Cootehill.ie shortlisted for .IE Digital Town Award
Cootehill has been selected as a potential 'Digital Rising Star'.
A local Cavan project has been recognised for its unique digital contribution to their town.
The .IE Digital Town Awards, established by .IE, the company that manages and maintains Ireland’s country domain name, were launched earlier this year.
Shortlisted projects cover the full spectrum of those who are early in their digital journey right up to very sophisticated projects and all are in with the chance of winning one of 14 awards and a share of the €100,000 total prize fund.
Eleven of the awards will be given directly to individual town projects, with a further three special awards recognising a Digital Changemaker, Digital Rising Star, and a Digital Hero.
Cootehill has been selected as a potential 'Digital Rising Star'.
Following a competitive selection process by an independent judging panel, the wide-ranging list of shortlisted towns includes projects in sustainability, automation, cultural diversity, social inclusion, and promoting local business.
The overall winners will be announced at the inaugural virtual Awards Ceremony which will take place June 10.
Commenting on the announcement, Oonagh McCutcheon, Corporate Communications Manager at .IE said: “We are proud to announce our shortlist of projects for this year’s inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards.
“The .IE Digital Town Awards want to recognise the good work and achievements of towns across Ireland who have utilised digital technologies to create new ways of doing things, promote innovation and to breathe new life into local communities.
“What is evident from the projects that were submitted for this year’s awards is that towns up and down the country have an extraordinary sense of resourcefulness and spirit. Those shortlisted in today’s announcement have demonstrated impressive digital improvements and enhancements in their local town, and the .IE Digital Town awards aims to ‘shine a light’ on these efforts.
“We look forward to celebrating these town and community achievements with all our finalists at the special virtual awards event next month.”
The .IE Digital Town Awards mark the first phase of a €1 million investment to be delivered over the next four years, with a particular focus on digital enhancement and adoption in Ireland’s towns as part of its overall .IE Digital Town programme.