Ireland eGovernment Awards 2024 Celebrating 21 years honouring leaders in digital government

19th September 2024, Goldsmith Hall, Radisson Blu, Golden Lane, Dublin 2

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Back by popular demand....bigger and better than ever!

Following the COVID shutdown, we’re delighted that the Ireland eGovernment Awards are back, celebrating 21 years of recognising and awarding the pioneers in digital government, both national and local, the people who have revolutionised how the public interacts with government and who have transformed public services.

The Ireland eGovernment Awards are the most sought after and prestigious awards, regularly attended by the Taoiseach of the day, as they honour those working in digitising government services.

Make sure to register to keep up-to-date about entries, as well as participating at our morning Summit and lunchtime ceremony on the 19th September 2024, at Goldsmith Hall, Radisson Blu, Dublin

Listen to why winning an Ireland eGovernment Award was a game-changer that helped attract fresh funding

Hear from previous winners and what winning meant to them

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Open Data award

Open Data award

Open Data award 2024 – Minister of State, Ossian Smyth TD with Kathryn Cassidy of Digital Repository of Ireland, winners of the Open Data award 2024, at the Ireland eGovernment Awards 2024, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dublin on Thursday September 19th 2024

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Jane Carolan

Jane Carolan

Director HSE

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Dominic Byrne

Dominic Byrne

Head of IT , Fingal co co

Calling all innovators

Be a voice of change at the 2024 Digital Government Summit! Share your digital transformation success stories, ‘warts and all’.
Public sector projects from across Ireland are welcome. September 19th at Radisson Blu, Dublin!

Award Categories

The 2024 Ireland eGovernment Award categories. FREE to enter and multiple category entries are welcome.

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Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology Award

This award recognises entries which showcase initiatives that leverage technology to reduce carbon footprint, conserve resources, and promote eco-friendly practices.

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Smart Cities and Urban Development Award

The eGovernment Smart Cities and Urban Development Award recognises projects that demonstrate innovation, sustainability, and citizen-centric design.

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Data Protection Award

The eGovernment Data Protection Award recognises projects that prioritize compliance with GDPR (or similar) regulations, robust encryption methods, and secure data storage practices.

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Cyber Security Award

The eGovernment Cybersecurity Award recognises projects that prioritize robustness, resilience, and proactive defense measures.

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Cross-organisation Collaboration Award

This category recognises the use of digital technology to enhance or promote cross-organization collaboration in the public sector, judges prioritize synergy, interoperability, and impact.

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Universal Design & Inclusion Award

This award is for “Design so thoughtful it works for everyone”.

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Multi-lingual and Internationalisation Award

This award will be made to digital initiatives that prioritize inclusivity, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity.

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Education Award

When evaluating digital education solutions within the public sector judges prioritize entries that demonstrate innovative use of technology to enhance learning experiences, improve educational outcomes, and address the needs of diverse learners.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors who support us in honouring the leaders in public sector digital transformation

Meet the Judges

We are delighted to introduce the 2024 Ireland eGovernment Award judges

Judging panel

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Dónal Rice

Senior advisor on ICT design and policy NDA

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Conall Ó Móráin

Broadcaster, Podcaster, Commentator

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Declain Tuite

Programme Chair, MSC Emerging Media DCU

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Maria McCann

Head of Practice for Data, & Digital Solutions at Project Foundry

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Joseph Nugent

CAO, An Garda Síochána (Retired)

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Fionnuala Meehan

Advisor & Former Head of Google Ireland