The Stockholm Challenge A Global Arena for Pioneering IT Projects The Stockholm Challenge is a unique awards programme for pioneering IT projects world wide. It is a way of building networks between entrepreneurs who will benefit from contacts across borders, cultures and economies. The Stockholm Challenge focuses on the positive effects of today’s information society, and the benefit information and communication technology can bring people and society. The technology itself is not the issue, but the benefit IT can bring people, society and the environment, used in a creative way within the local context. The big challenge is to bridge the digital divide. The Stockholm Challenge 2001 has 7 categories. The jury, a group of 28 international senior experts, base their evaluation on the following four criteria: Innovation User Need Sustainability Transferability Special attention is given to projects that promote democracy, counteract segregation and discrimination or support gender equality. But The Stockholm Challenge is not only a competition, it is a meeting place for people who share a vision about the future. In the Challenge everybody is a winner! The Stockholm Challenge Award 2001 Final Events, including workshops, seminars, exhibition and prize-giving ceremony will take place in September 2001, during the TIME.STOCKHOLM period, when Stockholm is filled with activities within Telecom. IT, Media and Entertainment! Do you want to know more, or submit your project? Visit www.challenge.stockholm.se

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