The Ireland eGovernment Awards 2025 is closed for entry

The 2025 Finalists have been accounced, but there is always 2026.

2025 is closed for entry. 2026 might be your year.

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.

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 number 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.

This Overall winner is supported by Accenture Ireland who provide public sector consulting and technology services to government and public service organisations, focusing on digital transformation, operational improvement, and strategic change.

In partnership with Accenture

Digital Inclusion Award

Initiatives that ensure everyone can access, use, and benefit from digital public services

Citizen Engagement Award

Recognises outstanding digital initiatives that actively connect government-funded services with the people

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.

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.