The awards recognise excellence in business across Waterford City and County
Waterford Institute of Technology is proud to announce that both Walton Institute and SEAM have been shortlisted in the Waterford Business Awards 2021.
The awards are designed to recognise excellence in business across Waterford City and County and are organised by Waterford Chamber, in collaboration with Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber, with support from Waterford City & County Council and WLR.
Walton Institute: Technology and Innovation
Walton Institute has been shortlisted in the Technology and Innovation category for the CoronaVRus experience.
The virtual reality team in Walton developed CoronaVRus, a virtual reality (VR) application aimed at children that can be used as an educational tool to showcase, educate and demonstrate COVID-19 safety guidelines in an intuitive manner. The application is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) friendly and offers a fun method of education to build awareness in a safe and interactive environment.
Ryan McCloskey developer of the app said, “We’re extremely proud to be shortlisted for the Waterford Business Awards. Our goal has always been to use VR to help with societal issues wherever possible, and we hope that with CoronaVRus we’ve done just that. To be considered for this award is a testament to the great work done by the AR/VR team and everyone at the Walton Institute."
SEAM: Customer Service Excellence
SEAM (South Eastern Applied Materials Research Centre) has been shortlisted in the Customer Service Excellence category. Despite the challenges that Covid-19 presented to SEAM operationally, the team continued to deliver critical services to their customers, ensuring that they could also continue to operate without too much disruption.
“We put our customer at the centre of everything we do, and we believe that this mantra approach has served us well in the long-term relationships we have been able to build with our client base. We are proud to have been shortlisted for this award,” said Dr Ramesh Raghavendra, Director of SEAM.
The winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony, which will take place virtually via live stream on Friday, 4 March.