Digital Tech 2023

• Member ticket – £110 +VAT
• Member table of 8 – £850 +VAT
• Non-member ticket – £125 +VAT
• Non-member table of 8 – £1000+VAT

The ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the people who drive them.

Let’s highlight some of the great achievements within the tech sector over the last 12 months – nominate your organisation or an individual for the chance to be recognised amongst your peers.

If you have created a product or service that brings benefit to society, you could be eligible for the Tech for Good award, while innovative applications of data to transform businesses could indicate our next Data Trailblazer. If your organisation shows employees they are valued, and goes that extra mile to provide a positive working environment, then you might just have the Best Wellbeing at Work.

The Digital Tech Business of the Year category looks to recognise start-up’s, scale-up’s and large companies that impress the judges with their outstanding tech, commercial success and growth over the past year. The Unsung Hero award allows you to nominate an individual that does something truly special for the community, such as running code clubs or mentoring, and doesn’t usually get the credit they deserve.

Tech for Good

This category looks to recognise companies that diverted resources from their business as usual to other projects bringing benefit to the world.

The judges would welcome applications that include, but are not limited to, tech for safety/security, tech for health or tech for societal benefit. 

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• What did you want to achieve?
• What did you do?
• Why did you do this instead of something else?
• What did you achieve?
• Was there any additional impact above and beyond?

Sponsored by:

NOMINEES:

• Citizens Advice Scotland
• Simul8
• WelcoMe

Product/Service Innovation

This category can be entered by any company that has developed a service or product that can be viewed as innovative or disruptive. We are looking to recognise the very best achievements in harnessing the power of digital to secure a clear market success.

The judges will want to understand the strategy behind the creation of the successful service/product and to know where it is headed long-term.

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• What is the product or service you have created?
• Why? What was the market need?
• How did you do it?
• Tell us about your results – sales increases, market share, new customers and/or markets.
• Why do you think it’s the most innovative or disruptive?

NOMINEES:

• BR-DGE
• Farrpoint
• IbisVision

Data Trailblazer

Innovative uses of data and analytics can drive significant transformation for organisations, ranging from improved business performance or operations through to driving new solutions and capabilities.

This award is to recognise teams or individuals who have used data to innovate and transform their business, their client relationships or the services and products they deliver to market.

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• What was the new business opportunity or process that was created or transformed through the use of data?
• What did you do to leverage your data in a new way?
• What was transformational to your business by leveraging data?
• Tell us your results of using data in an innovative way. Specifically, sales increased, market share, key customers, impact, improved operational processes.
• Why do you think it’s the most innovative or disruptive?

NOMINEES

• Business Resilience International Management (BRIM)
• Scottish Futures Trust
• 2i Testing

Best Wellbeing at Work

We want to celebrate the workplace that has the wellbeing of its people as a main priority and shows this in a variety of ways, both big and small.

If your organisation shows employees that they are valued, and goes that extra mile to provide a positive working environment then you might just have the Best Wellbeing at Work. 

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• How does the business show staff that they are valued?
• What is offered that goes above and beyond the norm?
• How do you know the team benefits from this?
• Do the efforts of the organisation go beyond working hours and if so, in what way?
• How do you make sure people have a good work/life balance and can avoid burnout?

NOMINEES

• Calnex Solutions
• The Apprentice Store
• xDesign

Public Sector Innovation

This award looks to recognise a company that has worked in partnership with suppliers to create an outcome for public good.

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• What was the time scale of the project: when did it start and finish or is it ongoing?
• Tell us about the outcomes and how you measured the success.
• How did you guide the public sector team through the change?
• What challenges did you encounter and how did you overcome them?
• What was the impact – how did people respond to the result?
• What makes this innovative?

NOMINEES

• Lenus Health
• Matter of Focus
• Scottish Futures Trust

Unsung Hero

We all know someone who is selfless with their time and/or knowledge.

Our judges want to honour those who have done something truly special for our community, but fly under the radar and don’t normally get the credit they deserve. This might be through running a meetup, giving up their time to help codeclubs, acting as a mentor – anything that gives back to the community.

To enter, all you need to do is tell us:

• Name of the person you’re nominating
• Email address of the person you’re nominating (so we can contact them if they’re successful)
• Do they know you’ve nominated them?
• Why are you nominating them?

NOMINEES

• Irina Preda, Dataify
• Robbie Ross, Converged Communication Solutions
• Tandy Nicole

START-UP NOMINEES

• Blackwired
• Frontier Digital
• Proximo 3

SCALE-UP NOMINEES

• Dayshape
• MRM Global
• QTV

ENTERPRISE NOMINEES

• 2i Testing
• xDesign

Product/Service Innovation

Climate Champion

Tech for Good

Open Source Contribution

Data Trailblazer

Public Sector Innovation

Best Workplace of the Year

Unsung Hero

Digital Tech Business of the Year – Start Up

Digital Tech Business of the Year – Scale Up

Digital Tech Business of the Year – Enterprise