2024 SHORTLIST

Unveiling the finalists for these prestigious awards.  A huge congratulations to all our finalists who continue to make the the digital technology sector truly great.

PROJECT EXCELLENCE

4
Best Automation Project

Automation of a Complex Business Process

Autonews

Destin Solutions

Openreach in partnership with TCS – ORION

3
Best Not-for-Profit Project

ImmuniWeb Community Edition

Marie Curie & esynergy, Single Customer View Platform

StopNCII.org

6
Best Public Sector Digital Project

Child Maintenance Digital Respond Service

Digital Energy Platform, North Sea Transition Authority

DWP Digital - Modernising attendance allowance

Get your State Pension

Tech Skills for Life

Theory Test Service

7
Best Public Sector Partner Project

Content Guru and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

Improving email security and reducing human error | Calderdale Council

Integrated Digital Planning System (IDPS)

The Crown Prosecution Service x esynergy

DVLA Telephony and Communications Technology Project

Ticketer & Godel Technologies: Franchising Innovation for TfGM - Platform delivery to launch the first nationalised UK bus services outside of London in over 40 years

DWP Digital and MongoDB

10
Digital Project of the Year

Radically Digital

Pay Now Collect Later

Digital right to work service

QA x Capgemini

Synth Studio by Mphasis

Digital Supplier Platform

StrEAMS

Citadel – Digital twin enabled operational property asset management

Purechannels & AWS

Persistent Systems Ltd.

10
Machine Learning / AI Project of the Year

Content Guru

Saving Lives With AI-powered On-Device Technology

AI for Good: The ChatBot helping the UK public take control of their finances

Consumer Fraud Risk

Rama Krishna Vaddy, ML for Transportation cost optimization

Persistent Systems Ltd.

Secondmind for Calibration for electrified powertrain

VOXI Chatbot

AI for Manufacturing Defect Detection

YourRoom

5
Machine Learning / AI Public Sector Project of the Year

DWP Digital - white mail vulnerability solution

North Yorkshire Council Reimagining Case Management in Children’s Social Care Pilot

Smart Station Willesden Green

Transforming how the NHS tackles the biggest healthcare challenge in generations - saving lives countless, reducing harm and waiting times

Using Machine Learning to detect fraud

9
Mobile Project of the Year

A story of an Underdog. Direct Line Group

AA Driving Theory App

Arcus Mobile Building Control Solution - Epping Forest

ChopChop moving into the Sainsburys’ Groceries Mobile App

Department for Work and Pensions: Mobile Devices Team - DWP Mobile

Devices and Digital Experience Lab, Lloyds Banking Group.

Enhanced Mobile User Experience With In-App Engagement

Government Digital Service

Openreach in partnership with TCS – ORION

4
Most Successful Environmental Project

Digital Ocean School

Go Green Software

Openreach in partnership with TCS – ORION

Sustainable Colocation Reduces CO2 by 92%

ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE

7
Young Digital Professional of the Year

Emma O'Reilly

Gabriela Piatek, Hyperexponential

Kacper Kiermasz

Liam Balasuriyar

Ruth Carnegie

Star Kashman

Tom Bowman. BT Group

9
Mobile Project of the Year

A story of an Underdog. Direct Line Group

AA Driving Theory App

Arcus Mobile Building Control Solution - Epping Forest

ChopChop moving into the Sainsburys’ Groceries Mobile App

Department for Work and Pensions: Mobile Devices Team - DWP Mobile

Devices and Digital Experience Lab, Lloyds Banking Group.

Enhanced Mobile User Experience With In-App Engagement

Government Digital Service

ORION

3
Digital Diversity Initiative of the Year

HSBC Europe - NOVA Innovation Acceleration Programme

MotherBoard

Zero Gravity & HSBC

6
Development Team of the Year

Development team, Digital Samba

DWP Digital Innovation Lab

Government Digital Service

MHRA Engineering team

Radically Digital

Rocketmakers

8
Digital Service Company of the Year

Audacia

CloudSource

Daisy Corporate Services, Digital Service Company of the Year

Databricks

Exe Squared Ltd

How Altera Digital Health is advancing healthcare delivery within the UK and supporting the sustainability of the NHS

Radically Digital - Digital Service Company

Rocketmakers

4
Most Successful Environmental Project

Digital Ocean School

Go Green Software

ORION

Sustainable Colocation Reduces CO2 by 92%

6
Best Public Sector Digital Project

Child Maintenance Digital Respond Service

Digital Energy Platform, North Sea Transition Authority

DWP Digital - Modernising attendance allowance

Get your State Pension

Tech Skills for Life

Theory Test Service

7
Best Public Sector Partner Project

Content Guru and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

DVLA Telephony and Communications Technology Project

DWP Digital and MongoDB

Improving email security and reducing human error | Calderdale Council

Integrated Digital Planning System (IDPS)

The Crown Prosecution Service x esynergy

Ticketer & Godel Technologies: Franchising Innovation for TfGM - Platform delivery to launch the first nationalised UK bus services outside of London in over 40 years

10
Machine Learning / AI Project of the Year

AI for Good: The ChatBot helping the UK public take control of their finances

AI for Manufacturing Defect Detection

Consumer Fraud Risk

Content Guru

Persistent Systems Ltd.

