Delivering better care services through technical innovation and partnership
Working Together Award 2012
Social Care Institute of Excellence, winners of the Working Together Award Get Connected Investment Project is a capital grant scheme. that has distributed almost £12 million to over 1,200 care...
Global Autocorrect, LexAble
Accessibility Award 2012
Global AutoCorrect is the brainchild of Neil Cottrell, a 26-year-old graduate, who is severely dyslexic. He initially developed the software as a solution to overcome his own difficulties. After graduating...
Professor Stephen Hawking
Tech4Good Special Award 2012
Inspiring all of us to use technology to transform the lives of disabled people Professor Stephen Hawking has transformed our understanding of the universe and has brought science to the...
Preston CitizenZone – going mobile to get people online
BT Get IT Together Award 2012
At first glance its looks much the same as any other commercial vehicle. To the people of Preston, though, it’s a 7.5 tonne lifeline jam-packed with some of the most...
Online radio made by older people, for older people
Community Voices Award 2011
Many older people feel that their tastes are not catered for in mainstream media; that the music they like and the issues they face are often overlooked. Launched in 2009...
Reaching silver surfers in sheltered accommodation
IT Volunteer of the Year 2011
Colin is responsible for running Silver Surfer IT taster sessions in sheltered accommodation for elderly people across the UK. He works mainly with people with sight impairments using all kinds...
Turning digital pennies into micro-donations
Fundaising Award 2011
Pennies is a digital charity box that enables people to donate a few pence to charity when they pay by card, whether in-store, online or via apps. This is an...
The chip shop in Stockport that serves up digital skills
Community Impact Award 2011
Starting Point is a community-based cybercafé and learning centre that grew out of a fish and chip shop and helped to transform a shopping precinct in Stockport. It is a...
Delivering bespoke computer packages to over 9,000 severely disabled children
Working Together Award 2011
XMA and iansyst collaborated to ensure delivery of bespoke computer packages to enable over 9,000 children those with disabilities and special needs get online.
Bringing fun and games to children in hospices
Accessibility Award 2011
Lifelites is a UK-based children’s technology charity that provides a package of fun and educational technology to every one of the 49 children’s hospices in the UK and Ireland. The...
