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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:
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).
Be part of the WSIS discussions and get the latest WSIS news on Twitter at
#WSIS.
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
For more information, please see
www.wsis.org/prizes
or contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information, ITU
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Jaroslaw Ponder
Strategy & Policy Advisor, ITU
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