24 categories
in 4 groups
Each category is scored separately against the published criteria. An entry may be submitted to more than one category where it genuinely fits.
Product and Engineering
For the thing you shipped: apps, platforms, AI, fintech, developer tools, hardware. Judged on craft, engineering, and evidence of use.
2027 Asia's Consumer Product of the Year
For products people choose for themselves, judged on usefulness, retention, and craft.
2027 Asia's Enterprise Platform of the Year
For platforms businesses run on, judged on measurable operational gain.
2027 Asia's AI Application of the Year
For applied AI in production, judged on real accuracy, safety, and adoption.
2027 Asia's Fintech Product of the Year
For payments, lending, and wealth products judged on trust and unit economics.
2027 Asia's Developer Platform of the Year
For APIs, SDKs, and tooling judged on developer experience and engineering time saved.
2027 Asia's Hardware and Robotics Product of the Year
For shipped physical products judged on engineering, reliability, and manufacture at scale.
2027 Asia's Best Designed Digital Experience of the Year
For interface and service design judged on clarity, accessibility, and outcome.
2027 Asia's Emerging Product of the Year
For products under two years old with early, verifiable evidence of traction.
Impact and Transformation
For technology that changed something measurable outside the product: organizations, emissions, communities, patients, cities, and systems.
2027 Asia's Digital Transformation of the Year
For an organization rebuilt around technology, judged on documented results measured before and after.
2027 Asia's Green Tech Initiative of the Year
For technology reducing emissions, waste, or energy use, with verified numbers.
2027 Asia's Tech for Good Initiative of the Year
For work serving underserved communities at measurable scale.
2027 Asia's HealthTech and EdTech Innovation of the Year
For clinical or learning outcomes improved by technology, with evidence.
2027 Asia's Smart City and Mobility Project of the Year
For public infrastructure, transport, or urban systems delivered and in daily use.
2027 Asia's Cyber Trust Initiative of the Year
For security, privacy, and resilience programmes judged on demonstrated risk reduction.
Companies and People
For the organizations and individuals behind the work: companies, founders, technical leaders, teams, and the cultures they build.
2027 Asia's Tech Company of the Year
For a company judged on product quality, growth discipline, and standing among peers.
2027 Asia's Startup of the Year (Seed to Series A)
For teams at an early stage whose product already shows evidence of real demand.
2027 Asia's Scaleup of the Year (Series B and above)
For companies at growth stage judged on durable execution across markets.
2027 Asia's Tech Leader of the Year (CTO or CPO)
For a leader judged on what their organization shipped, not on their public profile.
2027 Asia's Engineering Team of the Year
For a team judged on delivery, quality, and the way it works together.
2027 Asia's Woman in Tech of the Year
For an individual whose technical work has changed her field, company, or market.
2027 Asia's Best Workplace in Tech of the Year
For engineering cultures judged on retention, growth, and everyday practice.
Honorary
The jury's own honors: the Grand Prix, six Country Champions, and a Lifetime Contribution award. Nominated by the jury; no entry required.
2027 Asia's Technology of the Year (Grand Prix)
The season's highest honor, chosen by the full jury from among all category winners.
2027 Asia's Country Champion of the Year (6 markets)
One recipient per market, recognizing national contribution to technology.
2027 Asia's Lifetime Contribution to Technology
For a career that shaped technology in Asia. Nominated by the jury.
Where the 24 titles
are announced
Every category on this page ends in the same place: Aksra Theatre and Pullman Bangkok King Power, in May 2027. Winners are named live on stage, photographed, and published the same week across the AAO network and BriefAsia.com.
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Found your category?
An entry takes one account, one form, and the evidence you already have. Entries open September 2026 and close February 2027.