From 1996 to 2007 the award was sponsored by Honda.

The award is sponsored by the government departments and private industry.

The award was established in 2001 and is sponsored by Jet.

The awards were sponsored by mobile network Orange until 2012.

Certain awards are sponsored by other organisations or given for particular areas.

Between 1976 and 1994, the award was sponsored by Smithbooks.

There are also many special awards sponsored by various organizations, some with cash prizes.

There are several awards sponsored by various organizations based on contacting many different countries.

By this time the awards were sponsored by the book publishers alone.

The awards are sponsored by Computerworld, a weekly industry newspaper.