Wialon, a leading global telematics, IoT and GPS tracking platform, has launched its IoT Project of the Year 2024.

The global competition aims to recognise and showcase the most innovative fleet and IoT projects worldwide

Now in its fourth year, the global competition aims to recognise and showcase the most innovative fleet and IoT projects worldwide.

It’s open to service providers of any scale, country or industry that have implemented projects for clients in fleet management using telematics and IoT technologies from the beginning of 2023 to 30 April 2024. Entries are free and can be submitted online until 2 August 2024.

The panel of judges – made up of global industry experts in IoT and telematics – will evaluate entries based on criteria such as scalability, innovation, effectiveness and practicability.

Up to 40 finalists will be announced on 19 September 2024, with winners revealed at an awards ceremony hosted on 13 October 2024 in Dubai.

Awards for the 12 IoT Project of the Year winners include publicity and promotion within the global IoT and telematics ecosystem, as well as $1,000 prizes for marketing campaigns for each of the winners. Additionally, the four top winners will receive the invitation to exhibit at the Wialon IoT zone, or up to $2,000 travel expenses, in any qualifying Wialon industry event worldwide.

Previous winners in the global contest have included a hugely diverse range of IoT applications in cold-chain transportation, AI-based video telematics in long-haul shipping, fuel consumption and fleet management applications in construction, public transport management, farming, route emergency alert systems in cargo transportation in the Arctic, fleet monitoring in the sub-saharan region, or endangered species monitoring.

Wialon, part of European software company Gurtam, said the awards promote the use of modern tools to solve various business needs across key industries. The contest also aims to create a platform for companies worldwide to showcase and exchange ideas, recognise contributions in the telematics field, and share their achievements.

Andrei Liatsetski, head of project implementation at the business, explained: “B2B tech companies often fly under the radar in terms of public awareness, so recognition by peers is incredibly valuable, especially in a specialised industry such as IoT and telematics.

“This year’s IoT project of the year competition aims to bring again into the spotlight the best minds and the most effective projects in our industry, and we place a strong emphasis on diversity. We understand that great results and innovative solutions can be achieved just as well in projects for a small construction company with 50 vehicles, for example, or a big taxi fleet with 1,000 cars. All innovative projects and experts deserve industry-wide recognition, and that’s what the Wialon IoT project of the year global competition is about.”

Competition details are here and the awards entry form is online here.