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A Kilkenny City based project has been recognised for its efforts and commitment to digital innovation at this year’s .IE Digital Town Awards.
#EngageKilkenny, a digital public platform which enables engagement with Kilkenny’s historic core has been announced as a runner-up for the Newcomer Award.
.IE, the national registry for .ie domain names, announced the winning entries for the .IE Digital Town Awards 2023 at a Gala event held at the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone today.
The awards were created by .IE in 2021, as part of a broader four-year €1 million investment in the .IE Digital Town Programme encouraging the uptake and use of internet and digital technologies for businesses, citizens, and communities.
The awards recognise and reward digitally inspired projects run by towns and local community groups. Each year, the .IE Digital Town Awards offer a prize fund of €100,000 which is split across several categories.
The Digital Engagement App for Ireland’s Historic Town Centres was runner-up in the Newcomer category which celebrates projects at the early stages of development that are harnessing the benefits of digital to promote a local initiative.
The digital mapping App showcases the layers of built and spatial data for Kilkenny.
It combines the city’s fragmented geospatial data into an easy-to-use digital platform.
#EngageKilkenny is a digital, public platform which enables engagement with Kilkenny’s historic core.
An inter-generational oral history component is planned, along with the ability for people to upload rich social history information.
In total, 22 town and community digital projects were recognised at this year’s .IE Digital Town Awards 2023 – winners and runners-up across the seven main categories, three special category winners and one overall prize winner.
The .IE Digital Sustainability award was a new category introduced this year with Hollymount in Mayo announced as the winner with its Eco-Powered Cabinets which store life-saving equipment.
This year’s category sponsors included Western Development Commission, Connected Hubs, and AIB Merchant Services with Vodafone as the overall presenting sponsor.
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