We are proud to announce the winners of the Best Practice Challenge 2008.
The categories and respective winners are:
Winner: ACE IT (Age Concern Edinburgh Information Technology)
ACE IT provides community based computer training for the 50+ age group within the Edinburgh area and beyond. The judges felt that this was a very positive project that focuses on a real need and succeeds in managing complex partnerships to achieve its goals.
Runner-up: Cambridgeshire's Community Access Points Initiative
Highly commended: Citizens Online - EverybodyOnline
Winner: Barclays - PINsentry authentication device
Barclays implemented two factor authentication by issuing over one million standalone card readers (called PINsentry) to their customers. Since implementation no cases of online fraud have been experienced and PINsentry has now also been rolled out in Turkey and South Africa. The judges commended Barclays for addressing a real problem in gaining and building trust in online financial services with a quite remarkable success rate.
Runner-up: Business Crime Reduction Centre
Winner: Internet Watch Foundation
The Internet Watch Foundation's 'notice and take-down' service for the UK online sector has succeeded in virtually eradicating child sex abuse content from being hosted in the UK. The judges praised the IWF for continuing to raise standards through collective action and dedicated partnership and for demonstrating what great results can be achieved through self regulation.
Runner-up: SafeBuy
Winner: Get Safe Online
The Get Safe Online initiative, now in its third year, is the UK's national Internet security awareness campaign that helps consumers and micro-businesses be aware of how to protect themselves against Internet security risks. The judges praised this entry as an excellent example of collaboration and multi-stakeholder involvement in a national awareness campaign.
Runner-up: Symantec
Winner: Common Knowledge (CKUK)
Common Knowledge is a voluntary organisation based in Glasgow that tackles the digital divide faced by people with significant cognitive learning difficulties. It delivers essential information and learning to a community of people who lack basic knowledge about life and work. The judges praised this project for focusing on one of the most difficult groups to reach and achieving significant success.
Runner-up: British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB)
Winner: YouthNet - do-it.org.uk
do-it.org.uk, owned and run by online charity YouthNet, is the UK's volunteering resource, that includes over 850,000 volunteering opportunities from major charities, such as the National Trust and Oxfam, and local voluntary and public sector organisations. The judges praised the way that this project takes access to the Internet to another level and connects people who need help with people who want to help them.
Runner-up: mysociety - e-petitions
Highly commended: Blitz IT Hub
Highly commended: The Open University - OpenLearn
Winner: The British Library - 'Sacred' web resources
The British Library created two complementary web resources to accompany its 2007 exhibition 'Sacred': 'Sacred texts' which highlights the Library's unsurpassed collection of material from all faiths, and 'Sacred contexts' which offers complementary videos, podcasts and interactive features.
Although originally entered in the Internet for all category, the judges believed that this entry merited special recognition for its exemplary use of Internet resources to share rare cultural artefacts with a worldwide audience.
Full details of the categories and more information about all the shortlisted entries are included in the Best Practice Challenge winners brochure, available as a pdf file.
Our press release about the Best Practice Challenge winners is also available.
Winning entries will be promoted as demonstrations of best practice to industry, government, academia and in the media both in the UK and internationally. They will also be invited to take a leading role in the UK preparatory meeting for IGF India.
We have an archive of material from last year's challenge (pdf), including the winning entries.
This year's winners showcase a variety of world-class projects from a voluntary organisation dedicated to bridging the technological gap faced by people with significant cognitive learning difficulties to initiatives for protecting consumers from online security risks.
The categories and respective winners are:
Best development project award
Winner: ACE IT (Age Concern Edinburgh Information Technology)
ACE IT provides community based computer training for the 50+ age group within the Edinburgh area and beyond. The judges felt that this was a very positive project that focuses on a real need and succeeds in managing complex partnerships to achieve its goals.
Runner-up: Cambridgeshire's Community Access Points Initiative
Highly commended: Citizens Online - EverybodyOnline
Best security initiative award
Winner: Barclays - PINsentry authentication device
Barclays implemented two factor authentication by issuing over one million standalone card readers (called PINsentry) to their customers. Since implementation no cases of online fraud have been experienced and PINsentry has now also been rolled out in Turkey and South Africa. The judges commended Barclays for addressing a real problem in gaining and building trust in online financial services with a quite remarkable success rate.
Runner-up: Business Crime Reduction Centre
Raising industry standards award
Winner: Internet Watch Foundation
The Internet Watch Foundation's 'notice and take-down' service for the UK online sector has succeeded in virtually eradicating child sex abuse content from being hosted in the UK. The judges praised the IWF for continuing to raise standards through collective action and dedicated partnership and for demonstrating what great results can be achieved through self regulation.
Runner-up: SafeBuy
Personal safety online award
Winner: Get Safe Online
The Get Safe Online initiative, now in its third year, is the UK's national Internet security awareness campaign that helps consumers and micro-businesses be aware of how to protect themselves against Internet security risks. The judges praised this entry as an excellent example of collaboration and multi-stakeholder involvement in a national awareness campaign.
Runner-up: Symantec
Internet for all award
Winner: Common Knowledge (CKUK)
Common Knowledge is a voluntary organisation based in Glasgow that tackles the digital divide faced by people with significant cognitive learning difficulties. It delivers essential information and learning to a community of people who lack basic knowledge about life and work. The judges praised this project for focusing on one of the most difficult groups to reach and achieving significant success.
Runner-up: British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB)
Open Internet award
Winner: YouthNet - do-it.org.uk
do-it.org.uk, owned and run by online charity YouthNet, is the UK's volunteering resource, that includes over 850,000 volunteering opportunities from major charities, such as the National Trust and Oxfam, and local voluntary and public sector organisations. The judges praised the way that this project takes access to the Internet to another level and connects people who need help with people who want to help them.
Runner-up: mysociety - e-petitions
Highly commended: Blitz IT Hub
Highly commended: The Open University - OpenLearn
Internet and culture award
Winner: The British Library - 'Sacred' web resources
The British Library created two complementary web resources to accompany its 2007 exhibition 'Sacred': 'Sacred texts' which highlights the Library's unsurpassed collection of material from all faiths, and 'Sacred contexts' which offers complementary videos, podcasts and interactive features.
Although originally entered in the Internet for all category, the judges believed that this entry merited special recognition for its exemplary use of Internet resources to share rare cultural artefacts with a worldwide audience.
Full details of the categories and more information about all the shortlisted entries are included in the Best Practice Challenge winners brochure, available as a pdf file.
Our press release about the Best Practice Challenge winners is also available.
Winning entries will be promoted as demonstrations of best practice to industry, government, academia and in the media both in the UK and internationally. They will also be invited to take a leading role in the UK preparatory meeting for IGF India.
Best Practice Challenge 2007
We have an archive of material from last year's challenge (pdf), including the winning entries.
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