Highlights from Past Winners

We’ve been consistently blown away by the range and calibre of entries. Here are some of the organisations that sponsors and partners frequently highlight

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IMAREC

BT Young Pioneer Award

North London schoolboy, Baran Kormaz (15), was inspired to design fire-safety app – which he calls IMAREC – after being horrified at the Grenfell Tower disaster in London last June....

Finalist 2018
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Greengame

BT Connected Society Award

The Greengame app and tech stack was created to incentivise people to live more sustainably – combating the challenges of over-consumption and waste in today’s society.  With no manual input...

Finalist 2018
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Code Camp

BT Young Pioneer Award

Code Camp was set up by 16 year old Mahek Vara to teach computer programming skills to children in developing countries – so far it has reached over 70,00 students...

Finalist 2018
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Rafiqi

BT Connected Society Award

  Rafiqi is an online platform leveraging artificial intelligence to match refugees to opportunities that will accelerate their integration. The creator, an immigrant from the Middle East who moved to Europe...

Finalist 2018
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MindMoodz

BT Young Pioneer Award

MindMoodz is a smartphone app that allows teen users to track their moods, access inspiration, and take more control over their mental health. Not only for young people who are...

Finalist 2018
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Richard Rankin

Digital Volunteer of the Year Award

Previously an IT consultant, Richard began volunteering with RNIB after looking for something to give back to the community in his retirement. In his role as a Technology Volunteer for...

Finalist 2018
Bra With Benefits

Bra With Benefits

BT Young Pioneer Award

Bra with Benefits is a cancer-detecting bra, designed to identify early stage cancer before any outward signs are visible. The hi-tech bra was designed by fifteen-year-old Alexandria Gyford for the TeenTech...

Finalist 2017
Sheffield Hallam

Sheffield Hallam

Digital Health Award

Ivan Phelan, is Associate Researcher working in gaming development at Sheffield Hallam University, he’s been involved in this area for the last ten years. “I really like the idea of...

Finalist 2017
Atticus Link

Atticus Link

BT Connected Society Award

Atticus Link is an innovative web app that improves access to legal advice and fosters the communication between various non-for-profit advice provider to streamline an uneven system. Joseph Huang, Justin...

Finalist 2017
#techmums

#techmums

Digital Skills Award

#techmums works with mums in disadvantaged communities to teach them digital skills, build their confidence and help them relate better to their children around technology, Dr Sue Black OBE explained....

Finalist 2017
SignVideo

SignVideo

BT Connected Society Award

SignVideo was born in response to the frustration of the deaf British Sign Language (BSL) community. It can be incredibly difficult to communicate with hearing people and do normal, everyday...

Finalist 2017
One Digital Partnership

One Digital Partnership

Digital Skills Award

One Digital is a unique digital skills partnership that has successfully worked with more than 11,000 people across the UK. “I got a job! Because of the help the Digital...

Finalist 2017