Winners of the 2018 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards were announced on 8th February.
 
The theme was “Inspiring Tomorrow’s World”, with this year’s programme focussing on the importance of nurturing an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics from a young age. Recent studies show the staggering shortage of female students choosing these subjects, including computer science (17.2% female) and engineering & technology (17% female).
 
This is one of the reasons why everywoman has created and showcased successful role models, women working in the technology industry who can inspire the younger generation to follow in their footsteps.
 
This year had a record-breaking number of entries, and further information and winners list can be found HERE
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We’re thrilled to announce that Our Mobile Health Founder and CEO, Julie Bretland, has been awarded Women in IT Excellence Innovator of the Year! We’re immensely proud of Julie who was recognised for her leadership in enabling access to high-quality mHealth apps that patients and health professionals can use with confidence, and her role in bringing us closer to making digital health a reality for everyone.
 
Speaking about her win Julie said, “It is fantastic for digital health to be recognised amongst all these other exciting areas of innovation. We’ve come a long way in a short time and it’s a privilege to be part of this incredible journey to bring digital health to patients and health professionals.”
 
Charles Lowe, Our Mobile Health Associate and Managing Director of Digital Health And Care Alliance (DHACA) added, “Julie is a most impressive innovator and visionary. She spotted the opportunity before others to establish an mHealth assessment organisation, set it up and secured her first customers extremely rapidly. From this position of strength she has maintained her influence on the assessment process, collaborating with, and influencing, the NHS team established to decide which apps they will support as well as playing an important role influencing EU mHealth app assessment guidelines. Her work has been well rewarded of late with a string of contract wins, including one that will put excellent Our Mobile Health-assessed mHealth apps on GPs’ desktops at more than 4000 practices in England. Congratulations to her for a richly-deserved success.”
 
The awards were created to inspire the new generation of women working in IT by highlighting female entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders and pioneers who are building the infrastructure of the future.
 
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Our Mobile Health is thrilled to be partnering with AXA on their new ‘Women in Health Tech Entrepreneurs’ category of the 2018 AXA Health Tech & You Awards. The award, which opened for nominations on this week, has been created to support women who are developing innovative ways to change the way people think about their health. 
 
We are working with Collider Health to coordinate and promote the awards, with support from other partners including One HealthTech and Women of Wearables. We’re excited about working together to uncover new and innovative health technology that has been designed and pioneered by women.
 
Half the world’s population is female, and most health decisions are carried out by women, but only 9% of health tech businesses are founded by women, just 9% of investment into UK start-ups goes to female founders, and a mere 17% of the UK technology sector is female.
 
Our Mobile Health Founder and CEO Julie Bretland says, “Recognising the achievements of women in technology is crucial in encouraging women to build a career in this area. As a female tech entrepreneur, I am passionate about supporting other women to succeed. That’s why this new award category is so important to me.”
 
If you’d like to register your interest, or nominate a female tech entrepreneur who has inspired you please complete the form here. 

The Women in IT Excellence awards were created to inspire the new generation of women working in IT by highlighting female entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders and pioneers who are building the infrastructure of the future.
 
Julie has been short-listed in recognition of her development of new processes and platforms that enable access to high-quality mHealth apps that patients and health professionals can use with confidence, and that bring us closer to making digital health a reality for everyone.
 
Speaking about the award, Julie said, ”I am honoured to be recognised alongside other inspirational women who are pioneering in their fields. Awards like these are so important in encouraging women to build a career in IT and technology. I am delighted to be able to play a role in that.”
 
Shortlisted entrants will now go through to a second panel of judges who will decide the winners before the awards ceremony in London on the 1st November. Read more about the awards here.