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PRESS RELEASE
2003-01-30
International IT Award Now Open for Project Submission -
Invitations available in the following languages:
Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish
Join the Stockholm Challenge Award 2003-2004
The Stockholm Challenge Award – one of the world’s
most extensive IT awards of its kind - is now open for submission.
For the 6th time, the City of Stockholm welcomes IT entrepreneurs
from all over the world to join this celebrated awards programme
for IT projects using information technology for the benefit of
people, society and the environment. The aim of the Stockholm Challenge
is to identify and reward innovative use of IT within areas such
as citizen empowerment, education, health care, economic development
and environment. The online entry form can be accessed at http://www.challenge.stockholm.se
and the submission process is open until November 1, 2003.
The Stockholm Challenge has over the years gathered thousands of
excellent IT projects, all using IT in innovative ways to improve
daily life for their users. Projects compete in six categories,
in areas where information technology has great influence on people's
lives; e-Government, Culture, Health, Education, e-Business and
Environment. The Stockholm Challenge offers a unique opportunity
to join a global network of IT experts, entrepreneurs and enthusiast,
working in the field of user-oriented and driven development of
IT applications.
It is very important to stimulate and encourage local initiatives
in different parts of the world, says Ms Annika Billström,
Mayor of Stockholm. By participating in the Stockholm Challenge
Award projects get a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and
experience with others, and they have also given us an unique opportunity
to learn. It is highly stimulating to join the challengers at the
final event and meet with all innovative and creative project representatives,
IT entrepreneurs and other experts from all over the world. During
this big networking activity many contacts are made, new partnerships
established and new networks developed.
We will now continue to develop the competition and create opportunities
for better use and spread of the knowledge that is collected in
the Stockholm Challenge, says Billström.
The finalists will be announced on February 2, 2004, and the final
event is planned to take place in Stockholm in May 2004, once again
gathering some of the worlds best IT entrepreneurs and expertise
for a great networking experience, crowned by the Prize-Giving Ceremony
in the Stockholm City Hall. The days include seminars, Best Practice
exhibition and other activities that support sharing of knowledge
and experience.
The jury evaluates the projects on the basis of four basic criteria:
Innovation, User Need, Transferability and Accessibility. Every
project is also evaluated in relation to its own economic, social
and cultural context, and its potential to improve the society in
which it operates. This enables projects from both developed and
developing countries, with different economic circumstances, to
compete on equal terms, regardless of their financial situation
or other resources. The benefit of the user is always at heart!
For more information, please contact
Maria Hinas, Information Manager,
The Stockholm Challenge,
Tel: +46-70-47 28 068
E-mail: maria.hinas@challenge.stockholm.se
Web: http://www.challenge.stockholm.se
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