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We are delighted to have partners for each of our five categories this year, all helping to widen the visibility of the awards and this year’s nominated entrants.
1. Building a networked nation
In association with Race Online 2012
You should consider entering in this category if your organisation is involved in:
- Enabling people in remote or disadvantaged areas to access the internet
- Reducing the cost of internet access, providing hardware or connectivity
- Educating internet users of all ages
- Developing software or content to ensure that internet users challenged with a disability or lack of literacy in English are able to benefit from access to the internet
- Providing tools that translate web content into other languages
- Delivering multilingual content to serve relevant communities
2. Making the internet Safer
In association with Symantec
You should consider entering in this category if your organisation is involved in:
- Developing tools to reduce criminal activity on the internet
- Enabling people to protect themselves online
- Taking a leading role in developing consumer confidence in the Internet
- Creating innovative or collaborative responses to security threats
- Enhancing the security of networks
- Educating internet users about online personal safety/keeping their networks safe and avoiding online fraud or nuisance
- Protecting vulnerable communities from online exploitation
3. Opening the world of knowledge
In association with the British Library
You should consider entering in this category if your organisation is involved in:
- Developing methods of enabling internet users to benefit from increased access to online materials, knowledge or information
- Expressions of culture online, for example using the internet to share cultural artefacts
- Using the internet to educate/train
- Promoting online learning opportunities
4. Empowering young people & citizens
In association with Childnet International
You should consider entering in this category if your organisation is involved in:
- Engaging with young people on internet issues
- Bringing citizens closer to parliamentarians or government
- Offering public services online
- Improving two-way communication with citizens
- Ensuring that citizens’ voices are heard
5. Nurturing powerful local partnerships
In association with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
You should consider entering in this category if your organisation is involved in:
- Making a difference in your local community with an online project
- Using the Internet to bring a Community together
- Achieving excellence in delivering/ improving local services for citizens
- Enabling partnerships between local players (voluntary and community groups, businesses, local government etc) to improve the use of, or access to, the internet for the benefit of the local community
- Delivering locally using approaches that engage community groups as equal partners
Related contacts
For queries relating to the Nominet Internet Awards: email: internetawards@nominet.org.uk
Reception/SwitchboardTelephone: 01865 332211
Reception/SwitchboardTelephone: 01865 332211
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