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WSIS Project prizes awarded following global contest

Outstanding achievement in implementing ICT strategies recognized

Geneva, 13 May 2013 – Taking stock of progress in the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which took place in Geneva in 2003 and in Tunis in 2005, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré announced the winners of 18 WSIS Project Prizes.

The prizes were awarded in recognition of outstanding effort and achievement in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes to:

• Ministry of Higher Education (Saudi Arabia) with the project Safeer Programme in category C1: The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
• Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia) with the project Schools Connectivity Project in category C2: Information and communication infrastructure
• Public Library Radislav Nikcevic (Serbia) with the project AgroLib Ja (Agricultural Libraries in Jagodina) in category C3: Access to information and knowledge
• EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries)  (Italy) with the project PLIP builds communities ICT skills in 23 developing and transition countries in category C4: Capacity building
• Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Society (Ecuador) with the project Digital Training through Mobile Classrooms in category C5: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
• Ministry of Communication and Transport (Mexico) with the project Club Digital: massive open online ICT courses in category C6: Enabling environment
• Network for Information and Computer Technology, Indore (India)  in cooperation with Municipal Corporation, Indore and Bank of India with the project SAKSHAM - ICT enabled Direct Old Age Pension Distribution in category C7: ICT applications - e-Government
• Ministry of the transport and communications, National Information Technologies JSC (Kazakhstan), and the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the project E-license Information System in category C7: ICT applications - e-Business
• African Forum for the Promotion of New Information and Communication Technologies (AFP-NICT) (Congo) with the project Training and connecting rural people in category C7: ICT applications - e-Learning 
• Ministry of Health (Oman) with the project Reduce Childhood Mortality Rate: Infants and Children under 5 years of Age in category C7: ICT applications - e-Health
• Civil Service Commission (Kuwait) with the project E-Employment system in category C7: ICT applications: e-Employment
• University of La Punta (Argentina) with the project Zero Balance in category C7: ICT applications - e-Environment
• Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) (Netherlands) with the project Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities in category C7: ICT applications - e-Agriculture
• Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee (United Arab Emirates) with the project Abu Dhabi Science Festival in category C7: ICT applications: e-Science 
• Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies in cooperation with Colnodo (Colombia) with the project En mi idioma ("In my language") in category C8: Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
• Ministry of Youth and ICT and Workforce Development Authority (WDA) (Rwanda) with the project Africa Digital Media Academy in category C9: Media
• Ministry of Communication and Transport (Mexico) with the project Mujermigrante.mx: promoting human rights for migrant women in category C10: Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
• Child Helpline International (Netherlands) with the project Child Helplines and Telecoms:  A toolkit to assist your child helpline to advocate for a free of costs telephone number in category C11: International and regional cooperation.

Background:                                                              

The WSIS Project Prizes is an international contest developed in response to requests of the WSIS Stakeholders that requested for an effective mechanism to evaluate and recognize individuals; governments; civil society; local, regional and international agencies; research institutions; and private sector companies for outstanding success in implementing development-oriented strategies that leverage the power of ICTs. The new WSIS Project Prizes are now an integral part of the WSIS Stocktaking Process established in 2004 (www.wsis.org/stocktaking/prizes).

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Video interviews and photos of winners, along with live and archived event webcasts and transcripts of speeches can be found at the event Newsroom at www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/wsis/index.aspx, or on the main event website at www.wsis.org/forum.

Note to the editor: Refer prize categories to WSIS Action Lines

• C1. Role of public governance authorities and stakeholders in promoting ICTs for development
• C2. Information and communication infrastructure
• C3. Access to information and knowledge
• C4. Capacity building
• C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
• C6. Enabling environment
• C7. ICT Applications* • e-government • e-business • e-learning • e-health • e-employment • e-environment • e-agriculture • e-science
• C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
• C9. Media
• C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
• C11. International and regional cooperation

For more information, please see www.wsis.org/prizes or contact:

Sanjay Acharya Chief, Media Relations and Public Information, ITU +41 22 730 5046 +41 79 249 4861 sanjay.acharya@itu.int

Jaroslaw Ponder Strategy & Policy Advisor, ITU +41 22 730 6065 +41 79 599 1405 jaroslaw.ponder@itu.int

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