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Digital Nation Awards 2025 & Women Digital Leadership Awards: The Winners

Tuesday 23 September, 2025 (modified Thursday 25 September, 2025)

Digital Nation Awards 2025 & Women Digital Leadership Awards: The Winners

Billy Chan
Marketing Specialist, APAC
GSMA

The winners have been announced at the awards ceremony today at Digital Nation Summit Kuala Lumpur (ASEAN Edition), during the Digital Nation Awards & Networking Cocktail at the Grand Ballroom, The Westin Kuala Lumpur.

For the Digital Nation Awards, this year has been a competitive one. From over 40 video entries to the 17 shortlisted finalists, our judges have decided, with multiple winners in several categories that were too close to call.

Congratulations to the winners of the Digital Nation Awards 2025 for their outstanding contributions to digital transformation! Your compelling videos brilliantly showcased the power of mobile technology in driving sustainability, digital inclusion, and innovation across nations. From groundbreaking AI and 5G applications to impactful narratives on connectivity and economic growth, your work sets a global benchmark for excellence.

A dark cityscape of Kuala Lumpur with the Petronas Towers lit up at night. Overlaid text announces “DIGITAL NATION AWARDS 2025” and lists winner names under categories like Sustainability, Inclusion, Innovation, Video, Creativity, and Social Media Impact.

During the Digital Nation Awards & Networking Cocktail, the winners of the 2025 Women Digital Leadership Awards were also announced, as part of the Diversity4Tech initiative.

This year’s awards celebrate outstanding contributions from women tech leaders worldwide under the theme “Creating Digital Trust and Empowering Women with Inclusive AI.” Inspired by World Telecommunication and Information Society Day and the International Women’s Day ethos of “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” these awards highlight innovative insights into building safer digital spaces, addressing gender biases in AI, and promoting women’s roles in technology. Selected from a diverse pool of submissions—including articles, case studies, opinion pieces, and video presentations. These top four entries stood out for their depth, relevance, and potential impact.

Congratulations to the winners. Stay tuned for next year’s call for submissions, and let’s keep building a world where technology empowers everyone equally!

To read the submissions from our women leaders, please check out the GSMA Diversity4Tech APAC Blog.

A graphic for GSMA Digital Nation 2025 in Kuala Lumpur lists the Women Digital Leadership Awards winners. Four headshots are shown: Muntaha Asim, Tara Neal, Katherine Ng, and Chanita Craythorne, with job titles, over a cityscape background.

See the winners of Digital Nation Awards below:

Excellence in Sustainability Video Award Winner

A group of Afghan children and adults stand outdoors on dusty ground, looking up and waving at the camera. Most are smiling. The photo is taken from above. The caption at the bottom reads, “The people of Afghanistan are known for their strength and determination.”.

Connecting Hearts, Powering Dreams, Building a Greener Future for Afghanistan

by Afghan Wireless Communication Co.

Three children are silhouetted against a sunset sky, sitting or kneeling on grassy ground. One child holds a stick, and the sun is visible behind them, creating a peaceful, nostalgic scene. A small blue logo appears in the top right corner.

Greener Society with Paper Pen (Seed Inside)

by Grameenphone

Excellence in Digital Inclusion Video Award Winner

A smiling young woman in an orange tank top pours a bucket of water over her head outdoors, water splashing everywhere. Sunlight filters through trees in the background. White text in the center reads, "Ten years ago, the iconic Ice Bucket Challenge.

Freeze for ALS | HONOR the Challenger

by HONOR

Two construction workers in safety vests and helmets crouch on a balcony, organizing bundles of cables along the floor beside a glass railing. Their reflections are visible in the glass, and the city skyline is blurred in the background.

Majulah Singapura

by Singtel

Excellence in Innovation Video Award Winner

Three people in helmets and jackets, some with Thai flag patches, stand outdoors at night by rubble and metal rods. One operates a drone controller, focused on its screen, as rescue or recovery efforts appear underway amid construction debris.

AIS Network Hero – Last Man Standing

by AIS

A wide aerial view of a coastal city shows a long bridge stretching over water, modern buildings, a red and white telecom tower, green trees, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky. Subtitles read, “redefining what’s possible.”.

U Mobile and Huawei Achieve Seamless 5G – A Connectivity Across 13.5KM Penang Bridge

by U Mobile

Best Digital Nation Video Award Winner

A smiling young woman in an orange tank top pours a bucket of water over her head outdoors, water splashing everywhere. Sunlight filters through trees in the background. White text in the center reads, "Ten years ago, the iconic Ice Bucket Challenge.

Freeze for ALS | HONOR the Challenger

by HONOR

Digital Nation Video Creativity Award Winner

A robotic dog walks on a paved path outside a modern glass building labeled "The Gallery". Blue accent lighting glows inside, and company logos for CelcomDigi, 5G, and Malaysia's No.1 network are visible on the building facade. A round white object is near the water feature.

CelcomDigi – AI Experience Centre

by CelcomDigi

Best Social Media Impact Video Award

A woman with straight, shoulder-length dark hair and a black jacket looks at her phone outdoors. The background is blurred with trees and buildings. Two logos are at the top right, and a blue digital wave effect is at the bottom of the image.

SarawakID: Empowering Citizens, Transforming Governance

by Sarawak Civil Service Digitalisation Unit (SCSDU), The Department of The Premier of Sarawak