Entrepreneurs, veterans honoured with ICT Awards

Kathmandu, Dec. 20

The ICT Award 2025, organised by Living with ICT and ICT Foundation Nepal in Lalitpur the other day, honoured outstanding startups, innovations, entrepreneurs, individuals and institutions for excellence in the ICT sector across 17 categories. 

In individual categories, Dinesh Silwal won the Nepali Diaspora ICT Award 2025, while Bibhushan Bista received the Entrepreneur ICT Award.

Likewise, Dr. Alan Bailochan Tuladhar was honoured with the Pioneer ICT Award, Ram Krishna Pariyar with the Professional Excellence ICT Award, and Munni Rajbhandari with the Woman Icon ICT Award.

Under institutional categories, the Social Security Fund won the Digital Governance ICT Award. NMB Bank received the Digital Services ICT Award (Enterprise Sector), while Ambition Guru won in the Neo Sector. Narayani Secondary School, Chitwan, won the Digital Education ICT Award (Public Sector), and Kopila Valley School, Surkhet, won the Private Sector Award.

In startup and innovation categories, Arkbo Technologies won the in Drive Startup ICT Award, QuickCCA the Product ICT Award, Mindbridge the Rising Star Innovation ICT Award, and Kataho the Social Innovation ICT Award. Trip Turbo received the Hamro Pay Public Choice ICT Award, while Bangladesh-based PriyoShop won the South Asia Startup ICT Award 2025.

Seven startups from seven provinces were also recognised under the Province Startup ICT Recognition.

From Koshi Province, Medicab Technologies received the recognition, while Janaki Soft International was honoured from Madhes. Cloud Mandap was recognised from Bagmati Province, Brand Builder from Gandaki Province, Golden Technosoft IT Solutions from Lumbini, Everest Wireless Network from Karnali, and BG Infotex from Sudurpashchim.

Speaking at the event, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel highlighted that ICT can no longer be ignored, noting the establishment of an AI Council and AI Centre within three months of the government’s formation and the ongoing preparation of a digital roadmap. 

Likewise, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Anil Kumar Sinha stressed that ICT has become essential for competitive and sustainable industrial development.

ICT Award Founder and Chair Rajan Lamsal said the platform has been working for a decade to identify, connect and strengthen Nepal’s ICT ecosystem. 

The organisers said the award process included six months of evaluation, multiple pre-events, public voting in selected categories, and jury assessments by national and international experts. The grand finale was broadcast live through television and digital platforms.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 21 December 2025.