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2024 WINNERS & SHORTLISTED
Overall Innovation and Company Categories
1. Innovation of the Year
This award will recognise lateral thought and technical excellence in creating an outstanding product or service that has the potential to revolutionise an industry or way of life. The winning entry will demonstrate the use of technology to overcome a defined problem, and show that it has, or can make, a significant positive impact.
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2. Start-up Tech Company of the Year
This award recognises a newly established company that is pioneering innovative technologies. To be eligible, the company must have been founded no more than five years prior to the awards date and be offering a fresh perspective on existing technology or developing groundbreaking products or services.
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3. Tech Growth Business of the Year
This award recognises a company that has successfully transitioned from start-up to a thriving business experiencing substantial growth. The winning entry will be a scale-up that has overcome initial funding challenges and is expanding through exceptional service, products, and market insight. Entrants must be over three years old and demonstrate increasing turnover.
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4. Tech Company of the Year
This award will recognise an outstanding technology company that has demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, and impact across its operations. The winning company will have successfully identified a significant market opportunity or challenge and developed a groundbreaking solution that addresses it effectively. Judges will evaluate entries based on the uniqueness and creativity of the company's products or services, evidence of substantial market penetration or disruption, strong financial growth and operational efficiency, clear leadership vision and execution, demonstrated ability to scale operations, and recognition as a thought leader within the tech sector. This award is open to technology companies of all sizes and across all industries.
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Core Technology Categories
5. Cloud Innovation of the Year
This award recognises outstanding advancements in cloud-based products and services. Entries should demonstrate exceptional creativity, problem-solving, and technical expertise in delivering innovative cloud solutions. The winning entry will showcase a groundbreaking approach to cloud technology, offering significant benefits such as improved efficiency, cost reduction, enhanced security, or enhanced scalability.
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6. Cloud Product of the Year
This award will recognise an outstanding cloud-based solution encompassing storage, platforms, provisions, and services. This open category welcomes entries for both consumer and corporate solutions, or those that effectively bridge both markets. The winning entry will demonstrate exceptional innovation in cloud technology, showcasing how it addresses critical business or consumer needs. Judges will evaluate products based on their technical merit, user experience, scalability, and market impact. The successful entry will clearly illustrate how it delivers significant cost and business efficiencies, maintains robust security measures, and provides tangible advantages over traditional on-premise alternatives. It will also demonstrate outstanding performance in areas such as reliability, data management, integration capabilities, and support for emerging technologies like AI and IoT. The winner will exemplify how cloud solutions are driving digital transformation and reshaping industry practices.
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7. Security Innovation of the Year
This award will recognise technology innovations that protect systems, services and customers from increasingly sophisticated security threats ranging from socially engineered attacks to ransomware. The winning entry will, using case studies demonstrate why it is the best overall solution to help organisations combat security risks. The winning entry could be a new type of security software, a new approach to security training, or a new way to detect and respond to security threats.
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8. Cyber Security Solution of the Year
This award recognises a widely accessible product or service that has a proven track record of preventing cyberattacks and unauthorised access to corporate or consumer systems. The winning entry will be available to a broad range of businesses or consumers as a standalone product or package and demonstrate exceptional resilience against cyber threats. Judges will assess entries based on the solution's effectiveness, innovation, ease of use, and overall value to customers.
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9. Mobile Innovation of the Year
This award will recognise a mobile application or product that has delivered transformative effects. This winning entry will be an innovation that pushes the boundaries of mobile with demonstrable outcomes, and could be a new mobile productivity tool, innovative mobile app or a new way to use mobile technology to solve a real-world problem.
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10. Smart Tech Project of the Year
This award will recognise a smart tech project that delivers on the promises of the Internet of Things (IoT) to positively impact the way that people live their lives and do business. The winning entry will be revolutionary technology that can provide tangible improvements whether that is in the home, in the city, in personal health or other environments.
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11. Data and Analytics Project of the Year
This award recognises an exceptional data-driven initiative that has delivered significant, measurable business impact. The winning project will demonstrate innovative use of data and analytics to solve complex challenges, optimise operations, or drive growth. Entries should showcase how data-driven insights were transformed into actionable strategies, leading to tangible outcomes such as increased revenue, cost reduction, improved customer satisfaction, or enhanced operational efficiency. The project must be completed and have a clear demonstration of its return on investment (ROI). Judges will evaluate entries based on the complexity of the data, the sophistication of the analytics techniques employed, the clarity of the business problem addressed, the depth of the impact achieved, and the scalability of the solution
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12. Data-driven Product of the Year
This award will recognise a product that processes raw data and turns it into actionable insight, driving better personalisation for existing customers and attracting new ones with market-leading performance. The winning entry will, using case studies, demonstrate exactly how data is analysed and used.
