Gurtam, the Lithuanian developer of the Wialon GPS and IoT platform, has opened its global IoT Project of the Year 2022 for entries.

Experts will reveal the world’s best IoT projects for the awards, now in their third consecutive year. Applications will be open until July 26, and the winners will be announced in October during Telematics Dubai.

The award ceremony will make up a key part of the IoT conference, where participants will be able to immerse themselves fully in a world which is filled with IoT technology.

The IoT Project of the Year is a contest for telematics and IoT providers. The event collates real-life use cases which have measurable value to clients. The projects are evaluated by experts with proven track records in the implementation of connected projects.

Any technological company can participate in the IoT Project of the Year. Their location, software and hardware selection, as well as the size of the company, aren’t barriers to entry. What really matters is whether a product or service changes a sector for the better.

“Internet of things today is a much broader concept than could have been imagined just a few years ago,” said Aliaksandr Kuushynau, head of Wialon at Gurtam. “The original, innovative and often outstanding projects are changing not only specific businesses but also many different spheres of our life. One of last year’s winners was a project from Mexico that helped enable the survival and reproduction of the rare Ridley tortoise. A South African company reduced the number of fuel thefts, a serious problem in the region. In Spain, an IoT solution was developed for a major national service provider, making correspondence and parcel deliveries more effective. All in all, more than 100 projects ranging from Spain to Australia took part in the 2021 competition. I believe that this year there will be just as many exceptional projects. We look forward to celebrating them and sharing them with
the world.”

The call for projects has just started, and applications are open until July 26. An international jury of IoT and telematics experts will determine the winners across 17 categories, ranging from long-haul shipping to public safety. The winners will be announced on October 9 in Dubai.

IoT Project of the Year is organised by the team behind Wialon, a telematics and IoT platform with over 3.2 million vehicles connected all over the world. Wialon was designed by Gurtam, a GPS tracking and IoT developer with offices in Vilnius, Boston, Dubai and Buenos Aires.