The 'ICT Award 2021' has been declared as the top 5 in some categories. Under the selection process of the sixth edition of F1Soft ICT Award 2021, the best 5 out of 11 different categories have been announced through the selection process of the jury committee.

Huawei Startup ICT Award, Product ICT Award, Rising Star Innovation ICT Award 2021 in the category of the presentation and speed dating session held last Saturday has selected the top 5. The top five will have to participate in the public voting (e-service and SMS) starting November 1. Similarly, the Public Choice ICT Award category has also been opened for the top 10 in the three categories previously selected. After completing the jury selection, public voting and field visit, the organizers will announce the best in the grand finale.

The top five startups selected are Duluwa Expeditions Pvt. Ltd., House of Books Pvt. Ltd., Kheti Venture Pvt. Ltd., Nirvana Saathi Technovation Pvt. Ltd. and Puyau Services Pvt. Ltd. More than 50 ICT startup companies were nominated in the Startup ICT Award 2021 category. According to the organizers, the best five have been selected after three rounds of selection.

The products selected in the top 5 for the Product ICT Award 2021 include Bugby, IMS Distribution Management System, Mikha, Plantsat and Psych. More than 40 ICT products have been nominated in this category and the best five have been announced after 3 rounds of selection, according to the organizers.

The top five innovations shortlisted for the Rising Star Innovation ICT Award 2021 include Ax Matrav, IoT-based Economic Air Purifier for the Global South, Mussoorie, Open Plastpaper and Rent a Bike. This year, more than 60 nominations were received in the Rising Star Innovation category.

Apart from these three categories, the awards include Pioneer ICT Award, Nepali Diaspora ICT Award, Entrepreneur ICT Award, Woman Icon ICT Award for 4 categories. Similarly, Digital Education ICT Award (Public Sector), Digital Education ICT Award (Private Sector), Digital Governance ICT Award (Public Sector) and Digital Services ICT Award (Private Sector) are targeted at public and private sector organizations. In all these categories, selection is going on after nomination.