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May 25th 2023
Brussels Expo – Hall 7
#DNAFE_datatlantis

 * Home
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 * Nominations
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 * NOMINATE NOW

 * Home
 * Register
 * Nominations
 * Categories
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 * Archives
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 * NOMINATE NOW




24TH EDITION

Data News invites you to the Data News Awards for Excellence, the most
prestigious ICT event of the year.

We announce no less than 14 exceptional awards, each one a symbol of excellence
in its category.
These awards are the result of a solid selection process by the editorial staff
of Data News, the readers of Data News
and a jury of ICT professionals.

The 15th category is the ICT Personality, chosen by the Data News editorial
staff.

Have a look at the trailer   


CATEGORIES

The Data News Awards for Excellence 2023 rewards companies, products and
individuals from 14 important categories
within the ICT sector.

NOMINATION PHASE

From 13th of February to 10th of March you’ll be invited to nominate your
company or a society you find great in one of the categories.

VOTING PHASE

From 20th of March to 14th of April you’ll be invited to vote for your favorite
companies in each category and to help the jury to determine the top 5.

JURY

Then, 25th of April, a professional, specialist jury will use the ranking to
decide who is the final winner in the 14 categories. The 15th category (ICT
Personality of the Year) will be reserved for the members of the Data News
editorial team.

JURY MEMBERS 

Have a look at the different categories:



 1.  Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
 2.  Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
 3.  Communications Innovator of the Year
 4.  Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
 5.  Cybersecurity Company of the Year
 6.  Data Center Services Company of the Year
 7.  Deep Tech Company of the Year
 8.  Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
 9.  Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
 10. Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
 11. IT Infrastructure & Cloud Innovator of the Year
 12. IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
 13. IT Services SMB of the Year
 14. Most Sustainable ICT Company of the Year
 15. ICT Personality of the Year

×




BELGIAN TECH SCALE-UP COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Starting your own company is one thing. Letting it scale at a high pace is
probably even more challenging. This is an award for Belgian technology scaleups
that have grown exponentially over the last couple of years and are currently
developing their market via strategic collaborations with established corporates
and/or internationally.



×




BELGIAN TECH STARTUP COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Having a good idea and addressing a true need in the business space is essential
for a startup company. But so is the necessary funding, the right team and the
search for a repeatable and scalable business model. This award celebrates
Belgian technology startups that excel at all these characteristics.



×




COMMUNICATIONS INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR


Connectivity is of the utmost importance and is absolutely critical in today’s
businesses. How many services in your company rely on high-speed connectivity?
This award wants to put the spotlight on a company that successfully manages
to innovate connectivity and/or communication services to businesses and
end-users.



×




CUSTOMER CENTRIC IT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Customer satisfaction is no longer value for money. This award celebrates the
mutual trust and respect in a buyer-supplier ecosystem that results in comfort
in relationship and happiness, characterized by the supplier’s deep
understanding
and expertise of businesses, processes and technology.



×




CYBERSECURITY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

People, policies, and processes are the keys to protecting or securing
information assets. Looking at the news headlines only confirms the true need
for cybersecurity. This award honors companies who deliver rigorous enterprise
grade
protection, while ensuring business continuity without disruption and loss in
assets.



×




DATA CENTER SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

The data centre is at the heart of the digital economy and only the most
advanced and modern data centres can offer an answer to the ever accelerating
needs of technological innovations. As an infrastructure partner, they must also
ensure that companies can switch quickly and scale up where necessary in order
to bring new services to the market.



×




DEEP TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Deep tech is a widely used term used for pioneering technologies such as
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (AR/VR),
Metaverse, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, etc. But deep tech isn’t just
about
applying existing technology. In this category we’re in search of those
companies – large or rather small – that excel in scientific and technological
innovation, based on R&D and their own developments.



×




DIGITAL WORKPLACE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

This award seeks to identify those technology companies and IT solution
providers who manage to come up with new, innovative digital workplace solutions
and/or integrate them, while at the same time maintaining a key focus on
employee
safety & well-being. We’re looking for technology companies and IT solution
providers who help organizations in enhancing the total employee experience in a
non-traditional remote work model and embracing the ‘new’ hybrid workforce
model.



