Awards Nominations

We are delighted to share that Smart Docklands and Academy of the Near Future have received multiple award nominations for the 2026 award season! The Sensor Inspector is nominated for three eGovernment Awards. The Citizen Engagement and Inclusion Award, Education Award, and Environmental Sustainability and Green Tech Award.

Our team members Claudia Bailey and Mariana Chihenseck Blanco were shortlisted for the Diversity Inclusion Tech Awards. Claudia for the AI & Data Innovator Award and Mariana for the STEM Advocate Award. Mariana was also nominated in All-Ireland Sustainability Awards.

Our expl[ai]n AI Awareness building learning programme for Dublin City Council staff is shortlisted for the 2026 Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards. Expl[ai]n is nominated in the AI-Enabled Workforce Transformation Award category.