Digital City Awards 2021: The Winners

The winners were picked from some competitive shortlists, including the two individual awards which were decided by a combination of public vote and judges’ scoring. Let’s see who won.

Digital City Awards 2021: The Winners

VR/AR Project of the Year: Round Midnight, Virtual_Decisions

Sponsored by HOST Salford

Also nominated:

• skignz – The station of the future… Now!

AI/Data Project of the Year: Modern English – Hyperspace AI Exploration

Also nominated:

• Peak – Enhancing customer experience with Decision Intelligence

Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year: Republic of Media, The Scottish Government & Parent Club – Here For You

Sponsored by MiQ

Also nominated:

• Clicky Media & Raleigh – Powering electric results
• Florianni & Poke Marketing – #2021istheone
• Katie Lingo – #Write52
• Modo25 – Challenging supermarkets and delivering success
• Mosquito & Horlicks – Moments to Share
• Mosquito & Nizoral
• TGG & Reverse Life

System Integrators Award: Oddsphere – Shipster

Also nominated: 

• SocietyWorks & Central Bedfordshire Council

Advisory Firm of the Year: AND Digital

Also nominated:

• ABGI UK

Digital Transformation Award: Future Platforms & Domino’s Pizza – Domino’s Pizza Digital Strategy

Sponsored by BJSS

Also nominated:

• CDS & Social Work England – Social Work England’s website
• Connect Internet Solutions & HM Treasury – Government Finance Function Intranet
• Hotter Shoes – Striding into 2021
• iomart – Transforming The National Lottery Community Fund
• One iota & Hugo Boss
• skignz – The station of the future… Now!

Tech Growth Business of the Year: Sopro

Also nominated:

• Peak

Best Digital Team: Clicky Media

Also nominated:

• TGG

Best Start-up: Phoboz Interactive

Sponsored by Katie Lingo

Also nominated:

• Brand Advance
• Digia 
• Jigsaw Digital
• Modo25
• Reverse Life

Best Digital SME: Medichecks

Also nominated:

• Apposing
• Embryo
• Mosquito
• TGG

Best Large Digital Company: Dept

Also nominated:

• Clicky Media
• CTI Digital

Cloud Project of the Year: Perform Partners – Largest Cloud Migration in Europe

Also nominated:

• Infinity Works & cinch – Building a ground-breaking online platform

Young Digital Leader of the Year: Callum Gamble, Co-founder, KreativeInc Agency

Sponsored by MediaCityUK

Also nominated:

• Jon Stroud, Creative Director and Founder, Jist Studios
• Nathan Lomax, Founder and Co-director, Quickfire Digital
• Pablo O’Hana, Director, Apostrophe Talent
• Tom Etherington, Operations Director, Evolved Search
• Zachariah Johnson, Operations Manager, Geomiq
• Zora Feraji, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Social Playground

HealthTech Project of the Year: Health Innovation Manchester – The GM Care Record

Best Use of Technology – eCommerce: Future Platforms & Domino’s Pizza – The Domino’s Pizza Apps

eCommerce Website of the Year: Medichecks – medichecks.com

Also nominated:

• Astound Commerce & Card Factory – cardfactory.co.uk
• Creode – generousape.com
• TGG – reverselife.com
• The Shirt Society – theshirtsociety.co.uk

Cyber Security Project of the Year: Pentest People – SecureGateway Project

Sponsored by HOST Salford

Also nominated:

• AppCheck – Advancements in Vulnerability Scanner Capabilities

Best Use of Technology – Education: Round Midnight – Virtual_Decisions

Sponsored by iomart

Also nominated:

• Code Nation – Virtual Learning Environment
• UNIwise – Digital Assessment – responding to crisis
• Fantom Factory – Digital eLearning platform on Mars
• Twinkl supported by Adyen

Best Use of Technology – Not-for-profit: Foolproof & One Shot Immersive – Designing for next generation medical training in warzones

Also nominated:

• Attach Digital – Stick ‘n’ Step’s Jamstack Website
• B1G1
• Greater Manchester Cyber Foundry
• mySociety – Climate Emergency Plans Data Explorer
• Round Midnight Creative Arts – Virtual_Decisions
• The High Tide Foundation – Virtual Work Experience
• The Moscow Department of Information Technology – Charitable Fundraising Service

Tech for Good Award: Round Midnight – Virtual_Decisions

Sponsored by Dept

Highly Commended: Future Platforms & FirstGroup – First Bus COVID-19 Bus Capacity Features 
Highly Commended: United We Stream Greater Manchester

Also nominated:

• Good Liverpool
• Pentest People – SecureGateway
• Voicescape & Onward Homes – Engaging with tenants in a global pandemic

Best Use of Technology – Professional Services: Apposing – The Caroo Content Platform

Also nominated:

• Dept & St James’s Place – A Scalable Solution for the UK’s Largest Wealth Management Firm
• Opportuni AI – Tenders Made Simple

Digital Leader of the Year: Ben Wolfenden, Founder, Wolfenden

Also nominated:

• Alex Frech, Executive Director, Good Liverpool
• Amy Simmons, CEO, WeCOMPLETE
• Andrew Hirst, President, Modern English
• Ben Young, Director, Digital Media Team
• Brannan Coady, CEO & CPO, Netsells & YourParkingSpace
• Clare Gledhill, Operations Director: Digital, Insight & Content, CDS
• Jon Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, Autocab
• Phil Swan, Digital Director, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Prasanna Singaraju, Co-Founder & Chief Digital Officer, Qentelli LLC
• Sherin Mathew, CEO & Founder, AI Tech North & Innovation Exchange
• Stuart Harrison, CEO, ETHOS Ltd
• Victoria Betts, Chief Commercial Officer, Hotter Shoes

Innovation of the Year: Pentest People – SecureGateway

Sponsored by AND Digital

Highly Commended: Future Platforms & First Group – First Bus COVID-19 Bus Capacity Features

Also nominated:

• AppCheck – Advancements in Vulnerability Scanner Capabilities
• Apposing – Karshare App
• Autocab – Delivery Point App
• imagin3d – PixelMax Platform
• Intersoft & Harrods – Migration
• Intersoft & Waterstones – Fulfillment Innovation
• MiQ & Subway – Helping Subway reopen after UK lockdown
• United We Stream Greater Manchester