2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards Categories

Nominations for all categories are open to all levels of government and all government sectors.

1. Best use of social media - sponsored by
   Social networking technologies are now a major part of the public sector. This category looks at the best use of social media technologies and techniques to improve interaction with the citizen and transparency of government.
2. Best sustainability initiative - sponsored by
   Sustainability initiatives reach above and beyond the Green Agenda. This category is for best practice examples of sustainability in action.
3. Best example of shared services in practice - sponsored by
   The shared services agenda is a critical element of the UK government's national ICT policy. This category is for best practice examples organisations or authorities at local or central government level of sharing services to deliver lower cost, increased ROI and enhanced productivity as well as enabling those organisations or authorities to serve their citizens/clients better.
4. Best example of digital transformation - sponsored by
   Getting services on line is a key ambition for 21st century public sector ICT. This category is for best practice examples of the digital transformation of a public service and how it is delivered to the citizen.
5. Best example of ICT-enabled innovation and enterprise - sponsored by
   This category is for best practice examples of how ICT can be used to introduce new services, new business models, new ways of reaching out to citizens or of how ICT has enabled new entrants to the public sector market to deliver services.
6. Best use of ICT to build a fairer society
   This category looks at best practice examples of ICT being used to enable improvements in society or to correct perceived imbalances in society
7. Best example of commercial innovation - sponsored by
   How the public sector engages with its suppliers is a key priority for the current government. This category is for best practice examples of suppliers and customers developing and deploying new commercial engagement models that benefit the taxpayer.
8. Best ICT delivery team
   This category celebrates the best team performance on an ICT programme in the public sector.
9. Best example of citizen engagement
   This category rewards the best example of a programme or project that can demonstrate and quantify an improvement in engagement with the recipients of the service delivery.This category rewards the best example of a programme or project that can demonstrate and quantify an improvement in engagement with the recipients of the service delivery.
10. Best project delivery
    This category recognises the most outstanding field example of public service delivery using technology.
11. 2011 Public sector ICT leader - sponsored by
    This category recognises the achievements of the public sector CIO, ICT manager or programme director who has demonstrated the greatest leadership of a team or a programme.