Below are the finalists for each of the Sarawak Digital Economy Awards (DEA) 2023 categories. Each finalist will now move on to the second stage of evaluations which is a pitching session on the 30th September (Saturday) 2023 at the Sarawak Multimedia Authority building, Kuching.
Pitching sessions will begin promptly at 9.00 am. Each 10 minute session will comprise of a 5 minute pitching round followed by a 5 minute Q&A session by the evaluation and assessment panel.
The Evaluation and Assessment secretariat will contact the finalists, individually, to inform them of their time slot.
The 24 finalists are as follows:
| DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION AWARD | Transforming Sarawak to a Cashless Payment Society. SiliconNet Technologies Sdn Bhd |
| Smart Contactless Parking Pay & Go Sdn. Bhd. | |
| JBALB Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Jabatan Bekalan Air Luar Bandar Sarawak | |
| RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION AWARD | Modernization of Sarawak Traditional Gula Apong via Digitalization Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Research Collaboration on the Use of Fly Ash as a Cement Substitute to Ensure Sustainability in Construction for Environmental Safety in Sarawak Hornbill Networks Consortium Sdn Bhd | |
| NEUON AI: Revolutionizing Industry Advancement with Automated Vision Technology NEUON AI Sdn Bhd | |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP & START UP AWARD | QuikHalal: Fast, Smart, and Effective Way Towards Halal Compliance HOLISTICS Lab Sdn Bhd |
| TIMOGAH.COM – Championing rural e commerce in Sarawak by developing a digital marketplace for farmers, rural communities and local businesses; while also providing the convenience of online shopping to local communities. TIMOGAH SDN BHD | |
| Samariang Avenue Hornbill Networks Consortium Sdn Bhd | |
| DIGITAL INCLUSIVITY AWARD | REKA App Builder: Catalyst To Accelerate Digital Innovation and Transformation Tun Abang Haji Openg Digital Centre, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Digital Technologies Seniors Program (DTSP) Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak | |
| Pelan Jalinan Digital Negara (JENDELA) Initiative 2020-2025 Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) | |
| DIGITAL GOVERNMENT AWARD | Sarawak Logs Tracking and Forest Revenue System (REVLOG): Enhancing Sarawak Timber Legality Verification System (STLVS) towards efficient Revenue Collection in Sarawak Forest Department Sarawak |
| QuikHalal: Fast, Smart, and Effective Way Towards Halal Compliance HOLISTICS Lab Sdn Bhd | |
| Cultivating Ict Know-How Amongst Teachers And Students Training On Raspberry Pi In Sarawak Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus | |
| DIGITAL CREATIVE CONTENT AWARD | 100 Years of Powering Sarawak Sarawak Energy |
| 3D Animated Cartoon Series: The Legend of Bujang BETAPURU DIGITAL Sdn Bhd | |
| TEBUS the movie MyContent Distribution Sdn Bhd | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD | World’s first blockchain-traceable sustainable pallet Sinisana Technologies Sdn. Bhd. |
| AgriSmartEye: a rapid, reliable, cost-effective and more environmentally friendly estimator of chemical compositions and geographical origin of black pepper AgriSmartEye PLT (a spin-off company of Curtin University Malaysia) | |
| Sarawak Energy’s Digitalised Waste Management 3R Programme Sarawak Energy Berhad | |
| DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AWARD | Leading the Sarawak Digital Economy Initiative with Successful Implementation of SPayGlobal Throughout Sarawak. SiliconNet Technologies Sdn Bhd |
| Electronic Land and Survey Information System Land and Survey Department Sarawak | |
| Leadership on Digital Transformation through establishment on SDEC as the implementing agency for private sector in Sarawak. Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad (SDEC) |