×




ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

This award is aimed at technology trendsetters that open up new possibilities in
the field of enterprise applications – front-end or back-end: software as a
product or software as a service. We’re highlighting innovative enterprise
applications that e.g. break new ground for accelerated growth, efficient
business processes, additional added value or generating new business.



×




ENTERPRISE IT SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Technology has changed the way enterprises do business and go to market. This
award seeks to identify large (*) IT service providers that add value in the
entire enterprise segment, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security,
data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the
workplace.

(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information



×




IT INFRASTRUCTURE & CLOUD INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

ICT-infrastructure is core. And infrastructure is constantly evolving. This
award wants to applaud companies who manage to successfully innovate (parts of)
their on-premise, cloud based or hybrid infrastructure platform(s) in storage,
computing and networking thus making next-gen applications for end customers a
reality.



×




IT RECRUITING & SOURCING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

We’re all struggling in finding the necessary IT-skills for our companies. And
we all know that having the right people on board is the key to success. This
award wants to honor HR Service Providers and IT Staffing Service Providers
who successfully succeed in helping others to find, attract and retain the right
people for the job.



×




IT SERVICES SMB OF THE YEAR

This award seeks to identify SMB (*) IT service providers that bring value to
end customers, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data
management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the
workplace.

(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information



×




MOST SUSTAINABLE ICT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Tech companies weren’t always leading the way in terms of sustainability.
Luckily, this is changing. Sustainable and responsible ICT companies nowadays
not only offer new technologies, but are also leading the way when it comes to
saving the world from climate change. In this award category we’re looking for
companies who are doing their upmost to operate in a sustainable way.



×




ICT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

The ICT Personality of the Year is awarded solely by the editorial team of Data
News. The award is handed out every year to an exeptional entrepreneur or
business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Belgian IT sector
and/or ecosystems.






FAQ NOMINATION PHASE

 

 * WHEN WILL I KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED?
   
   You will not receive any communication telling you that your company is
   nominated in any category. The easiest way is to go to www.datanewsawards.be
   from March 20th to find out if your company is indeed included among the
   nominees in a specific category.
   
   The voting phase runs from March 20th till April 14th, midnight.

 * CAN I NOMINATE MULTIPLE COMPANIES AND THAT IN 1 OR MORE CATEGORIES?
   
   Yes, you can nominate multiple companies within the same category.
   You can also nominate one or more companies in different categories.

 * WHEN SHOULD THE NOMINATED PROJECT BE REALIZED / SHOULD IT ALREADY BE
   DELIVERED OR MAY IT STILL BE IN THE MOCK-UP PHASE?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by companies.

 * CAN I NOMINATE A PROJECT ON WHICH SEVERAL IT COMPANIES HAVE COLLABORATED?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by one or more
   companies.

 * SHOULD IT BE A NATIONAL PROJECT OR MAY IT ALSO BE AN INTERNATIONAL PROJECT?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by one or more
   companies, Belgian or international.


PRACTICALS

Thursday May 25th 2023
SAVE THE DATE

VENUE

Heizel – Palais 7
Belgiëplein 1
1020 Brussels

Itinerary

PROGRAMME

 * 06.00 pm Champagne reception
 * 07.30 pm Award ceremony & Gala dinner
 * 09.30 pm Dessert buffet & Networking
 * 01.30 am Closing
 * DRESS CODE: Black tie & Cocktail






CONTACT



MORE INFORMATION

CEDRIC NOENS
Event manager
Raketstraat 50 – 1130 Evere
+32 495 68 19 44
cedric.noens@roularta.be



INTERESTED IN SPONSORING

CAROLE SANTENS
Account Manager
Z.1. Researchpark 120 – 1731 Zellik
+32 2 467 56 01
carole.santens@roularta.be






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DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2022

