[cma-l] European e-inclusion awards

[Jaqui Devereux]

European e-Inclusion Awards 2008

The European Commission has just launched the first ever European 
e-Inclusion Awards. As part of the European Commission's e-Inclusion 
Initiative, the Awards will celebrate the best and most imaginative uses 
of Information and Communications Technology to reduce digital and 
social exclusion.

Digital technologies are an essential part of daily life. We use them at 
work, in day-to-day relationships, in dealing with public services, and 
a lot more besides. They touch our lives in ways which we are often 
unaware of, or don’t even think about. Yet an estimated 1 in 3 Europeans 
fail to benefit from new technologies.

Overcoming this ‘digital exclusion’ is not just a social necessity, it 
is estimated that it could be worth up to €85 billion to European 
companies and governments over the next five years. The European 
e-Inclusion Awards aim to inspire progress and to encourage industry, 
governments and other organisations to exploit information and 
communication technologies to combat social and digital exclusion.

The European e-Inclusion Awards are open to organisations in the public, 
business and voluntary sector or civil society. There are seven 
competition categories:
- Ageing Well
- Marginalised Young People
- Geographic Inclusion
- Cultural Diversity
- Digital Literacy
- e-Accessibility
- Inclusive Public Services

Entries will close on the 12th September 2008 and five finalists from 
each category will be invited to exhibit at the Ministerial Conference 
on E-Inclusion to be held in Vienna on 1 December 2008 as part of the 
"e-Inclusion: Be Part of It!" campaign (see 
http://ec.europa.eu/einclusion). The overall winners will be announced 
at the Awards dinner and ceremony.

For more information on the Awards or to register, contact the awards 
team on:
Tel: 0207 234 3538   info at e-inclusionawards.eu or visit the website 
www.e-inclusionawards.eu

Regards

Jacquie Linton
Marketing and Communications Manager

jacquie.linton at citizensonline.org.uk
www.citizensonline.org.uk




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Jaqui Devereux

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