KSITM bagged two awards at the eWorld 2011 summit. The eWorld award have been instituted with the primary aim of felicitating and acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the use of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). These awards were distributed during the eWorld Forum at New Delhi, India, August 1 - 3, this is recognition for promoting the most innovative initiatives in the domain of ICT4D and to spread awareness about the role of ICT in addressing social concerns in the domain of governance and health.

The Mobile Governance Project "Em-Power Kerala" was adjudged as the second best initiative in the M-Governance category and the cloud computing Testbed for Kerala State Data Centre bagged the Best Jury Award under Cloud Computing Initiative.