The sixth session was held with the participation of national and regional research works from 10 countries, 18 national research works and 3 foreign research works were selected. In 1994, the seventh session the Khwarizmi Award took another significant step with the participation of new countries from Africa and Asia. For more precision in the evaluation process, research works were classified in new different categories, applied research works and fundamental research works, each category with its own evaluation criteria.