[IP] Nominations Invited for 2004 Petersberg Prize
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Nominations Invited for 2004 Petersberg Prize
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The Development Gateway Foundation is inviting nominations for the Petersberg
Prize, an award that honors an individual or organization that has
effectively used ICT [ Information and Communication Technologies djf
] to improve people's lives in developing nations. Announced at the
inaugural Development Gateway Forum in May 2003 in Bonn, Germany, the Prize
will be awarded for the first time at the 2004 Forum next Spring. A single
winner
will receive 100,000 Euros based on the decision of an independent panel of
judges. Key criteria for nominations of individuals or organizations include
scale, scope and replicability of the ICT initiative. Any ICT initiative is
eligible that has benefited people in a developing country or region.
Nominations
are due by February 1, 2004. Full information is available at
www.dgfoundation.org/prize.
...
Call for Nominations: The Petersberg Prize for ICT and Development
September 30, 2003 -- The Development Gateway Foundation invites you
to submit nominations for the
Petersberg Prize. The Prize will recognize the most exemplary
contribution in the field of information and
communication Technologies (ICT) for development during the last ten
years. The awardee will receive a
â?¬100,000 Prize. Nominations are due by February 11, 2004.
Modern ICT is an increasingly important factor for development. The
field is young, and the promise of using
ICT has yet to be realized in most of the world.
With the Petersberg Prize, the Development Gateway is therefore
seeking to help advance the understanding of
ICTâ??s role in development and recognize leaderders in the field.
The Prize is focused on impact on social and economic development. It
will be awarded for a significant and
successful contribution in the use of ICT for development ââ?¬â?? one
that will have benefited a large number of
people. The degree of the success, the magnitude of the benefits, and
the importance of the contribution to a
development priority, such as poverty reduction, will all be taken
into account when reviewing the nominations.
Please nominate the individual or organization that you believe has
had a major impact using ICT for
development. In addition to awarding the â?¬100,0000 Prize, the
Development Gateway will share nomineesâ??
¢
stories on its global portal of development information and resources,
in order to advance the understanding of
their contribution and of ICTâ??s potential impampact.
The Prize, sponsored by Deutsche Telekom AG and Microsoft Deutschland
GmbH, will be awarded during the
next annual Development Gateway Forum, which will take place in
mid-2004.
For more information and a nomination form, visit
www.dgfoundation.org/prize or contact prize@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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