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MilliNet 2026 Begins: Project Submissions Open in 10 Categories

The National Internet Award – MilliNet2026 competition begins on 01 October 2026. Project submissions are now open.

The MilliNet2026 competition will be held in 10 categories. The categories are as follows:

  1. Digital Government Solution of the Year

  2. Artificial Intelligence Solution of the Year

  3. Digital Education, Social and Healthcare Solution of the Year

  4. Digital Banking, Finance and Fintech Solution of the Year

  5. Digital Business and E-Commerce Solution of the Year

  6. Cultural, Tourism and Creative Digital Solution of the Year

  7. Innovative Technology Solution of the Year

  8. Digital Media and Information Resource of the Year

  9. Digital Game of the Year

    Special Category

  10. Digital Personality of the Year

Applicants can register at www.millinet.az and submit their projects (websites, mobile applications, social media resources, etc.) in the listed categories. Those who registered on the MilliNet website in previous years can log in and submit their projects without creating a new account.

Registration of websites submitted to the competition will close on 25 November. The evaluation process will continue until 15 December. This year, the projects submitted to the competition will again be evaluated based on special criteria, taking into account their usefulness, importance and reach.

Projects in 9 categories will be evaluated by judges in 2 stages. The evaluation for the special category will be determined by the MilliNet Organizing Committee, taking into account the opinions of experts in the field. The Final Presentation ceremony is scheduled to be held by 20 December.

The winners of the competition will receive the traditional National Internet Award—a buta depicting a spider web—as well as diplomas and valuable gifts.

The National Internet Award is officially supported by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport. The main partners are the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, State Service of Special Communication and Information Security, AzTU and 4SİM Azərbaycan.

MilliNet's general sponsor is CityNet. The Gold sponsors are AzİnTelecom, ABB İnnovation and Caspel.

The sponsors are SABAH.HUB, B&B SECURITY, Alas Academy, ULTRA Technologies, Hellojob.az, Prometech and Mediatrends.

MilliNet's media partners are the technology media resources Technote Media, TechZone.az and Xəbərlər.az.

The purpose of the MilliNet competition, established by the Azerbaijan Internet Forum, is to identify and promote our best digital resources, create a competitive environment in the digital sector, support the development of the internet, information technology and innovation in Azerbaijan and the digital sector as a whole, and help further accelerate digital transformation. For more information, visit: www.millinet.az

Contact the MilliNet Organizing Committee: www.millinet.az, [email protected]