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National Contests & Pre-contest for the World Summit Award 2006/7
INTRODUCTION
Have you launched an outstanding project during 2006/7 in these areas?
- Broadband/Online
- Mobile Contents
- Games Platforms
- Interactive TV
- Cross Media
Was your project designed and delivered in Israel?
In cooperation with the Samy Ofer School of Communications. the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a series of eight national contests will be held during June 2007 when outstanding projects will be selected in each category by Israeli WSA Experts. One finalist in each category will be submitted to the World Summit Award Contest.
The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global initiative for selecting and promoting the World’s best e-Contents. It involves representatives from numerous countries on each continent and sees the bridging of the digital divide and narrowing of the content gap as its overall goal.
The WSA places its emphasis on cultural diversity and identity, the creation of varied information content and the digitalization educational, scientific and cultural heritage.
The project is held in the framework of and in cooperation with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2006-2007. According to the WSA 07 guidelines there are eight categories for the global contest.
Find the category for your project for a National Contest:
- e-Learning
- e-Culture
- e-Science
- e-Government
- e-Health
- e-Business
- e-Entertainment
- e-Inclusion
Deadline for application - Friday, June 22
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The criteria are tied to the concept of value added for users and e-Content for a purpose. Specific criteria developed for the evaluators cannot over-ride any generic information disseminated. The final decision on the clarification of the criteria to be used is to be done by the jury. This decision must remain within the bounds of the call, the published rules of the Award and the decisions of the Head/Board of the organizers.
- Quality and comprehensiveness of content
- Ease of use: functionality, navigation and orientation
- Value added through interactivity and multimedia
- Attractiveness of design (aesthetic value of graphics/audio)
- Quality of craftsmanship (technical realization)
S Strategic importance for the global development of the Information Society
A Accessibility according to the WC3Submit online
Deadline for application - Friday, June 22CONTACT
For further information on how to participate in the WSA go to:
www.wsis-award.org
Dr. Susan Hazan
Israel Coordinator for the Global WSA 2007 Contest
