The fifth The Daily Star ICT Awards will take place tomorrow with the objective to recognise champions in the field of ICT and encourage entrepreneurs to work for bringing about positive changes in society.

This year, the awards will be given in five categories along with recognising an ICT pioneer who has explored the untapped industry of ICT and paved the path of excellence for the future leaders.

The event will take place virtually and be broadcasted live from The Daily Star's official Facebook page named dailystarnews.

Planning Minister MA Mannan will grace the event as chief guest while Sergi Herrero, group co-chief executive officer of VEON, a communications and digital services provider, will be keynote speaker at the show.

The awards are powered by Brac Bank and Daffodil International University, and enlightened by the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).

The Daily Star has been recognizing country's ICT entrepreneurs with the ICT awards for their extraordinary works in the field since 2016.

For the current year, 77 nominations were submitted and an independent jury panel evaluated the nominations and selected the winners in five categories.

The categories are: ICT Solution Provider (local market focus), ICT Solution Provider (international market focus), Digital Commerce, ICT Startup and ICT Business person.

An ICT Pioneer will be recognised for his contribution to development of country's ICT sector.