Rama Krishna Vaddy, ML for Transportation cost optimization

Saving Lives With AI-powered On-Device Technology

Secondmind for Calibration for electrified powertrain

VOXI Chatbot

YourRoom

5
CDO of the Year

Claire Harrison

David Devany

Jessica Shepherd, Vodafone UK

John Seabourn, North Sea Transition Authority

Richard Corbridge, DWP

10
Digital Project of the Year

Citadel – Digital twin enabled operational property asset management

Digital right to work service

Digital Supplier Platform

Pay Now Collect Later

Persistent Systems Ltd.

Purechannels & AWS

QA x Capgemini

Radically Digital

StrEAMS

Synth Studio by Mphasis

5
Best Automation Project

Automation of a Complex Business Process

Autonews

Destin Solutions

ORION

Virgin Media O2 builds UK plc: ground-breaking automation of fixed and mobile networks for business and consumers

8
*NEW* Engineer of the Year

Alex O Mahoney

Alex Seaton

David St Clair

Elizabeth Excell, Lloyds Banking Group

Karen Medhat, IBM

Luke Von Sicard

Olasupo Okunaiya

Wayne Young

10
CTO of the Year

Barny Ritchley

Brian Sullivan

Claire Harrison

David Ivell

Deepak Dhayatker

Lizz Poltawski - CTO of the Year

Nicholas Williams, Lloyds Banking Group

Simon Rodgers, CTO

Simon Speck - CTO Direct Line Group

Tom Clark

0
Security Project of the Year
6
Digital Team of the Year

Delivery Consultants

Digital leap of a Dog, Red Telephone and Direct Line Group!

GOV.UK Strategy for Growth

Luminance Research & Development Team

MHRA Engineering Team

Openreach in partnership with TCS – ORION

9
Digital Hero of the Year

Digital Transformation Programme - Tarnveer Singh (FCIIS), CISO

Dr Asra Aslam

Harshitha Shivakumar, IBM

Jodi Foulger, Cloud Gateway

Orber Soares Bom Jesus - Digital Hero of the Year

Paul Martin, Digital Hero of the Year

Shobitha Shivakumar

Successful Strategic Closure of Ryder Ltd UK and Europe

Sumitra Varma

6
Digital Ambassador of the Year

Karen Pitt

Kulamani Panigrahi

Ruchir Sanghavi

Sarah Tulip

Sat Gainda

Yemi Oluseun

7
Best Place to Work in Digital

Best Place to work in Digital

Digital, Data and IT team, North Sea Transition Authority

DoiT International

DWP Digital

IWM Digital Transformation & Engagement

Police Digital Service

Snap Finger Click

10
Digital Transformation of the Year

Ad Moto x Exe-Squared

APEX Digital Transformation Programme

BreezeMove

Digital Transformation Programme

DIGS - Digital Infrastructure Global Services

Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient

NatWest eBanking Replatforming Programme

QA x Capgemini

Team Teach Connect - Digital Business Transformation

Triad Group Plc

3
Best Not-for-Profit Project

ImmuniWeb Community Edition

Marie Curie & esynergy, Single Customer View Platform

StopNCII.org

5
Machine Learning / AI Public Sector Project of the Year

DWP Digital - white mail vulnerability solution

North Yorkshire Council Reimagining Case Management in Children’s Social Care Pilot

Smart Station Willesden Green

Transforming how the NHS tackles the biggest healthcare challenge in generations - saving lives countless, reducing harm and waiting times

Using Machine Learning to detect fraud

PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

6
Digital Ambassador of the Year

Karen Pitt, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Kulamani Panigrahi - Openreach Technology

Ruchir Sanghavi, Cognizant Worldwide Ltd

Sarah Tulip, Cognizant Worldwide

Sat Gainda, Version 1

Yemi Oluseun, The Change Hive

9
Digital Hero of the Year

Tarnveer Singh, The Exeter / Cyber Wisdom

Dr Asra Aslam, University of Leeds and YourAlly

Harshitha Shivakumar, IBM

Jodi Foulger, Cloud Gateway

Orber Soares Bom Jesus, Radically Digital

Paul Martin, Daisy Corporate Services

Shobitha Shivakumar, IBM

Chris Price, Ryder

Sumitra Varma, The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

7
Young Digital Professional of the Year

Emma O'Reilly, Snap Finger Click

Gabriela Piatek, hyperexponential

Kacper Kiermasz, MHRA

Liam Balasuriyar, Radically Digital

Ruth Carnegie, Snap Finger Click

Star Kashman, C.A. Goldberg PLLC

Tom Bowman. BT Group

8
*NEW* Engineer of the Year

Alex O Mahoney, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Alex Seaton, Man Group

David St Clair, Radically Digital

Elizabeth Excell, Lloyds Banking Group

Karen Medhat, IBM

Luke Von Sicard, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Olasupo Okunaiya, Bubbln Technologies Ltd

Wayne Young, Nationwide

5
CDO of the Year

Claire Harrison, The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

David Devany, Iceland Foods Ltd.

Jessica Shepherd, Vodafone UK

John Seabourn, North Sea Transition Authority

Richard Corbridge, DWP

10
CTO of the Year

Barny Ritchley, CV-Library

Brian Sullivan, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Claire Harrison, The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

David Ivell, Team Teach Ltd

Deepak Dhayatker, Rapid Addition

Lizz Poltawski, Daisy Corporate Services

Nicholas Williams, Lloyds Banking Group

Simon Rodgers, Luminance Technologies Ltd

Simon Speck, Direct Line Group

Tom Clark, The Ardonagh Group