Web creator recognised for his contribution to IT
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The audience of over 1,300 guests watched Sir Tim accept the Award via a special video message from his office at MIT.
There were a diverse range of winning projects and organisations. These included a project that enables the virtual exploration of underwater sites (VENUS), an IT project for Comic Relief by Carrenza and a project by Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust which aims to improve patient safety by re-engineering transfusion processes.
David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of The Chartered Institute for IT, said: 'This year's Awards have been exceptional. I was delighted to take part in the judging day and witness firsthand the quality of the winners and medallists. To qualify as a finalist is terrific, to win is an absolutely fantastic achievement, and I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all those who took part. They not only provide examples of best practice but also demonstrate how IT is enabling today's information society from entertainment to healthcare, manufacturing to retail.'
Open to organisations in any sector, the Awards are renowned for the rigorous judging process which this year saw over 60 expert judges host almost 250 individual face to face interviews.
Several winners were drawn from the public sector including Jeff Ridgley, from Oxford City Council who collected the APM Group Project Manager of the Year. In addition, James Archer from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was announced Business Analyst of the Year and was described by the judges as 'an outstanding proponent for business analysis, an excellent role model who exemplifies his profession.'
An employee of Transport for London (TfL) was recognised as IT Leader of the Year sponsored by Qedis. Phil Pavitt was described as having 'a huge impact on TfL and indeed London itself, dramatically improving services whilst simultaneously achieving an order of magnitude reduction in costs.'
Other winners included; Rolls Royce which collected the award for IT Strategy of the Year after impressing the judges with a strategy that has changed the way the entire business operates.
Microsoft and IBM also collected awards and Google was presented with the Diversity Award. The judges commented: 'Google seems infectiously enthusiastic about diversity both in terms of its customers and employees. Their approach is broad, innovative and very, very Google!'
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