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Project of the Year Awards 2026: applications are open!

Global CIO invites IT leaders and their technology partners to submit projects to the fourth annual Project of the Year Awards.

✓40+ categories
✓Free participation
✓No jury: the IT community votes

Past editions drew projects from 60 countries, with 5,000+ CIOs voting. Previous winners include Audi FAW NEV, LTIMindtree, HCL Technologies, Philip Morris and Malaysia Airports.

CIO Club Italia is the Official Italian Partner: the best Italian project will also receive a special recognition from our Club.

Submit your project by October 31 →Questions: [email protected]

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Timeline

Applications: September 7 – October 31, 2026 Voting: November 9, 2026 – January 11, 2027 Awards ceremony: January 27, 2027

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Where

Online, worldwide Projects from 60+ countries

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Theme

Project of the Year Awards 2026: the best IT projects of the year

Project of the Year Awards 2026

Project of the Year is Global CIO's international awards program where CIOs and technology partners showcase successful IT projects and gain recognition from the international community. IT leaders driving digital transformation in their companies and IT solution providers can apply free of charge.

CIO Club Italia is the Official Italian Partner of the 2026 edition: we support Italian applications and will give a special Club recognition to the best Italian project.

There is no jury: IT decision makers, i.e. CIOs of user companies, vote by scoring each project from 0 to 5 on complexity and from 0 to 5 on optimization. Categories are formed based on the projects received.

Why apply

✓Free participation, applications by October 31, 2026

✓40+ categories for every kind of IT project

✓Peer review: CIOs vote, not a jury

✓International visibility: past editions drew projects from 60+ countries and 5,000+ votes and comments

✓A special CIO Club Italia recognition for the best Italian project

Previous editions

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