Registration for Digital City Festival is free, and provides access to the whole network, where the awards ceremony will be hosted. It also features a virtual exhibition showcase, keynotes, Q&As, seminars, roundtables and more.
Thanks should go to the panel of judges who came together virtually to judge this year’s Digital City Awards, and pare down the entries to create the competitive shortlists. See them all here.
The individual awards – Digital Leader and Young Digital Leader of the Year – will be decided by a public vote opening soon, in conjunction with the judging panel, and announced on the night of the awards.
Digital City Awards 2021: The Shortlist
Innovation of the Year
Sponsored by AND Digital
- AppCheck – Advancements in Vulnerability Scanner Capabilities
- Apposing – Karshare App
- Autocab – Delivery Point App
- Future Platforms & First Group – First Bus COVID-19 Bus Capacity Features
- imagin3d – PixelMax Platform
- Intersoft & Harrods – Migration
- Intersoft & Waterstones – Fulfillment Innovation
- MiQ & Subway – Helping Subway reopen after UK lockdown
- Pentest People – SecureGateway
- United We Stream Greater Manchester
Cyber Security Project of the Year
Sponsored by HOST Salford
- AppCheck – Advancements in Vulnerability Scanner Capabilities
- Pentest People – SecureGateway Project
AI/Data Project of the Year
- Modern English – Hyperspace A.I. Exploration
- Peak – Enhancing customer experience with Decision Intelligence
Cloud Project of the Year
- Infinity Works & cinch – Building a ground-breaking online platform
- Perform Partners – Largest Cloud Migration in Europe
VR/AR Project of the Year
Sponsored by HOST Salford
- Round Midnight – Virtual_Decisions
- skignz – The station of the future… Now!
HealthTech Project of the Year
The judges have decided not to release a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony.
Ecommerce Website of the Year
- Astound Commerce & Card Factory – cardfactory.co.uk
- Creode – generousape.com
- Medichecks – medichecks.com
- TGG – reverselife.com
- The Shirt Society – theshirtsociety.co.uk
Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year
Sponsored by MiQ
- 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
- Republic of Media, The Scottish Government & Parent Club – Here For You
- TGG & Reverse Life
Best Use of Technology – Professional Services
- Apposing – The Caroo Content Platform
- Dept & St James’s Place – A Scalable Solution for the UK’s Largest Wealth Management Firm
- Opportuni AI – Tenders Made Simple
Best Use of Technology – Ecommerce
The judges have decided not to release a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony.
Best Use of Technology – Education
Sponsored by iomart
- Code Nation – Virtual Learning Environment
- UNIwise – Digital Assessment – responding to crisis
- Fantom Factory – Digital eLearning platform on Mars
- Round Midnight – Virtual_Decisions
- Twinkl supported by Adyen
Best Use of Technology – Not-for-profit
- Attach Digital – Stick ‘n’ Step’s Jamstack Website
- B1G1
- Foolproof & One Shot Immersive – Designing for next generation medical training in warzones
- 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
Sponsored by Dept
- Future Platforms & FirstGroup – First Bus COVID-19 Bus Capacity Features
- Good Liverpool
- Pentest People – SecureGateway
- Round Midnight – Virtual_Decisions
- United We Stream Greater Manchester
- Voicescape & Onward Homes – Engaging with tenants in a global pandemic
Digital Transformation Award
Sponsored by BJSS
- CDS & Social Work England – Social Work England’s website
- Connect Internet Solutions & HM Treasury – Government Finance Function Intranet
- Future Platforms & Domino’s Pizza – Domino’s Pizza Digital Strategy
- Hotter Shoes – Striding into 2021
- iomart – Transforming The National Lottery Community Fund
- One iota & Hugo Boss
- skignz – The station of the future… Now!
Best Digital Team
Best Digital SME
Best Large Digital Company
Best Start-up
Sponsored by Katie Lingo
- Brand Advance
- Digia
- Jigsaw Digital
- Modo25
- Phoboz Interactive
- Reverse Life
Tech Growth Business of the Year
The System Integrators Award
- Oddsphere – Shipster
- SocietyWorks & Central Bedfordshire Council
Advisory Firm of the Year
Digital Leader of the Year & Young Digital Leader of the Year
The public vote for both these awards will be opening soon to decide the final winners!
