Being new and the first in Hong Kong, the region, or the world
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25%
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Functionality
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- Satisfying the critical needs of narrowing digital divide / promoting healthy and ethical use of ICT / promoting social inclusion
- Fulfillment of goals of the project
- Functionality and comprehensiveness of the project
- User-friendliness
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15% |
Market Potential/ Performance
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- Cost effectiveness (capital / human resources / time etc.)
- Return-on-investment (ROI)
- Unique selling proposition/ competitiveness
- Market response / adoption by target users
- Potential for further development and sustainability of the project
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20% |
Benefits and Impacts
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- Satisfying user needs
- Raising public awareness on digital inclusion / healthy and ethical use of ICT / social inclusion with use of ICT
- Direct and indirect benefits to target users / society
- Transforming the industry
- Sustainability of impacts (long-term vs short-term)
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25% |
Quality
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- Significant improvements / special achievements over existing efforts
- Attainment in meeting industrial standards or following best practices (i.e. W3C accessibility for Website Projects)
- Other achievements / recognitions (i.e. Awards) gained
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15% |
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Total:
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100%
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