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...
C the Signs
People's Award
Diagnosing cancer is extremely challenging. Unlike other diseases, there is no single identifiable symptom or test that can alert Doctors to a potential cancer diagnosis. Cancer is a collection of...
MakerClub – BrightSparks
Digital Skills Award 2017
MakerClub’s BrightSparks programme gives Brighton tech companies the chance to make a life-changing difference to children from low-income families. A lack of access to technology, combined with reduced school and...
OrCam MyEye
BT Connected Society Award
The worlds most advanced and wearable artificial vision device is helping people regain their independence. MyEye, designed by OrCam, provides advanced text-to-speech from any surface, sign, document or computer. Users...
MomConnect
Comic Relief Tech4Good for Africa Award
Over 1.3 million South African mothers have used MomConnect, on a mobile platform designed to stop mothers and babies dying needlessly. Praekelt.org, founded in 2007, designs and develops mobile technologies...
Haima Health Initiaitive
Comic Relief Tech4Good for Africa Award
Nigeria’s first online and mobile blood bank is revolutionising the country’s blood supply system. The Haima Health Initiative uses digital technology to get blood to people who are in dire...
Green Shoots
Comic Relief Tech4Good for Africa Award
“56% of the children in South Africa live below the poverty line. Education is one of the most powerful weapons available to break the poverty cycle for these children,” said...
Samsung Electronics R&D (UK) Institute
AbilityNet Accessibility Award
Sight is arguably the most important of our senses, yet there are over two million people in the UK living with some form of sight loss. Now, with an ageing...
miFuture Foundation
Community Impact Award
A new app and website targeting young disengaged students, knew that it had to do something differently. “The problem is NOT lack of opportunities. The problem is NOT a lack...
Bristol Braille
AbilityNet Accessibility Award
The world’s first multi-line digital Braille e-reader “This is not just a hardware project; it’s a labour of love that’s lasted five years. All of us came through either the Hackspace...
