On Thursday 19 January at London’s famous Guildhall, the winners of the 2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards were announced at a prestigious ceremony, attended by over 350 guests.
The prizes were collected by representatives of the successful public sector ICT teams involved, with speeches given by Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Joe Harley CBE, CIO for the UK Government and a foreword by The Right Honourable Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister.
Take a look at all of the pictures from the night here.
Best use of social media(sponsored by BT)
Winner
Social Media - the lethal weapon in the fight against rogue traders Suffolk County Council Trading Standards
Best sustainability initiative (sponsored by K2 Advisory)
Winner
Going Green at Warrington Collegiate - Warrington Collegiate
Best example of shared services in practice (sponsored by HP)
Winner
myjobscotland - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Highly commended
North Central London Cluster Procurement Cooperative - NHS Camden Shared Services
Best example of digital transformation (sponsored by KPMG)
Winner
Transformation of Barts and The London NHS Trust clinical haematology unit to a paperless operation Barts and The London NHS Trust
Best example of ICT-enabled innovation and enterprise (sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services)
Joint Winners
NHS North Central London Cluster Procurement Cooperative - NHS Camden Shared Services
legislation.gov.uk - The National Archives
Best use of ICT to build a fairer society
Winner
Citizenzone- Free community IT training sessions - Preston City Council
Highly commended
Professionals Online Safety Helpline - UK Safer Internet Centre
Best example of commercial innovation (sponsored by JBW Group)
Winner
Portfolio Marketplace - Nottingham City Council
Best ICT delivery team
Winner
The Best Things Come in Small Packages! - Kettering Borough Council
Best example of citizen engagement
Winner
Neighbourhood Watch & Good Neighbours Scheme - e@SY Connects
Best project delivery
Joint Winners
e-safeguarding - improving children's social care - Surrey County Council
The National Address Gazetteer Database - GeoPlace
2011 Public Sector ICT leader
Winner
Anne Moises - CIO, Scottish Government
The UK Public sector is one of the largest parts of our national economy and as such has been under enormous pressure over the past two years in the wake of the banking crisis and the global economic slowdown. 'More with less' has been the mantra echoing around public sector ICT for ever and a day, but it's never been truer than in 2011.
If the last decade was ‘Spend Spend Spend’ when it came to public sector ICT, then this second decade of the century is all about ‘Change Change Change’. Leaders in the Town Hall and big government Department alike are being asked to do more with less, to take radical steps to save cost, and figure out innovative ways to preserve what is important by things like the Cloud, shared services, public sector networks and digital transformation.
The UK Public Sector Digital Awards, formerly known as the e-Government National Awards, celebrate excellence in ICT enabled service delivery across all sectors of government. They recognise the vital role of ICT and the ICT professional across the public sector and commends their remarkable achievements at a time of remarkable pressure.
For all that is good in public sector ICT, the UK Public Sector Digital Awards are the ultimate benchmark.
The Awards recognise some of the brilliant work done by digital specialists working across national and local government. One of our big ambitions is to make government more transparent, open and accountable and digital communications will play a massive part in that. I congratulate all the nominees and encourage all digital specialists across the public sector to follow their good example and innovation.
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