The ideas will be judged on three criteria: how it will use technology to better the world, how the cash awarded will be used to implement the project, and how the organization will implement the plan.

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Consider the role IT plays in building the architecture or delivering ideas or initiatives that an organization will implement.

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The strategy may look great, but can the organization get behind it and implement it swiftly and effectively?

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