Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards

Spotlighting the Real-World Impacts of Technology

Technology Innovation Awards: Showcase Your Innovative Excellence

The Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards (EOI) are the world's leading competition that honors organizations for achieving tangible business impact through the innovative use of technology. Each year, the competition recognizes pioneering initiatives from enterprises that apply creative technological solutions to deliver measurable outcomes across industries and segments.

The submission period for the 2026 Eye on Innovation Awards is February 2-May 15, 2026.

Entry is open to any end-user organization that has implemented an innovative, technology-driven initiative since January 2025 and has achieved measurable success. Organizations do not need to be Gartner clients to participate.

Why Participate?

Tell your story and showcase your latest technological initiatives

Achieve global recognition as top innovators in your sector

Learn from other organizations and their pioneering initiatives

Benchmark against the best in the industry

Receive a report on technology innovation trends and outcomes for 2026

Awards Timeline

Submissions Open: (through May 30)

Submissions Reviewed & Judged: (June – July)

Finalists Reviewed: (September – October)

Innovator Insights Available: (December)

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2025 by the numbers

~1,200

Submissions

>800

Organizations

161 Senior Executives serving as Judges

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