Belgian FinTech Company of the Year
Monizze

Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
Deliverect

Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
Metamaze

Communications Innovator of the Year
DSTNY

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Cegeka

Data Center Services Company of the Year
LCL

Cybersecurity Company of the Year
Palo Alto Networks

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
Awingu

Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
Tata Consultancy Services

IT Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Eurofiber

IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
Amon Consultants

IT Services SMB of the Year
AE

Most Environmentally Responsible ICT Company of the Year
ACA Group














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2021

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ML6

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
Phished

Belgian Scaleup Company of the Year
Unifiedpost Group

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Delaware

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
NVISO

Digital Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
DELOITTE

Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
Dell Technologies

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Hardware Innovator of the Year
Samsung

HR & Sourcing Services Company of the Year
Tobania

Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Nutanix

IT Services SMB of the Year
NSI IT Software & Services

Telecom & Connectivity Company of the Year
Citymesh














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2020

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
Cake

Belgian Scaleup Company of the Year
Collibra

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Hardware Innovator of the Year
Barco

Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Cisco

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ML6

IoT Innovator of the Year
Rombit

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
Intigriti

Telecom & Connectivity Company of the Year
Proximus

Mobile Innovator of the Year
Citymesh

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Delaware

HR & Sourcing Services Company of the Year
Talent-IT

IT Services Company of the Year (Small & Medium)
EASI

IT Services Company of the Year (Large)
Fujitsu

ICT Personality of the Year
André Knaepen, Cegeka














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

Cloud Innovator of the Year
MICROSOFT

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ROBOVISION

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
iREACHM

IT Services Company of the Year
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Best ICT Product of the Year
HOLOLENS (MICROSOFT)

IoT Innovator of the Year
PROXIMUS

Belgian Scale-up Company of the year
COLLIBRA

Mobile Innovator of the Year
HUAWEI

Telecom Company of the Year
TELENET

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
PALO ALTO NETWORKS

Datacenter & Hosting Company of the Year
NRB

IT Sourcing Company of the Year
EXELLYS

SMB IT Partner of the Year
CEGEKA














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2018

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Amazon

Customer Centric Company Award for Excellence
Delaware

Artificial Intelligence Company Award for Excellence
IBM

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Unifly

Scale-up Company Award for Excellence
Teamleader

Digital Transformation Innovator Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Best Product Award for Excellence
Belgian Mobile ID “ITSME”

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Proximus

Telecom Company Award for Excellence
Orange

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Huawei

IT Services Company Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Cybersecurity Innovator Award for Excellence
Fortinet

Datacenter Company Award for Excellence
LCL

Storage Innovator Award for Excellence
Dell EMC

ICT Personality of the Year
Françoise Chombar, CEO Melexis














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2017

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
EASI

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Google

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Fujitsu

Data Analytics Award for Excellence
SAS

Datacenter Award for Excellence
Proximus

E-commerce Award for Excellence
Amazon

HR Solution Award for Excellence
AFAS

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Proximus

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Huawei

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Security Solution Award for Excellence
SecureLink

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Appiness

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Telecom Services & Networking Award for Excellence
Proximus

ICT Personality of the Year
Felix Van de Maele, CEO Collibra














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2016

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Proximus

Channel Award for Excellence
Tech Data

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Google

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Proximus

Datacenter Award for Excellence
Combell

E-commerce Award for Excellence
KBC-Clickshop

HR Solution Award for Excellence
Talent-IT

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Cisco

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Samsung

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Symantec

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Awingu

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC

Telecom Services & Networking Award for Excellence
Telenet

ICT Personality of the Year
Jonas Dhaenens, CEO Combell














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2015

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Cegeka

Cloud Service Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Big Data Solution Award for Excellence
IBM

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Apple

HR Solution Award for Excellence
SD Worx

Enterprise Collaborative Solution Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Telecom Services Award for Excellence
Proximus

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Delaware Consulting

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Sunrise

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC²

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Cisco

ICT Personality of the Year
Jurgen Ingels, Clear2Pay














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2014

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Dimension Data

Cloud Service Award for Excellence
Google

Big Data Solution Award for Excellence
IBM

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Samsung

HR Solution Award for Excellence
Harvey Nash

Enterprise Collaborative Solution Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Telecom Services Award for Excellence
Belgacom

