Nominations Open for 2020 ISG Paragon Awards™ APAC

Program recognizes innovative approaches to leveraging technology and new operating models for business success

SYDNEY, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, today announced nominations are open for the 2020 ISG Paragon Awards™ APAC, which recognize innovative approaches and behaviors that drive business success and reflect the evolving nature of technology.

Nominations will be accepted from enterprise buyers of IT and business services, as well as technology and service providers, from now through Friday, January 17, 2020.

The ISG Paragon Awards APAC, produced by ISG Events, celebrate the rapid transformation of the sourcing industry through the application of new sourcing approaches and digital technology by recognizing the achievements of leaders in the following categories:

• Collaboration: Recognizing a mutually beneficial and trusting relationship between a client and a provider or group of providers;
• Transformation: Recognizing the successful transformation of an organization or key business function;
• Leadership: Recognizing an executive who has demonstrated exceptional drive and leadership;
• Imagination: Recognizing the importance of imagination and entrepreneurial spirit in helping organizations future-proof their businesses and better serve customers;
• Excellence: Recognizing outstanding delivery by a technology/service provider;
• Impact: Recognizing the impact of a particular technology or service on a community of people, be they members of the public, customers or any defined group;
• Woman in Technology: Recognizing the launch or management of a successful project that involved contributions by a woman or women, created opportunities for women in technology, raised the awareness of women in technology or provided mentoring of a successful woman or women in technology;
• ISG Special Award: Recognizing a nominated individual or organization that has had an outstanding impact on the industry, a community, technology innovation or new business practice. The winner of this award is selected by an ISG panel.

The winner in each of these categories (with the exception of the ISG Special Award) will be selected by a panel of independent judges. Each award category will include a winner and two runners-up. The winners will be announced at the ISG Paragon Awards Gala Dinner on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Fullerton Hotel Sydney.

"We are pleased to host the 2020 ISG Paragon Awards APAC, recognizing the most transformative and successful relationships of the year between enterprises and technology and service provider partners," said Scott Bertsch, partner and regional leader, ISG Asia Pacific. "We encourage our industry colleagues to nominate enterprises, providers and projects for well-deserved recognition for their technology, innovation and results."

Nomination Guidelines and Selection Criteria

• Nominations will be accepted until close of business Friday, January 17, 2020;
• Initial reviews of submissions and selection of finalists will be carried out by an ISG panel;
• The finalists in each category will be notified Friday, January 31, 2020, and will be announced on the ISG website – www.isg-one.com.

Full details of the award categories and nomination guidelines can be found here.

About ISG

ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 700 clients, including more than 70 of the top 100 enterprises in the world, ISG is committed to helping corporations, public sector organizations, and service and technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services, including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk services; network carrier services; strategy and operations design; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006, and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300 digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence, deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research and analytical capabilities based on the industry's most comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit www.isg-one.com.

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