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AI and Regulatory Tech
13. Artificial intelligence Innovation of the Year
This award will recognise a company demonstrating innovative and novel approaches to implementing cutting-edge AI technologies such as large language models, computer vision, or generative AI. The winning entry will provide detailed information on how AI has been practically deployed to solve real-world problems, improve decision-making, or create new products and services. Case studies should highlight tangible benefits like increased efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, or breakthrough innovations enabled by AI.
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14. RegTech Project of the Year
This award will recognise a regulatory technology solution, product or project that successfully solves regulatory and compliance challenges for companies of varying sizes and across different industries. The winning entry will demonstrate innovation and practical application, preferably with results from successful projects.
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Sector-specific Innovations
15. Best Public Sector Project
This award recognises the innovative use of technology within the public sector to deliver significant improvements in service delivery, efficiency, or citizen experience. The winning entry will demonstrate a clear understanding of public sector challenges and the effective application of technology to address them. Judges will assess entries based on their impact on public services, cost-effectiveness, innovation, and scalability.
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16. Best Enterprise Tech Project
This award recognises an exceptional technology-driven initiative that has delivered substantial value to an organisation. The winning project will demonstrate innovative use of technology to address critical business challenges, optimise operations, and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, productivity, or cost savings. Entries should showcase how the project aligned with the organisation's strategic goals, overcame significant obstacles, and delivered tangible benefits such as increased revenue, enhanced customer experience, or improved decision-making. Judges will evaluate entries based on the project's complexity, innovation, impact on business performance, and overall return on investment.
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17. Innovative Enterprise Product of the Year
This award recognises a groundbreaking product or service that has demonstrated exceptional innovation and delivers significant value to enterprise customers. The winning entry will showcase a product that addresses a critical business need, drives operational efficiency, and demonstrates a clear return on investment. It should be a product that is commercially available and has a proven track record of success in the marketplace. Judges will assess entries based on the product's originality, impact on business performance, user experience, and overall market potential.
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18. Digital Transformation of the Year
This award will recognise the most effective project to integrate disparate systems or update legacy technology. Projects involving moves into the cloud, post-deal integrations, digitisation efforts or partnerships and collaborations are all eligible. Nominations may be for a single project or an overall strategy. The winning entry will demonstrate how technology has brought cost benefits, improved internal processes, enhanced customer experience and generated new opportunities.
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19. Digital Entertainment Innovation of the Year
This award recognises groundbreaking products, services, or experiences that are transforming the digital entertainment landscape. Entries should demonstrate exceptional innovation, creativity, and user engagement. The winning entry will showcase a product or service that delivers a compelling entertainment experience, leverages emerging technologies effectively, and has a significant impact on the industry. Judges will assess entries based on their originality, user experience, technical innovation, and commercial potential.
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Industry-specific Categories
20. Healthcare Tech of the Year
This award will recognise an advance in technology that has contributed to seismic changes in the healthcare sector, including helping to boost life expectancies, cure or treat diseases or use data to track health and treatment, thereby improving outcomes for patients. This category rewards technologies which have made a real impact, no matter how large or small, to people's lives.
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21. Transport Tech of the Year
This award will recognise a product, service or solution which is transforming transportation infrastructure, with a key focus on achieving net zero and other green initiatives. The winning entry will demonstrate green technological innovations in transportation for goods and people, whether it be via road, rail, sea or air. Entrants can range from new fleets of vehicles to innovations to existing transportation infrastructure.
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22. Logistics and Supply Chain Tech of the Year
This award will recognise a product or solution that has helped companies navigate the complexities of modern supply chains and logistics operations. The winning entry will, using case studies, demonstrate how the technology delivers efficiencies, cost optimisation, and enables companies to operate effectively in challenging economic conditions. Particular attention will be given to solutions that enhance visibility, improve forecasting, or enable more sustainable and resilient supply chains.
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23. Manufacturing Tech of the Year
This award will recognise a technology that has helped businesses enhance their manufacturing processes, with a focus on sustainability and operational excellence. The winning entry will be a technology that has made complex manufacturing processes more efficient, from development to production, while also addressing environmental concerns. Examples may include technologies that optimise resource usage, reduce waste, improve energy efficiency, or enable circular manufacturing practices. Case studies should demonstrate both operational improvements and contributions to sustainability goals.
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24. Energy and Utilities Project of the Year
This award will recognise energy and utility providers and their tech suppliers who are innovating processes or services using technology for demonstrable benefits. These benefits should include lowering costs, improving security, achieving ESG targets, enhancing grid resilience, and facilitating the transition to renewable energy sources. The winning entry will demonstrate innovation and efficiencies through the use of case studies, with particular emphasis on projects that contribute to building a sustainable energy future.
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25. Financial Services Tech of the Year
This award recognises exceptional technological advancements that are transforming the financial services industry including banking, insurance, and other related sectors across either the B2B or B2C sectors. The winning entry will demonstrate a clear understanding of customer needs and market trends, while showcasing innovative solutions that deliver tangible benefits, supported by compelling case studies and data. Judges will assess entries based on their originality, impact on the financial services industry, scalability, and potential for growth.