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Melexis

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Yambla

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC²

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Cisco

ICT Personality of the Year
Dries Buytaert – CTO Acquia














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2013

Security company of the year
Cisco

Software company of the year
SAP

Hardware company of the year
Samsung

Network integrator of the year
Dimension Data

Telecom services company of the year
Belgacom

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Consultancy company of the year
Accenture

System integrator of the year
Cegeka

Outsourcing services company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

Innovative company of the year
Google

Belgian company of the year
Cronos

Start-up company of the year
Twitspark

ICT Personality of the year
Eric Van Zele














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2012

Hardware company of the year
Samsung

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Security company of the year
Vasco Data Security

Software company of the year
Google

Consultancy company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

System integrator of the year
CSC

IT Outsourcing company of the year
HP

Network integrator of the Year
Dimension Data

Telecom Services company of the year
Telenet

Innovative company of the year
Apple

Belgian Company of the Year
Cegeka

Start-up of the year
Storify

ICT Personality of the year
Sophie Vandebroek














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2011

Hardware company of the year
Cisco

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Security company of the year
Symantec

Software company of the year
Microsoft

Consultancy company of the year
Gartner

System integrator of the year
RealDolmen

Outsourcing company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

Networkintegrator of the year
Dimension Data

Telecom services company of the year
Belgacom

Innovative company of the year
Apple

Belgian company of the year
Barco

Belgian Start-up of the year
Knowlegde Plaza

ICT Personality of the year
Jan Valcke


















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24TH EDITION

Data News invites you to the Data News Awards for Excellence, the most
prestigious ICT event of the year.

We announce no less than 14 exceptional awards, each one a symbol of excellence
in its category. These awards are the result of a solid selection process by the
editorial staff of Data News, the readers of Data News and a jury of ICT
professionals.

The 15th category is the ICT Personality, chosen by the Data News editorial
staff.



Have a look at the trailer   




CATEGORIES

The Data News Awards for Excellence 2023 rewards companies, products and
individuals from 14 important categories within the ICT sector.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOMINATION PHASE

From 13th of February to 10th of March you’ll be invited to nominate your
company or a society you find great in one of the categories.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VOTING PHASE

From 20th of March to 14th of April you’ll be invited to vote for your favorite
companies in each category and to help the jury to determine the top 5.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JURY

Then, 25th of April, a professional, specialist jury will use the ranking to
decide who is the final winner in the 14 categories. The 15th category (ICT
Personality of the Year) will be reserved for the members of the Data News
editorial team.

JURY MEMBERS 



Is your company nominated for
one of the following categories?
Don’t forget to promote them!

 1.  Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
 2.  Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
 3.  Communications Innovator of the Year
 4.  Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
 5.  Cybersecurity Company of the Year
 6.  Data Center Services Company of the Year
 7.  Deep Tech Company of the Year
 8.  Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
 9.  Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
 10. Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
 11. IT Infrastructure & Cloud Innovator of the Year
 12. IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
 13. IT Services SMB of the Year
 14. Most Sustainable ICT Company of the Year
 15. ICT Personality of the Year

×




BELGIAN TECH SCALE-UP COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Starting your own company is one thing. Letting it scale at a high pace is
probably even more challenging. This is an award for Belgian technology scaleups
that have grown exponentially over the last couple of years and are currently
developing their market via strategic collaborations with established corporates
and/or internationally.



×




BELGIAN TECH STARTUP COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Having a good idea and addressing a true need in the business space is essential
for a startup company. But so is the necessary funding, the right team and the
search for a repeatable and scalable business model. This award celebrates
Belgian technology startups that excel at all these characteristics.



×




COMMUNICATIONS INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR


Connectivity is of the utmost importance and is absolutely critical in today’s
businesses. How many services in your company rely on high-speed connectivity?
This award wants to put the spotlight on a company that successfully manages to
innovate connectivity and/or communication services to businesses and end-users.



