Nominations open for Digital Construction Awards
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The event will recognise individuals, companies and projects embracing innovation and technology in the built environment; nominations close on 21 May 2025
Nominations for the Digital Construction Awards (DC Awards) have officially opened, the Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team has announced. Formerly known as the ME Digital Construction Awards, the DC Awards gala event will take place this year at the Ritz Carlton JBR, Dubai on 26 June, where the full shortlist and winners will be revealed in each category.
The awards comprise 15 distinct categories designed to recognise trailblazers and innovation across individuals, companies and projects. The BPME editorial team has confirmed that all categories are open to nominations from government organisations, developers, consultants, contractors, integrators/specialists as well as suppliers.
'Innovation and technology go hand-in-hand with the design, delivery and management of buildings and infrastructure in the region, and the BPME team is keen to recognise the crème de la crème, whether they are individuals, organisations or projects. As before there is no cost to nominate, however nominations must be submitted by 5pm on 21 May 2025 – no extensions will be offered under any circumstances,' said Jason Saundalkar, Head of Content at Big Project Middle East.
The 2025 edition of the awards comprises the following categories: Young Technology Champion of the Year; Digital Visionary of the Year; Digital Team of the Year; Construction Software Provider of the Year; Construction Hardware Provider of the Year; Digital Contractor of the Year; Digital Consultant of the Year; Technology SME of the Year; Digital Government Organisation of the Year; Data Champion of the Year; Digital Construction Innovator of the Year; Net-Zero Technology Champion of the Year; Excellence in Collaboration & Productivity; Digital Construction Project of the Year – Building, and Digital Construction Project of the Year – Infrastructure. Nominations will close on 21 May, read the nomination guidelines by clicking here.
Once nominations close, they will go through a two-step judging process; the first will be conducted by the magazine's editorial team, following which a panel of industry judges will deliberate and vote on the strongest nominations. Read about all the categories here.
Read more about the Digital Construction Awards here.
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