ASEAN Digital Awards 2026 to be held in Vietnam

The ASEAN Digital Awards (ADA) is a prestigious regional award, held annually under the auspices and awards of the ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting.

A Vietnamese enterprise's product won the silver prize at the ASEAN Digital Awards Final Round held in January 2025 in Thailand. (Source: Organizing Committee)

The Ministry of Science and Technology has just launched and called on Vietnamese businesses, agencies and organizations to apply for the ASEAN Digital Award 2026 - an opportunity to affirm the value and expand the market for Make in Vietnam digital products.

The ADA Awards aim to seek and honor digital technology initiatives, products and solutions with practical applications; encourage creativity in technology development; forecast trends and potential for digital technology development; recognize the role of digital technology in economic development, improving the quality of life for people in ASEAN countries.

Following the success of previous awards, ASEAN countries have agreed on a plan to continue organizing the ADA Awards this year with the Final Round and Award Ceremony to be held directly in Vietnam in January 2026.

Accordingly, the ADA 2026 Awards have 6 categories, including: Public Sector Product Award, Private Sector Product Award, Digital Inclusivity Product Award, Digital Content Product Award, Digital Start-up Award and Digital Innovation Award.

The award consists of 3 rounds: National Selection, Regional Preliminary (online) and Final (live).

Agencies and businesses must submit their application before September 15, including a product description according to the form and a video introduction of up to 3 minutes in English (MP4 format).

Documents sent to the Standing Committee of the ASEAN Digital Awards Vietnam Organizing Committee at the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Up to three nominated products from each category will participate in the Regional Preliminary Round, which will take place online from October 10 to 31. The list of finalists is expected to be announced on November 15.

The final round and awarding gala will take place within the framework of the 6th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam in January 2026. The jury from 10 ASEAN countries will directly judge, calculate points and honor according to the gold, silver and bronze rankings.

Vietnam is one of the countries that has achieved many achievements and awards in the ADA Awards, thereby contributing to significantly enhancing the position of the information and communications technology industry, promoting the products and services of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises and research institutions.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/le-trao-giai-thuong-so-asean-2026-se-dien-ra-tai-viet-nam-323493.html