×




CUSTOMER CENTRIC IT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Customer satisfaction is no longer value for money. This award celebrates the
mutual trust and respect in a buyer-supplier ecosystem that results in comfort
in relationship and happiness, characterized by the supplier’s deep
understanding and expertise of businesses, processes and technology.



×




CYBERSECURITY COMPANY OF THE YEAR

People, policies, and processes are the keys to protecting or securing
information assets. Looking at the news headlines only confirms the true need
for cybersecurity. This award honors companies who deliver rigorous enterprise
grade protection, while ensuring business continuity without disruption and loss
in assets.



×




DATA CENTER SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

The data centre is at the heart of the digital economy and only the most
advanced and modern data centres can offer an answer to the ever accelerating
needs of technological innovations. As an infrastructure partner, they must also
ensure that companies can switch quickly and scale up where necessary in order
to bring new services to the market.



×




DEEP TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Deep tech is a widely used term used for pioneering technologies such as
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (AR/VR),
Metaverse, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, etc. But deep tech isn’t just
about applying existing technology. In this category we’re in search of those
companies – large or rather small – that excel in scientific and technological
innovation, based on R&D and their own developments.



×




DIGITAL WORKPLACE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

This award seeks to identify those technology companies and IT solution
providers who manage to come up with new, innovative digital workplace solutions
and/or integrate them, while at the same time maintaining a key focus on
employee safety & well-being. We’re looking for technology companies and IT
solution providers who help organizations in enhancing the total employee
experience in a non-traditional remote work model and embracing the ‘new’ hybrid
workforce model.



×




ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

This award is aimed at technology trendsetters that open up new possibilities in
the field of enterprise applications – front-end or back-end: software as a
product or software as a service. We’re highlighting innovative enterprise
applications that e.g. break new ground for accelerated growth, efficient
business processes, additional added value or generating new business.



×




ENTERPRISE IT SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Technology has changed the way enterprises do business and go to market. This
award seeks to identify large (*) IT service providers that add value in the
entire enterprise segment, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security,
data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the
workplace.

(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information



×




IT INFRASTRUCTURE & CLOUD INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

ICT-infrastructure is core. And infrastructure is constantly evolving. This
award wants to applaud companies who manage to successfully innovate (parts of)
their on-premise, cloud based or hybrid infrastructure platform(s) in storage,
computing and networking thus making next-gen applications for end customers a
reality.



×




IT RECRUITING & SOURCING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

We’re all struggling in finding the necessary IT-skills for our companies. And
we all know that having the right people on board is the key to success. This
award wants to honor HR Service Providers and IT Staffing Service Providers who
successfully succeed in helping others to find, attract and retain the right
people for the job.



×




IT SERVICES SMB OF THE YEAR

This award seeks to identify SMB (*) IT service providers that bring value to
end customers, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data
management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the
workplace.

(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information



×




MOST SUSTAINABLE ICT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Tech companies weren’t always leading the way in terms of sustainability.
Luckily, this is changing. Sustainable and responsible ICT companies nowadays
not only offer new technologies, but are also leading the way when it comes to
saving the world from climate change. In this award category we’re looking for
companies who are doing their upmost to operate in a sustainable way.



×




ICT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

The ICT Personality of the Year is awarded solely by the editorial team of Data
News. The award is handed out every year to an exeptional entrepreneur or
business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Belgian IT sector
and/or ecosystems.










FAQ NOMINATION PHASE

 

 * WHEN WILL I KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED?
   
   You will not receive any communication telling you that your company is
   nominated in any category. The easiest way is to go to www.datanewsawards.be
   from March 20th to find out if your company is indeed included among the
   nominees in a specific category.
   
   The voting phase runs from March 20th till April 14th, midnight.

 * CAN I NOMINATE MULTIPLE COMPANIES AND THAT IN 1 OR MORE CATEGORIES?
   
   Yes, you can nominate multiple companies within the same category.
   You can also nominate one or more companies in different categories.

