Message-ID: <19980825000743.AAB11688@LOCALNAME> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:06:39 +0000 From: Kerry Miller <mailto:kerryo@NS.SYMPATICO.CA> Subject: (Fwd) Networking the World: Global Bangemann Challenge To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 09:51:58 +0200 From: Adam Holmström <mailto:adam.holmstrom@challenge.stockholm.se> Subject: The Global Bangemann Challenge--------------------------------------------------- Community Networks are invited to join the Global Bangemann Challenge
The Global Bangemann Challenge is a nonprofit awards program initiated by the City of Stockholm and supported by the European Commission. The purpose of the Challenge is to identify and expose useful and functional information technology projects from all over the world, that help people reach new levels of prosperity, health and democracy, such as for example community networks.
The Challenge spans for two years and the goal is to attract projects from cities and regions around the world. In June 1999 there will be an Awards Ceremony in Stockholm and the winners and finalists will receive their trophies and of course great media attention.
Read more about the Challenge on our website; http://www.challenge.stockholm.se, where you can also study the projects already submitted from all over the world. As of the beginning of August 1998, 330 projects from all over the world have joined the Challenge and it is expected that there will be some 500 participating projects by the closing date on December 31:st. A great deal of these are inititives for community networking; geographic such as RAVAL-net in Barcelona as well as sectoral such as the Swedish SenoirNet. We are now inviting more initiatives and projects to join and share their knowledge and experience.
Participation is of course free.
For further information visit the website where you will find the online registration form or contact Adam Holmstrom at the Global Bangemann Challenge office in Stockholm: mailto:adam.holmstrom@challenge.stockholm.se Tel: +46.8.508 29 124
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