The inaugural Jersey TechAwards, organised by Digital Jersey, in association with BCS Jersey, showcase the achievements of the best in the industry and the organisers are delighted to announce the shortlist of finalists.
Tony Moretta, CEO of Digital Jersey, said: “I am immensely proud to be hosting The Jersey TechAwards which celebrate the achievements of our growing digital industry. We received a wide range of truly excellent entries, making the judging really hard work, and I very much look forward to congratulating our winners and runners up on Thursday evening. I am grateful for all the support we’ve received for this and all our other events in Jersey’s first TechWeek.”
David Cartwright, chairman of BCS Jersey, explained: “We worked hard to establish a balanced judging panel comprising representatives from both the private and public sectors, and from inside and outside Jersey, who have a broad interest in, and understanding of, the digital sector. Having such a robust, wide-ranging judging panel and so many excellent entries has resulted in a superb set of finalists.”
The Finalists are:
| Award: | Finalists (in no particular order): |
| Digital Company of the Year | Race Nation
C5 Alliance JT |
| Digital Start-Up of the Year | Defence Logic
Pinpoint Soulgenic |
| Best Use of Technology in Education | Les Quennevais School Technology Department
Highlands College Beaulieu Convent School |
| Technology Project of the Year | Ports of Jersey – project with Prosperity 24/7
States of Jersey’s Concerto asset management project Jersey Electricity’s SmartSwitch project |
| Digital Creative Project of the Year | Flux Virtual Reality project
HSBC Expat’s Expat Cities project Freedom Media – Jersey War Tunnels’ Fortress Island project |
| Technology Student of the Year | Adam Le Tarouilly
Tiago Soares Marceli Filipowicz |
| Technology Teacher of the Year | Matt Dingle
Andrew McGinnigle Rory Steel |
| Digital Growth Business of the Year | Continuum
Switch Digital JT International |
| Digital Leader of the Year | Thomas Hacquoil
Jonathan Channing Damon Eastwood |
| Digital Team of the Year | Race Nation Team
Snap Creative, Virtex Studios and PTF Motion States of Jersey Police Digital Team |
Sponsored by Prosperity 24/7, Jersey TechAwards showcases key aspects of the digital sector including the Internet of Things, Digital Health and FinTech.
