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Press Releases

18 March 2026

ICSTE Announces 2026 Award Recipients

The International Council for Software & Technology Excellence has announced the recipients of its 2026 awards, honouring Lillian Schmidtsdorff, Amina Osei-Bonsu, and Tariq Al-Mansouri for exceptional contributions to software and technology.

2 September 2025

ICSTE Opens Nominations for 2026 Award Cycle

ICSTE has opened its nomination window for the 2026 award cycle. Nominations are accepted from accredited institutions, professional associations, and prior ICSTE recipients. The window closes 30 November 2025.

11 March 2025

ICSTE Announces 2025 Award Recipients

Elena Vasquez-Ruiz, Jonas Kirchhoff, and Nadia Petrov have been recognised by the ICSTE Review Committee for outstanding achievement in software engineering, technology innovation, and digital entrepreneurship.

14 March 2024

ICSTE Introduces Most Promising Female Developer Award

As part of its 2024 award cycle, ICSTE has established the Most Promising Female Developer as a permanent award category. The introduction reflects the committee's view that visibility for underrepresented practitioners is a substantive, not symbolic, goal.

9 March 2023

ICSTE 2023 Awards Recognise Three Recipients

Sebastián Reyes-Mora, Yuki Tanaka, and Amara Diallo were recognised by ICSTE in the third annual award cycle. The 2023 cycle also marked the inaugural Community Leadership Award.

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— Full name on first reference: International Council for Software & Technology Excellence
— Abbreviation: ICSTE (not I.C.S.T.E.)
— Registered in: Geneva, Switzerland
— Founded: 2021