The 10th edition of the inDrive ICT Award 2025 concluded on Sunday, honoring contributions to Nepal’s information and communication technology sector.
Jointly organized by Living with ICT and ICT Foundation Nepal at The Plaza, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, the event presented awards across 17 categories, honoring startups, innovators, entrepreneurs, institutions, and individuals.
The program brought together more than 1,500 ICT professionals, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and dignitaries. The event was broadcast live on Himalaya Television.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel inaugurated the program, while the closing ceremony was graced by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Anil Kumar Sinha.
Senior government officials including Chief Secretary Samunraj Aryal and NPC Vice-Chair Dr. Prakash Kumar Shrestha attended the event as special guests.
Dinesh Silwal won the Nepali Diaspora ICT Award, Bibhushan Bista the Entrepreneur ICT Award, and Munni Rajbhandari the Woman Icon ICT Award. Institutional winners included the Social Security Fund(Digital Governance), NMB Bank (Digital Services – Enterprise), and Kopila Valley School (Digital Education – Private).
In startup and innovation categories, Arkbo Technologies won the inDrive Startup ICT Award, QuickCCA the Product ICT Award, and MindBridge the Rising Star Innovation Award. PriyoShop (Bangladesh) received the South Asia Startup ICT Award. Startups from all seven provinces were also recognized.
Speaking at the event, organizers and government officials emphasized ICT’s role in national development, digital governance, and economic growth. More than 750 nominations were evaluated over four months by expert juries.
inDrive served as the title sponsor, with NepalPay QR and TingTing as associate partners.
Winners received trophies, certificates, cloud credits, software licenses, and international exposure opportunities.
