The second annual Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards, sponsored by KPMG, took place Thursday 10 October 2024 at the Mansion House Dublin.
The Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards offer a unique opportunity to showcase ground-breaking technologies and innovative digital transformation initiatives that have made a tangible difference, boosting service delivery and enhancing the citizen experience.
With a wide range of categories, the awards celebrate achievements in areas like big data, AI, cloud solutions, health technology, and sustainable innovation, among others, see our exceptional list of award winners for 2024 below.
AI Innovation of the Year
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Best Community Engagement
Meath County Council
Best ICT Project of the Year - Public Sector
An Garda Síochána
Best Use of Cloud in Digital Transformation
HSE Technology & Transformation
Digital Skills or Talent Initiative of the Year
Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform
Outstanding Contribution to Planet Earth
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Rising IT Star in the Public Sector
Bhavesh Patadiya, Clare County Council
Security & Privacy Leader or Team of the Year
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Best Citizen/Customer Experience
Education Authority Northern Ireland
Best ICT Project of the Year - Education
Education Authority Northern Ireland & Version 1 (EAConnect)
Best Use of Open Source Technologies
HSE Social Inclusion / OpenPlanIT / Maynooth University
Big Data Innovation of the Year
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
HealthTech Innovation of the Year
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH)
Most Collaborative Public Sector Project
Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Digital Leader of the Year in Public Sector
Fintan Brady, An Garda Síochána
Lifetime Achievement Award
Barry Lowry, Government CIO
AI Innovation of the Year
- An Post
- Department of Social Protection
- Galvia
- HSE, Technology & Transformation
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Best Community Engagement
- Fingal County Council
- GeoDirectory
- Meath County Council
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
- Wicklow County Council
Best ICT Project of the Year - Public Sector
- An Garda Síochána
- Creative Technology Ireland
- Health & Safety Authority
- Health Service Executive (Scheduled Care Dashboard)
- Health Service Executive, Technology & Transformation
- Health Service Executive (Single Sign-On)
- Irish Prison Service
- Monaghan County Council
Best Use of Cloud in Digital Transformation
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth & Auxillion
- Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
- Department of Justice/Immigration Service Delivery
- Horse Sport Ireland
- HSE Technology & Transformation
- SBCI
- St James Hospital & Microsoft
Digital Skills or Talent Initiative of the Year
- Clare County Council
- Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform
- National Treasury Management Agency
- Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland
- Smart Docklands
- University of Limerick, Maynooth University and HSE Digital Transformation
Outstanding Contribution to Planet Earth
- Clare County Council
- SustainIQ
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Rising IT Star in the Public Sector
- Ryan Fitzmaurice, Pobal
- Rachel Mullen, St James's Hospital
- Aisling O'Connor, Health Service Executive
- Bhavesh Patadiya, Clare County Council
- Sushant Uppal, Dublin City University
Security & Privacy Leader or Team of the Year
To be announced on the night
Best Citizen/Customer Experience
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr)
- Education Authority Northern Ireland
- ESB Networks
- Monaghan County Council
- SBCI
- Waterways Ireland
Best ICT Project of the Year - Education
- Atlantic Technological University
- Dublin City University (SIS)
- Dublin City University (InPlace)
- Education Authority Northern Ireland (Student Finance Service)
- Education Authority Northern Ireland & Version 1 (EAConnect)
Best Use of Open Source Technologies
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr)
- HSE Social Inclusion/OpenPlanIT/Maynooth University
- SBCI
Big Data Innovation of the Year
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Galvia
- GeoDirectory
- Northern Ireland Water
- Mental Health Commission
HealthTech Innovation of the Year
- Health Service Executive (CARE Community Virtual Ward)
- HSE Technology & Transformation
- OneTouch Health
- Spryt International Ltd
- Tallaght University Hospital (TUH)
Most Collaborative Public Sector Project
- An Garda Síochána
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of Justice
- Enterprise Ireland
- HSE Technology & Transformation
- Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
- Monaghan County Council
Digital Leader of the Year in Public Sector
- Fintan Brady, An Garda Síochána
- Martin Curley, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
- Pauline Fitzgerald, HSE Technology & Transformation
- Brendan Flynn and Bhavesh Patadiya, Clare County Council
- Helen Mahon, Dublin City University
- Paul Rooney, Department of Justice
- Anne-Marie Sherkle, Department of Education
- Suzanne Sweeney, SBCI
Lifetime Achievement Award
To be announced on the night