The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) announced the top technology innovators for the year at a gala dinner held in Melbourne to celebrate the 2010 iAwards.

“Events like this one showcase the depth of talent emerging across the Australian industry,” said AIIA CEO Ian Birks.

The iAwards are delivered across 16 different categories reflecting the impact of ICT solutions across every area of business and industry. Major winners in 2010 included Iris Interactive, which took out the Victorian Government Inspiration Award following wins in the eHealth and Industrial Applications categories.

Adrian Di Marco, founder of Technology One, received the prestigious Award for Individual Achievement in ICT through the CSIRO Tony Benson Award.

The iAwards winners in 2010 included:

2010 iAward for e-Government
WINNER: SEMA Group for My School (Qld)
MERIT: PAN Software for RiskWare - Enterprise Risk Intelligence Software (Vic)
MERIT: Microgenx for Citizen Driven Government (Qld)

2010 iAward for e-Health
WINNER: Iris Interactive for Iris Pharma Product Suite (NSW)
MERIT: iCare Solutions for iCare Solutions - Aged care electronic health record (Vic)

2010 Start-Up Company iAward
WINNER: BuzzNumbers for Geographic Conversation Mapping (NSW)
MERIT: Figitt for Figitt (NSW).