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26. Retail Tech of the Year
This award will recognise a product or solution that can help retailers create a better, more efficient experience for customers and staff alike. The winning entry will demonstrate how the product or solution delivers efficiencies and improved customer conversion in retail along with innovation, positive impact and scalability.
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27. Payments Innovation Award – NEW CATEGORY
This award will recognise groundbreaking innovations in the payments sector that are transforming how businesses and consumers conduct transactions. The winning entry will showcase a payment solution, platform, or technology that addresses key industry challenges such as security, speed, cross-border transactions, or financial inclusion. Judges will look for evidence of adoption, scalability, and tangible benefits to users. Entries may include innovations in areas such as real-time payments, blockchain-based solutions, open banking applications, or novel authentication methods. Case studies demonstrating the solution's impact on the payments ecosystem will be highly valued.
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Customer-facing Technology
28. Marketing Technology Innovation of the Year
This award will recognise a software, tool or solution used to create, execute, manage, orchestrate, and measure the performance of online and offline content, campaigns, and personalised experiences. The winning entry will, using case studies, demonstrate how the product, software or solution delivered greater results than traditional approaches to marketing.
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29. Customer Experience (CX) Technology of the Year
This award will recognise a business that made innovative use of data and innovation to ensure a seamless, efficient and positive customer experience. The winning entry will demonstrate how it provides customers with an excellent experience from either in-house or as third party CX technology providers.
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30. User Experience (UX) Technology of the Year
This award will recognise a technology which delivers an excellent experience to users and reduces friction. The winning entry will demonstrate an innovative use of technology to ensure that the end-user has an efficient, seamless, and memorable experience that adds real and demonstrable value to their lives.
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Workforce and Leadership
31. Digital Workplace Technology of the Year
This award will recognise a technology provider that has made innovative use of data and digital channels to enhance the employee experience and improve the efficiency of workforce-related processes. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, onboarding, performance management, offboarding, payroll, and managed service provision. The winning entry will, using testimonials, demonstrate how the product or solution has reduced friction, delivered efficiencies, improved the working lives of staff, and supported the evolving needs of modern workplaces.
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32. Best Tech Place to Work
This award recognises a technology company that has created an exceptional workplace culture and fosters employee wellbeing, development, and engagement. The winning company will demonstrate a commitment to creating a positive and inclusive work environment, offering opportunities for career growth, and providing excellent employee benefits. Judges will assess entries based on employee satisfaction, company culture, work-life balance, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and overall employee experience.
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33. Tech Team of the Year
This award recognises an exceptional technology team that has delivered outstanding results on a specific project or initiative. The winning team will demonstrate exceptional collaboration, innovation, and problem-solving skills. Entries should showcase the team's contribution to the project's success, including overcoming challenges, achieving key milestones, and delivering measurable outcomes. Judges will assess entries based on the team's performance, innovation, impact, and overall contribution to the organisation.
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34. Technology Leader of the Year
This award will recognise a key technology decision maker at a company who leads through example and inspires those around them to tackle the issues facing their business with innovative strategies and thoughtful staff development. The winning entry will, using testimonials, demonstrate the positive impact of this individual on the business and those around them.
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35. Best Technology Recruiter – NEW CATEGORY
This award will recognise an outstanding recruitment agency or in-house recruitment team specialising in technology talent acquisition. The winning entry will demonstrate innovative approaches to sourcing, assessing, and placing tech professionals across various disciplines. Judges will look for evidence of successful placements, candidate satisfaction, client testimonials, and the use of cutting-edge recruitment technologies. The entry should highlight how the recruiter addresses the unique challenges of the tech talent market and contributes to building diverse and skilled tech teams.
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Social Responsibility and Resilience
36. Tech for Good Award
This award will recognise individuals and organisations using technology to improve the lives of others and the world around us. It recognises corporate social responsibility, charity work or green and sustainability initiatives that are driven or implemented using pioneering digital techniques. The winning entry will demonstrate their effectiveness, innovation and overall commitment to doing good.
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37. ESG Technology of the Year
This award will recognise the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) in day-to-day operations of an organisation. The winning entry will be for a company that can demonstrate use of innovative technologies and data to track ESG objectives and support businesses and consumers in the transition to a greener, more sustainable future. This award is open to companies of all sizes and industries and will highlight the use of technology to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and/or corporate governance.
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38. Operational Resilience Award – NEW CATEGORY
This award will recognise an organisation in either the public or private sector which can effectively navigate disruptions, maintain critical operations, and safeguard their business and customers against unexpected events. The winning entry will demonstrate exceptional preparedness and resilience in the face of operational challenges, along with the organisation’s ability to sustain business continuity, ensure robust risk management practices, and implement agile response strategies. Technology providers can enter this category by using a case study with an organisation, but entries should not be for a product.
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