ICDL Asia is delighted to announce the launch of the ICDL Asia Digital Challenge 2026, now in its 9th edition and recognised as a leading digital skills competition across the Asia-Pacific region. Aligned with its ongoing commitment to developing future-ready learners, the competition equips students with essential digital competencies required to thrive in the digital economy.
Since its inception in 2017, the Digital Challenge has attracted strong participation, engaging more than 52,000 students from over 800 schools across 18 territories in the Asia-Pacific region. It has established itself as a key platform for students to showcase their digital proficiency and readiness for the evolving world of work.
Open to Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Students
Building on its successful expansion, ICDL Asia continues to welcome participants at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This inclusive approach supports the early development of digital literacy while strengthening skillsprogression across different educational stages, nurturing a generation of digitally confident learners ready to embrace future opportunities.
Students from across the Asia-Pacific region are invited to participate in a collaborative yet competitive learning environment, where they can enhance their digital skills while gaining exposure to internationally recognised digital standards.
In addition to the Digital Challenge 2026, ICDL Asia is also introducing a new flagship competition this year, the inaugural ICDL Robotics Championship, a physical competition to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 July 2026. The competition aims to promote robotics and STEM education through hands-on, applied learning, providing students with a competitive platform to design, program, and test robotic solutions to real-world challenges. Please stay tuned as we announce further details soon.
Competition Journey
The ICDL Asia Digital Challenge 2026 will take place from March to October 2026, culminating in the Grand Final and Digital Challenge 2026 Award Ceremony.
Throughout the competition, participants will gain access to ICDL learning resources and have the opportunity to attaininternationally recognised ICDL Certification. Students who successfully pass the ICDL certification assessments will be awarded ICDL Profile Certificates and eBadges. Winners in each category will receive gold, silver, or bronze trophies, while all Grand Finalists will be recognised with a digital certificate of participation.
About ICDL Asia
ICDL Asia, based in Singapore, is authorised by ICDL Foundation, the global Certification body for ICDL Programmes, to be the entity with primary responsibility for the development and management of all ICDL Programmes in the Asia Pacific region.
ICDL is a not-for-profit global social enterprise dedicated to raising digital competence standards in the workforce, education, and society. Our certification programmes, delivered through an active network in over 100 countries, enable individuals and organisations to assess, build, and certify their competence in the use of computers and digital tools to the globally recognised ICDL standard.
The quality and reputation of ICDL is built on over 20 years of experience in delivering certification programmes to over 17 million people in more than 40 languages worldwide, with more than 2.5 million ICDL tests taken annually. Our success is maintained by our ongoing innovation in certification programme development, our commitment to rigorous test design methodologies, and consistent adherence to our quality assurance standards. For more information about ICDL Asia, please visit www.icdlasia.org.
Register to Join the Digital Challenge 2026!
The ICDL Asia Digital Challenge provides an invaluable opportunity for students to develop critical digital skills, compete in an exciting environment, and gain international recognition. Don’t miss the chance to position yourself at the forefront of the digital learning journey—register, learn, and showcase your digital talent on a global stage now!
Students eager to participate should contact their schools’ ICT teachers to initiate registration before the competition closes on May 4, 2026.
Schools and institutions interested in participating may visit https://icdlasia.org/events/icdl-asia-digital-challenge-2026/ for group registration details. For inquiries, please email marketing@icdlasia.org.