The winners of the Tech4Good Awards 2012 are:
Accessibility Award 2012
LexAble/Global AutoCorrect
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 top of his class in … Read more
BT Get IT Together Award 2012
Preston City Council CitizenZone
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 up-to-date technology around. Inside, it’s … Read more
Community Impact Award 2012
Stroke Survivors Group
Recovering from a stroke is not just about learning to talk and walk again; it is about overcoming a sense of isolation and re-building a belief in the future after a devastating event. The Stroke … Read more
Community News Award 2012
Radio Free Brighton
Radio Free Brighton is run completely by volunteers who use online radio to build a stronger, more diverse, and integrated community.
Digital Fundraising Award 2012
Child’s i Foundation
Child’s i Foundation finds imaginative solutions to the problem of child abandonment in Uganda and has successfully developed a blend of online and offline fundraising. At its heart, the work of the charity is collaborative … Read more
Innovation Award 2012
ActionAid
ActionAid uses mobile phones to provide timely information to the community in Isiolo, a remote part of Kenya badly affected by the drought. ActionAid delivers monthly food supplies to over 70,000 people. Knowing when food … Read more
IT Volunteer of the Year 2012
Alison Crerar
Building a network of volunteers to help disabled people use computers in their home Alison Crerar was as an academic in Computing. Her research and teaching focused on human-computer interaction, with particular interest in usability … Read more
Tech4Good Special Award 2012
Professor Stephen Hawking
Professor Hawking has transformed our understanding of the universe and is a perfect example of the power of technology to transform people’s lives.
Working Together Award 2012
Social Care Institute of Excellence
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 providers and benefited 29,000 services … Read more
