[oats-sig] Fwd: European e-Inclusion Awards Launched

I'm wondering if anyone had ideas on how to propose something that

Steve,

well I registered and read through the documentation in respect of a  
web chat with icons application
aka http://www.openicon.org

It would be great to have Oats as contributing partners, but not sure  
interest is significant enough to warrant such.

regards

Jonathan Chetwynd

j.chetwynd at btinternet.com
http://www.openicon.org/

+44 (0) 20 7978 1764

On 8 Jul 2008, at 13:29, Steve Lee wrote:

> I'm wondering if anyone had ideas on how to propose something that
> uses OATS entered ?
> It seems to be end user projects, not products.
>
> Steve
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Disability Group <dgmem at lists.bcs.org.uk>
> Date: 2008/7/7
> Subject: European e-Inclusion Awards Launched
> To: dgmem at lists.bcs.org.uk
>
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> European e-Inclusion Awards 2008
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> 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
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>
> 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
>
>
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> jacquie.linton at citizensonline.org.uk
>
> www.citizensonline.org.uk
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> -- 
> Steve Lee
> Open Source Assistive Technology Software and Accessibility
> fullmeasure.co.uk
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