 * WHEN SHOULD THE NOMINATED PROJECT BE REALIZED / SHOULD IT ALREADY BE
   DELIVERED OR MAY IT STILL BE IN THE MOCK-UP PHASE?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by companies.

 * CAN I NOMINATE A PROJECT ON WHICH SEVERAL IT COMPANIES HAVE COLLABORATED?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by one or more
   companies.

 * SHOULD IT BE A NATIONAL PROJECT OR MAY IT ALSO BE AN INTERNATIONAL PROJECT?
   
   This is about nominating companies and not projects developed by one or more
   companies, Belgian or international.




PRACTICALS

Thursday May 25th 2023   SAVE THE DATE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VENUE

Heizel – Palais 7
Belgiëplein 1
1020 Brussels

Itinerary

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PROGRAMME

 * 06.00 pm Champagne reception
 * 07.30 pm Award ceremony & Gala dinner
 * 09.30 pm Dessert buffet & Networking
 * 01.30 am Closing
 * DRESS CODE: Black tie & Cocktail


ARCHIVES


2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2022

Belgian FinTech Company of the Year
Monizze

Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
Deliverect

Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
Metamaze

Communications Innovator of the Year
DSTNY

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Cegeka

Data Center Services Company of the Year
LCL

Cybersecurity Company of the Year
Palo Alto Networks

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
Awingu

Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
Tata Consultancy Services

IT Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Eurofiber

IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
Amon Consultants

IT Services SMB of the Year
AE

Most Environmentally Responsible ICT Company of the Year
ACA Group














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2021

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ML6

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
Phished

Belgian Scaleup Company of the Year
Unifiedpost Group

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Delaware

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
NVISO

Digital Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
DELOITTE

Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
Dell Technologies

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Hardware Innovator of the Year
Samsung

HR & Sourcing Services Company of the Year
Tobania

Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Nutanix

IT Services SMB of the Year
NSI IT Software & Services

Telecom & Connectivity Company of the Year
Citymesh














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2020

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
Cake

Belgian Scaleup Company of the Year
Collibra

Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
Microsoft

Hardware Innovator of the Year
Barco

Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
Cisco

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ML6

IoT Innovator of the Year
Rombit

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
Intigriti

Telecom & Connectivity Company of the Year
Proximus

Mobile Innovator of the Year
Citymesh

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Delaware

HR & Sourcing Services Company of the Year
Talent-IT

IT Services Company of the Year (Small & Medium)
EASI

IT Services Company of the Year (Large)
Fujitsu

ICT Personality of the Year
André Knaepen, Cegeka














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

Cloud Innovator of the Year
MICROSOFT

Artificial Intelligence Innovator of the Year
ROBOVISION

Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Belgian Startup Company of the Year
iREACHM

IT Services Company of the Year
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Best ICT Product of the Year
HOLOLENS (MICROSOFT)

IoT Innovator of the Year
PROXIMUS

Belgian Scale-up Company of the year
COLLIBRA

Mobile Innovator of the Year
HUAWEI

Telecom Company of the Year
TELENET

Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year
PALO ALTO NETWORKS

Datacenter & Hosting Company of the Year
NRB

IT Sourcing Company of the Year
EXELLYS

SMB IT Partner of the Year
CEGEKA














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2018

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Amazon

Customer Centric Company Award for Excellence
Delaware

Artificial Intelligence Company Award for Excellence
IBM

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Unifly

Scale-up Company Award for Excellence
Teamleader

Digital Transformation Innovator Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Best Product Award for Excellence
Belgian Mobile ID “ITSME”

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Proximus

Telecom Company Award for Excellence
Orange

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Huawei

IT Services Company Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Cybersecurity Innovator Award for Excellence
Fortinet

Datacenter Company Award for Excellence
LCL

Storage Innovator Award for Excellence
Dell EMC

ICT Personality of the Year
Françoise Chombar, CEO Melexis














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2017

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
EASI

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Google

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Fujitsu

Data Analytics Award for Excellence
SAS

Datacenter Award for Excellence
Proximus

E-commerce Award for Excellence
Amazon

HR Solution Award for Excellence
AFAS

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Proximus

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Huawei

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Security Solution Award for Excellence
SecureLink

