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techUK Member Recognised by The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
techUK member, UKCloud has received its first Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.
Over 170 British businesses have been recognised for enterprise excellence as part of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Amongst those honored is techUK member, UKCloud, who has received its first Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are awarded to businesses for outstanding achievement in International Trade, Innovation, Sustainable Development and for promoting opportunity through social mobility. The Innovation category awards companies that go above and beyond in their area of expertise, and is designed for those offering a unique innovation, which has been available to the market for a minimum of two years.
“It is a huge honour to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise,” UKCloud CEO Simon Hansford comments. “This is a most welcome recognition of our commitment to supporting technological innovation in the UK and of our contribution to the public sector.”
Julian David, CEO of techUK yesterday added: “UKCloud has rightly been recognised today for its unwavering commitment to improving public services through cloud services and applications. Increased adoption of cloud technologies is key to digital transformation and the improved delivery of public services to citizens. The Government can harness the best of UK technology by working closely with innovative companies, such as UKCloud, to transform services and serve people better."
Details on how to apply for the 2018 round can be found here. The closing date for 2018 applications is 01 September 2017.
