Social enterprises and not-for-profits were recognised for their tech efforts on Tuesday night at the ANZIA awards that took place in Melbourne.

The ANZIAs are a collaborative effort between auDA and InternetNZ. The awards aim to commend those individuals and organisations that have made a positive contribution to the accessibility, security and innovation of the Internet, especially in the not-for-profit space.

Cameron Boardman, the newly appointed CEO of auDA said, “As my first ANZIA event as CEO, I was struck by the incredible atmosphere and genuine excitement of the community to celebrate such valuable contributions from our finalists. It is encouraging to see such diversity and innovation across the wider tech sector.”

Infoxchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise that uses technology to ‘strive for social justice’, went home with the Diversity and Digital Skills Award for their work on ‘Go Digi’. ‘Go Digi’ is a digital platform helping to connect more Australians to the internet.

“Being recognised in the ANZIAs means that digital literacy is kept on the national agenda and we can continue to improve the online confidence and digital skills of Australians to ensure no-one gets left behind in the digital age,” said David Spriggs, CEO, Infoxchange.

“Winning an ANZIA helps to raise Infoxchange’s profile and demonstrates the power of collaboration.  Our national digital literacy program Go Digi is delivered in partnership with Australia Post and over 300 network partners across Australia.”

Code The Future, a global community of volunteer developers and educators, teaching children to code, took home the innovation award.

Project Rockit, a social enterprise with a fight against bullying, was also acknowledged for their work in cyber safety.

“We’ve worked hard to ensure that we really are building a movement against bullying, hate and prejudice that is reaching the farthest corners of the country, empowering young people to stand up and lead change. Its an honour to be recognised at the ANZIAs amongst so many others who are innovating in the online space,” said Liz Rhodes, Head of Growth.