Wow. Not too shabby for a 3 1/2 month old project — Ourmedia is the
U.S. finalist in the e-inclusion category of the UN World Summit Awards, a national competition created in 2003 to
showcase the most innovative new media and digital content being created around the globe. The ultimate winner of the
award will be chosen from the finalists in eight different categories (including e-education, e-government,
e-entertainment, etc.) later this fall. The e-inclusion category specifies "initiatives that are helping bridge the
digital divide, utilizing the Internet to empower the public." Right on, and big congrats to
Marc, JD and the whole
Ourmedia crew!
[Via Susan Mernit]
1. The United Nations World Summit Awards are an international competition created in 2003 to highlight the most innovative digital content being created around the world. The awards coincide with the 2005 UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), an international UN summit that will take place in Tunisia this November. More than 150 countries around the world are expected to nominate digital content in a variety of categories, such as e-government, e-education and e-entertainment, to compete among each other for the international award, to be announced later this fall.
Andy Carvin, coordinator of the US competition, worked with a team of about a dozen judges from around the country, soliciting nominations from around the Internet, then reaching their decisions for US finalists in eight different categories.
Allan
Posted at 8:05PM on Dec 18th 2005 by Allan