The Awards For over 15 years, CIONET has partnered with Dr. Nils Fonstad of MIT CISR to promote a deeper understanding of what defines outstanding digital leadership. The CIONET Awards (formerly European Digital Leader of the Year - EDLOTY) provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the achievements of all finalists and to spotlight Europe’s top Digital Leaders across five categories:
Applications & Architecture
Data & AI
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
The European CIO of the Year
The Objectives
The CIONET Awards programme has two key objectives:
To recognise and celebrate Digital Leaders and their teams who have driven organisational success by leveraging digital technologies to create significant business value.
To raise awareness of the increasingly strategic and diverse roles that Digital Leaders and their teams play across private and public sector organisations.
The Jury
Digital Leaders will be evaluated by a carefully selected Jury composed of distinguished CIOs, Award sponsors, representatives from MIT CISR, previous winners, and CIONET International. The evaluation will be based on each candidate’s submitted Overview of Accomplishments.
The Criteria
The criteria vary depending on the Awards category and will be shared by the CIONET Team with each Nominee.
The Winners
There will be 5 Winners - one for each category. Each will be able to add this prestigious title to the list of their achievements.
Award Ceremonies CIONET will host two virtual Award Ceremonies, during which each nominee will present their achievements and take part in a Q&A session within their category:
CIONET Awards 2026 – Part 1: Data & AI + Applications & Architecture
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