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.
Why Enter ?
The Ireland eGovernment Awards give due recognition to you or your team for delivering services above and beyond the day-to-day. You or your team can enjoy a day of invaluable networking with peers and leaders in digital technology and innovation.
Recognising You and Your Team
You and your team work hard to improve public services. Celebrate your impact, learn from peers, and maybe even win national recognition.
Free Entry to All Awards
Thanks to our sponsors, entry to the Ireland eGovernment Awards is free. Submit as many entries as you like—showcase your work with no cost and no risk.
Quick, Easy Application
After 22 years, we’ve made entering easy. Pick your categories, complete one form, and apply for as many as you like—no entry fee, no hassle.
Prestigious Trophy
Winners keep their trophy, and shortlisted teams enjoy the red-carpet treatment at the gala lunch and awards ceremony—where trophies are presented by a VVIP!
Previous Ireland eGovernment Award winners tell why entering is so worthwhile.
Winners speak
Previous winners reactions
Aishling Hyland
Overall Winners Fingal Co Co
Ciara Traynor
Head of Multimedia & Digital DFA
Ireland eGovernment Awards categories 2025
Details of the 2025 Ireland eGovernment Award categories. It is free to enter and you are free to enter multiple categories.
Smart Cities and Urban Development Award
The eGovernment Smart Cities and Urban Development Award recognises projects that demonstrate innovation, sustainability, and citizen-centric design.
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.
Cyber Security Award
The eGovernment Cybersecurity Award recognises projects that prioritize robustness, resilience, and proactive defense measures.
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.
Universal Design & Inclusion Award
This award is for “Design so thoughtful it works for everyone”.
Multi-lingual and Internationalisation Award
This award will be made to digital initiatives that prioritize inclusivity, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity.
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.
General Award
This general category is open to any government-funded service across the island of Ireland that, through the use of the digital solutions, improves the efficiency, customer service, reputation, experience or overall standing of Ireland either at home or internationally.
Open Data Award
When judging the Open Data category within the public sector our judges are looking for initiatives that demonstrate comprehensive data accessibility, usability, and societal impact.
AI & Governance Award
For the AI and Governance category the judges are looking for projects that exemplify the transformative potential of AI in enhancing governance, promoting innovation, and improving outcomes for citizens, while upholding principles of transparency, accountability, and ethical responsibility.
Promoting Ireland Overseas Award
This category is open to those organisations whose use of the web promotes the island of Ireland to encourage investment, trade, tourism, international relations, education, peace and cross-border cooperation.
Marketing & Social Media Award
This category is open to State funded organisations across the island of Ireland that demonstrate excellence in the marketing and/or in the use of social media.
Local Government Award
When assessing local government digital solutions judges prioritize efficiency, accessibility, and citizen engagement.
Health or Telemedicine Award
When assessing Healthcare or telemedicine initiatives judges prioritise projects that demonstrate accessibility, effectiveness, and equity in healthcare delivery.
Overall Winner Ireland eGovernment Award
The Ireland eGovernment Awards Overall Winner is selected from all finalist entries. The winner will be the project with the greatest overall impact in terms of the numbers of citizens or public services it positively affects across the island of Ireland. Alternatively it may be a project that contributes to Ireland’s participation or reputation across the world.
