Guardian Awards for Digital Innovation seek creative use of technology
StumbleUponThe 2012 Megas are open for entries, celebrating creative achievements and inspiring entrepreneurial spirit within the field of technology. By Louise Davies.
By Louise Davies
The Megas are back with a new name and a new range of award categories. The 2012 Guardian Awards for Digital Innovation, which began in 2008 as the ‘MediaGuardian Innovation Awards’, will focus on cutting-edge digital accomplishments, in line with Guardian News & Media’s digital-first strategy, announced earlier this year. For the first time, one of the winners will get the rare opportunity to guest-edit the Guardian’s MediaGuardian website for a day.
The new categories are:
Free to enter
• Tech guru of the year (sponsored by Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network)
• Young innovator of the year (sponsored by Wired)
• Best startup business (sponsored by Taylor Wessing)
• Best startup leader / CEO
£200 per entry
• Best new website
• Best new app
• Best digital campaign – communications, marketing & PR
• Best use of technology for social change
Launching the new-look awards, chair of the judging Panel Dan Sabbagh – Guardian News & Media’s head of media & technology - said: “These awards have championed a variety of digital innovations since 2008. Our past winners are testament to the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of the UK’s digital scene, and with more free-to-enter categories than ever before, I’m looking forward to hearing about the wide range of inspiring projects that are out there. Offering one winner the opportunity to guest edit the MediaGuardian website is a new move for us, and I'm sure this will result in some fascinating issues being covered on our website once the winners are announced next year."
The judging panel for the awards includes top names from the digital sphere, including Wired editor-at-large Ben Hammersley and TV presenter Aleks Krotoski. It also includes some innovative and inspiring entrepreneurs who between them have founded companies such as notonthehighstreet.com, Wonga.com, audioboo and lovefilm.com.
Entries and nominations to the awards need to be made by 20 January 2012, and are received online at www.guardian.co.uk/megas.
Relevant links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/guardianmegas
About the author
Louise Davies is PR for the Guardian Awards for Digital Innovation.
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