2024 Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award

Barry Lowry

Government CIO, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Best Community Engagement Award

Meath County Council

Live-Streaming Meath’s 2024 Local Election Count: Hybrid Engagement Model
Expands Accessible Democracy Across Municipal Districts and Diverse
Communities in Ireland

Best Use of Open Source Technologies’ Award

HSE Social Inclusion & Open Plan IT & Maynooth University

Project Lyrene: OpenEMR-Based Digital Health Platform Delivering Scalable, Inclusive Care to 15,000 Vulnerable Patients Across Ireland

Outstanding Contribution to Planet Earth Award (Product or Service)

Sponsored by

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)

TII’s Biodiversity Accounting: A Quantitative, Habitat-Sensitive Approach to Embedding Biodiversity in Road Planning and National Infrastructure Projects

Rising IT Star in the Public Sector Award

Bhavesh Patadiya, Clare County Council

Driving Digital Transformation in Clare through GIS-Based Surveys and dashboards that improve efficiency. Cutting costs, and enhancing beach safety operations.

AI Innovation of the Year Award (Product or Service)

Sponsored by

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

MMUH’s Radiology Leads Ireland’s First AI Rollout: Safe, Ethical, and Transformative Healthcare Innovation Backed by the Pillar Centre

Most Collaborative Public Sector Project Award

Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University

Transforming Irish Healthcare: IVI-Led Digital Platform Boosts Quality, Cuts Costs, and Positions Ireland as a Digital Health Leader

Best ICT Project of the Year Award - Education Sector

Education Authority Northern Ireland (EAConnect)

Transforming Northern Ireland’s School Admissions with a User-Focused Digital Platform to Streamline Access, Records, and Communication

Best ICT Project of the Year Award - Public Sector

An Garda Síochána

GardaSAFE: Modernising Emergency Response with Integrated CAD System to Improve Public Safety, Governance, and Interagency Collaboration

HealthTech Innovation of the Year Award (Product or Service)

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH)

TUH’s SmartCP Digital Platform Transforming Chronic Pancreatitis Care with Remote Monitoring, Timely Intervention, and National Patient Support

Digital Skills or Talent Initiative of the Year Award (Product or Service)

Department of Public Expenditure

The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Building AI Capacity in the Public Sector: Scalable, Accredited Training for Digital Skills Development Across Government Services

Best Citizen/Customer Experience Award

Education Authority Northern Ireland

Transforming Education Services in Northern Ireland with a User-Friendly Digital Platform Supporting Families, Schools, and Pupils

Best Use of Cloud in Digital Transformation Award

HSE Technology & Transformation

TrakCare,a Scalable, Cloud-Based Electronic Patient Record Powering Interoperability, Clinical Insights, and AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation

Data Innovation of the Year Award (Product or Service)

Sponsored by

Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Area Monitoring System: Satellite-Based Land-Use Validation Transforming CAP Payment Compliance and Reducing On-Farm Inspections

Digital Leader of the Year in Public Sector Individual Award

Fintan Brady, An Garda Síochána

A Visionary ICT Leader Driving Modern, Information-Led Policing and Digital Transformation in An Garda Síochána

Security & Privacy Leader or Team of the Year in the Public Sector Award 

Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Secure, Cloud-Based Heritage Licensing: Modernising Access with Privacy-First Digital Services at Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

 

Judges Choice Award

Health Service Executive (Single Sign-On)

HSE’s Single Sign-On: Enhancing Clinical Efficiency, Security and Patient Care Through Digital Workplace Transformation and Identity Management

Judges Choice Award

ESB Networks (Online Account)

Empowering Energy Citizens with Digital Access to Consumption, Outages, and Net Zero Participation

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