I congratulate all Tasmanian organisations recognised at the 2016 iAwards tonight.
Hosted by the peak industry body TasICT, the awards recognise the best in the state in innovation and technology.
The iAwards goal is to provide external stakeholders from business, industry and government with a clear view of the people leading ICT in Australia and the quality of innovation being produced.
Over the past 20 years, iAwards has become the premier technology awards platform in Australia delivering the most comprehensive awards program, recognising the achievements and innovation made in ICT.
All the Tasmanian award winners will compete at the National iAwards to be held across three days of events and judging in Melbourne from August 30 to September 1.
The winners include:
Start-up of the year: Biteable
Winner of R&D Project of the Year / Best Industrial &Primary Industries / Infrastructure & Platforms Innovation of the Year / President’s Award for Overall Excellence: Ionata Digital
Best Undergraduate Tertiary Students Project: James Burleigh and Harrison McGuiness for Our Working With Rope Project
Public Sector and Government Merit Award: The Sense-T
Big Data Innovation of the Year/Public Sector and Government Winner: CSIRO
Community Services iAward: Sense T
Export of the Year: ISW
Mobility Innovation of the Year: SecretLab
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