Наталя Хандусенко Hot News 4 February 2026, 17:15

The IT Ukraine Association invites IT companies to submit projects for the Tech360: Brand Impact 2026 Award. Here's how to do it

The IT Ukraine Association invites IT companies and organizations with tech divisions to submit their projects for Tech360: Brand Impact 2026, an annual award within the Tech360 conference that recognizes the most influential communication initiatives in the IT sector. All IT companies are welcome to participate, regardless of membership in the IT Ukraine Association.

Who can participate?

IT companies and tech divisions of other companies that implemented projects in 2025–2026 and actively covered them in the media and social networks. Membership in the IT Ukraine Association is not required.

How will it be evaluated?

The competition partner YouScan conducts analytics based on monitoring mentions of participants' communication projects in open media and social networks from March 2025 to March 2026.

Nominations:

PromoTech — projects and industry events related to the promotion of technologies, including in various areas of the industry;
Talents in focus — popularization of education, science, and human resource development in the IT industry;
A I innovation — projects dedicated to communication and promotion of AI technologies;
Assistance for victory – providing for the army, assistance in overcoming the consequences of disasters, demining, etc.;
DobroTech — projects focused on helping children of heroes, training, rehabilitation and adaptation of veterans, IDPs, and other social activities;
An industry landmark project is an important project that does not meet the competition criteria, but is important for the development of the industry.

Competitive selection criteria:

The project is implemented by an IT company operating in Ukraine, or by the tech-oriented company from another industry, in particular in a partnership format;
The project has a clear identification (name, format, hero, etc.) and is not a permanent activity of the company over the years;
Project start - no earlier than March 2025, but no later than January 2026;
The project was covered in the media and/or social networks.

The deadline for submitting applications is February 19, 2026. You can submit your project via the link.

The winners will be awarded on March 24, 2026 at the Tech360: Policy Meets Technology conference.