2013

Number of entrants

163

Winners

Rising stars

  • School Grading System by JICO GEEKS (Jinja College)

ICT For Development  

  • CKW initiative by Grameen Foundation

Digital content   

  • The Uganda Content Portal by Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU)

Business excellence    

  • Project GO Smart by National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Judges' Choice   

  • Uganda Guide App by The Pearl Guide (U) Limited
  • ICT4Education by Solomon Bbumba (honourable mention)

People's choice    

CKW initiative by Grameen Foundation

Key milestones and achievements

  • Change of name from Annual Innovation Communications Awards to Acia awards to reflect UCC’s new scope and accommodate developments in the sector.
  • Standardisation of Acia tagline (ICT innovation for National Development) and review of the award categories
  • Introduction of the peoples’ choice award and judges choice award
  • Introduction of the secondary school challenge
  • Introduction of online submission and an e-invite to the awards gala