Technology Excellence
Presented for innovative new hardware or software products, or generally-available IT services, which make the biggest contribution to business technology or to IT in general.
The Technology Excellence Awards are presented to Recognise and Reward Innovative Hardware, Software, or IT Services, which make a significant contribution to Business Technology or IT in general.
We are looking to recognise Achievement and Innovation in the Development, Sales and Implementation of new/updated technologies released during the past 12 months that have a substantial base in the UK or where the Product or Service is marketed within the UK.
Entries may be submitted by Organisations, Institutions, Public Bodies, Vendors nominating their customers or themselves, or from individuals wishing to recognise their own Organisations’ efforts.
While it is recognised that organisations can be comprised of teams across many countries, entries should be able to demonstrate a very strong UK focus.
Entries for Technology Excellence will be judged against four key criteria, which carry equal weighting. Judges will be looking for Professionalism and Ethical Practice in each entry.
The awards in this category will be judged against four key criteria:
Innovation
Has the Product/Service introduced new or leading-edge technologies, created different ways of working or novel approaches that benefit its users?
Measurable success
Can the Team demonstrate significant commercial success for the Product/Service during the past 12 months?
Customer satisfaction
Is there evidence of customers using the Product/Service to improve their operations and would they recommend it to others?
Degree to which the product support is carried out in the UK
Whilst non-UK products are not precluded, the degree to which the entry is developed, managed and supported in the UK is an important factor for the UK IT Industry Awards.
Entrants should provide:
- An Overview of the Product/Service (80 words), which can be used for PR purposes.
- An explanation of how the submitted Product/Service meets each of the four criteria (up to 500 words in each section).
- A maximum 250-word Summary explaining why they merit this award.
Entrants are urged to ensure that their submissions follow the above format so that the judges can give the entry their fullest consideration.
Additional evidence:
Any additional supporting information will be treated as confidential by the judges.
Please note: Any additional documents provided should be brief and additive to the entry. Video material should be a maximum of 3 minutes in duration.
All sections of the form must be completed.
Technology excellence categories include:
This award will recognise a development or application of artificial intelligence that has the potential to transform current and future work practices by automating processes, enhancing decision making, and enabling new possibilities. Benefits such as increased efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, or breakthrough innovations enabled by AI should be highlighted.
This award recognises outstanding achievements in cloud-based products and Services. The judges will be looking for innovation and best practice that support a sustainable approach to Cloud, delivering solutions that directly impact how we share and exchange information. Entries should showcase how they address critical business or consumer needs and offer significant benefits such as improved efficiency, cost reduction, enhanced security and scalability.
This award recognises an organisation for its mobile innovation which delivers value through new ideas by addressing some of the world’s most significant challenges. Mobile Technology is transforming communication, learning, travel, shopping, social interactions, and entertainment worldwide. It drives new solutions in education, healthcare, agriculture, the environment, and financial services, enabling people to connect, share ideas, and mobilize resources in unprecedented ways.
This award recognises technology innovations that protect systems, services and customers from increasingly sophisticated security threats ranging from socially engineered attacks to ransomware. With an increase in working from home in recent years, enhanced cyber security measures are high priority. Entries in this category may include (but are not limited to) new types of security software, fresh approaches to security training and innovative methods for threat detection and response.
This award recognises a technological innovation for the development of new products, services or processes which are good for the environment, society and the economy. Recycling resources can cut costs and benefit business throughout IT product development. This category will showcase green technology innovations from businesses to act more responsibly under the 3R's of reduce, reuse and recycle.
