*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: James Cully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New Statesman New Media Awards 2001 launch with Digital Divide fo cus. Nominate now! Date sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:28:24 -0000 News Release January 9, 2001 What will the future Internet look and feel like? New Statesman New Media Awards (NMA) 2001 launch to reward internet innovators who embrace the future. http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma2001about.htm. Will the future Internet continue to be focused on shopping, games and sport? NMA 2001 highlights innovative people, organisations or companies whose work challenges prevailing notions of what the Internet should be in the future. In particular, NMA 2001 will focus on the *'Digital Divide' - an area government and industry are putting increasing emphasis on as internet uptake rates continue their upward rise. How can all who want Net access get it? If in the future large numbers of people do not have or want net access should we, Government and industry just accept it? Is Government right to consider interactive technologies as the way to deliver a better, more effective civic culture? These are common Digital Divide questions which NMA 2001 will address. Each of the six annual awards highlights areas of particular interest and concern. Nominations may be submitted by anyone via e-mail, fax or letter. The nomination period runs from January 4, 2001 until May 30, 2001. A prestigious judging panel including David Shayler, Lucian Hudson, Government e-envoy and Michael Fabricant MP will decide the final positions. The six New Media Award 2001 categories are: Merit Award Advocacy Award E-government Award Elected Representative Award Education Award Online Communities Award Go to the NMA micro-site for more details http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma2001about.htm. Winners will receive a specially commissioned trophy, have their websites linked to www.newstatesman.co.uk for a year and be featured in a special New Media Awards 2000 edition of the magazine. Now in their third year, New Media Awards attracts interest and entries from all parts of the country. Nominations are free and open to all. NMA sponsors include Oracle and Telewest. *'Digital Divide' refers to the growing disparity between those who are already benefiting from internet access services and those, for whatever reason, who are deterred or otherwise unable to enjoy a similar level of access. Contact details: James Cully 0207 592 3605 -ends- Upstarts are go! First UK social entrepreneur awards offer £50,000. What is social entrepreneurship? find out here www.upstarts.org.uk The New Media Awards 2001 micro-site is live with a focus on the 'Digital Divide'. Nominate now. Sponsored by Oracle and Telewest. http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma2001about.htm Advertise on New Statesman Online? http://www.consider.net/adnet/ Subscribe to New Statesman magazine? http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/000SUBSCRIBE.htm © New Statesman Ltd, 2001. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message. James Cully New Statesman Online Upstarts are go! First UK social entrepreneur awards offer £50,000. What is social entrepreneurship? find out here www.upstarts.org.uk The New Media Awards 2001 micro-site is live with a focus on the 'Digital Divide'. Nominate now. Sponsored by Oracle and Telewest. http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma2001about.htm Advertise on New Statesman Online? http://www.consider.net/adnet/ Subscribe to New Statesman magazine? http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/000SUBSCRIBE.htm © New Statesman Ltd, 2001. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