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Appiness

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Telecom Services & Networking Award for Excellence
Proximus

ICT Personality of the Year
Felix Van de Maele, CEO Collibra














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2016

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Proximus

Channel Award for Excellence
Tech Data

Cloud Innovator Award for Excellence
Google

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Proximus

Datacenter Award for Excellence
Combell

E-commerce Award for Excellence
KBC-Clickshop

HR Solution Award for Excellence
Talent-IT

IOT Innovator Award for Excellence
Cisco

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Samsung

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Symantec

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Awingu

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC

Telecom Services & Networking Award for Excellence
Telenet

ICT Personality of the Year
Jonas Dhaenens, CEO Combell














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2015

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Cegeka

Cloud Service Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Big Data Solution Award for Excellence
IBM

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Apple

HR Solution Award for Excellence
SD Worx

Enterprise Collaborative Solution Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Telecom Services Award for Excellence
Proximus

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Delaware Consulting

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Sunrise

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC²

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Cisco

ICT Personality of the Year
Jurgen Ingels, Clear2Pay














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2014

Customer Satisfaction Award for Excellence
Dimension Data

Cloud Service Award for Excellence
Google

Big Data Solution Award for Excellence
IBM

Mobile Innovator Award for Excellence
Samsung

HR Solution Award for Excellence
Harvey Nash

Enterprise Collaborative Solution Award for Excellence
Microsoft

Outsourcing Services Award for Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Telecom Services Award for Excellence
Belgacom

Belgian Company Award for Excellence
Melexis

Start-up Company Award for Excellence
Yambla

Storage Solution Award for Excellence
EMC²

Security Solution Award for Excellence
Cisco

ICT Personality of the Year
Dries Buytaert – CTO Acquia














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2013

Security company of the year
Cisco

Software company of the year
SAP

Hardware company of the year
Samsung

Network integrator of the year
Dimension Data

Telecom services company of the year
Belgacom

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Consultancy company of the year
Accenture

System integrator of the year
Cegeka

Outsourcing services company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

Innovative company of the year
Google

Belgian company of the year
Cronos

Start-up company of the year
Twitspark

ICT Personality of the year
Eric Van Zele














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2012

Hardware company of the year
Samsung

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Security company of the year
Vasco Data Security

Software company of the year
Google

Consultancy company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

System integrator of the year
CSC

IT Outsourcing company of the year
HP

Network integrator of the Year
Dimension Data

Telecom Services company of the year
Telenet

Innovative company of the year
Apple

Belgian Company of the Year
Cegeka

Start-up of the year
Storify

ICT Personality of the year
Sophie Vandebroek














DATA NEWS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2011

Hardware company of the year
Cisco

Storage company of the year
EMC²

Security company of the year
Symantec

Software company of the year
Microsoft

Consultancy company of the year
Gartner

System integrator of the year
RealDolmen

Outsourcing company of the year
Tata Consultancy Services

Networkintegrator of the year
Dimension Data

Telecom services company of the year
Belgacom

Innovative company of the year
Apple

Belgian company of the year
Barco

Belgian Start-up of the year
Knowlegde Plaza

ICT Personality of the year
Jan Valcke


















CONTACT



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CEDRIC NOENS
Event manager
Raketstraat 50 – 1130 Evere
+32 495 68 19 44
cedric.noens@roularta.be

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Danielle Jacobs CEO Beltug
Elke Laeremans CIO of the Year 2021
Guido Lemeire CIO of the Year 2020
Jef Loos Head Sourcing Research Whitelane
Tony Mary Chairman Collibra
Egide Nzabonimana President Isaca
Frank Robben General Manager Smals
Marc Senterre President CfTDN
Bart Steukers CEO Agoria
Marc Vael President SAI
Philippe Van Belle CIO of the Year 2022
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Pieterjan Van Leemputten Journalist Data News
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