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New Statesman New Media Awards 2006

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By: NMK Created on: May 5th, 2006
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When digital technologies intersect with civic life, they can impact a small community or an entire nation. The New Statesman New Media Awards celebrate those UK new media projects that benefit society, government or democracy. You can post entries for the awards before 31st May 2006...

The New Statesman is looking for nominations for its annual New Media Awards: http://www.newstatesman.com/newmedia.

They've been running the awards since 1998/9 and the awards focus on the positive benefits of new media in the UK – in particular for society, democracy and government. Past winners have included TheyWorkForYou.com, FaxYourMP, Feed Me Better, ABC Tales, Hungry and Homeless - to name just a few.

When digital technologies intersect with civic life, they can impact a small community or an entire nation. The New Media Awards celebrate those UK new media projects that benefit society, government or democracy.

The theme of this year’s awards is 'The Power of Ideas' – with a special emphasis on innovation, usability and efficiency.

It’s free to make a nomination so if you know of (or are involved in) a new media project that deserves recognition, be it a blog, mobile/wireless service, web app, or web site, make a nomination or two (or even more):

http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma/nma2006/nma2006nominatenow.php

The closing date is 31 May 2006.

Award categories include:

• Independent Information award
• Innovation award
• Contribution to civic society award
• Modernising government award
• Elected representative award
• Education award
• Advocacy award
• Accessibility

There is also an New Statesman New Media Awards blog

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