Financial Inclusion Award

Initial screening of the project is carried out on the basis of information sought in the prescribed format. To be a part of the nomination process, the questionnaire has to be completed by all participants.

First shortlist through cross-referencing, desk and own research.

Additional information, if required, may be sought and is supplemented with Skoch’s own research or the knowledgebase of the Awards Committee.

An Awards Committee then makes assessment based on the above and decides on the awardees

The committee may also nominate projects that it feels should be in the consideration set.

Select projects may be published as best practice case studies in Inclusion magazine as well as global edition books and will be included in Skoch Online Knowledge Repository on Best Practices – one of the world’s largest online knowledge repositories.

Skoch Awards

As for the assessment and awards, an Awards Committee consisting of eminent experts from academia, government, industry and other stakeholders in the ICT-led development of the country is constituted.

Methodology

1. Call for nominations from central and state government departments, industry, vendors, system integrators, institutions, users etc.
2. Initial screening of the project is carried out on the basis of information sought in the prescribed format. To be a part of the nomination process, the questionnaire has to be completed by all participants.
3. First shortlist through cross-referencing, desk and own research.
4. Additional information, if required, may be sought and is supplemented with Skoch’s own research or the knowledgebase of the Awards Committee.
5. An Awards Committee then makes their assessment based on the above and decides on the awardees.
6. The committee may also nominate projects that they feel should be in the consideration set.

Select projects may be published as best practice case studies in Inclusion magazine as well as global edition books and will be included in Skoch Online Knowledge Repository on Best Practices – one of the world’s largest online knowledge repositories.

Skoch Challenger Awards

The Skoch Challenger Awards are coveted for their independence, primary research and a distinguished jury based approach. The Skoch Challenger Awards are distinctive for its process of selection of awardees, which is based on discovery and not on nomination. The College of Skoch Lifetime Achievement Achievers is additionally consulted for expert identification, inputs and qualification of a project, person or institution to be considered for the award. A detailed research leads to video documentation of Skoch Lifetime Achievement awardees and some of the projects. These are then shared with the domain experts and larger audience groups through the year and are put into public domain for wider learning once the Award is conferred. The awards are independently constituted and conferred for which no government association or industry sponsorships are accepted or solicited.