In 2014, ICIMOD started the ICT for Mountain Development Award. The award recognizes ICT-enabled innovations, good practices, and applications that promote mountain development and environmental conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. In the first year, seventeen submissions were received under five categories – ecosystem services, livelihoods, water, geospatial solutions, and other – from individuals and organizations, most of which are based in the HKH region.
