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FOR A BETTER WORLD

World Summit Award ICNM - International Center for New Media Moosstrasse 43 a | 5020 Salzburg | Austria T: + 43.662.63 04 08 | F: + 43.662.630408.22 wsa@icnm.net

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2007

THE GLOBAL WORLD OF WSA Ireland | Martin Casey | Arekibo Communications

Nepal | Lochan Amatya | Computer Association of Nepal

Solomon Islands | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Israel | Susan Hazan | Digital-Heritage, Israel

Netherlands | Bas Verhart | Media Republic

Italy | Alfredo Ronchi | MEDICI Framework

New Zealand | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions Nicaragua | Cornelius Hopmann | eNicaragua (AIN)

South Africa | Lumko Mtimde | Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA)

Oman | Zawan Al-Sabti | Information Technology Authority (ITA)

Sweden | Linus Feldt | Bajoum Interactive AB

Pakistan | Shahzad Ahmad | Sustainable Development Networking Programme

Syrian Arab Republic | Anas Tarah | Syrian Computer Society (SCS)

Palau | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Tajikistan | Valentina Spivak | NGO Tajik Development Gateway

Panama | Sonia Montenegro | E Commerce Project of SMEs

Switzerland | Alejandro Jaimes | 1

Thailand | Avudh Ploysongsang | Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA)

Paraguay | Rosi Rivarola Bracho | iEARN Paraguay

Lebanon | Gabriel Deek |Professional Computer Association (PCA)

Peru | Carlos Romero | Ministry of Communications

Lesotho | Thandiwe Solwandle | Lesotho Council of NGOs Liberia | Abraham Massaley | Press Union of Liberia

Poland | Mieczyslaw Muraszkiewicz | Warsaw University of Technology

Liechtenstein | Mario Frick | screenlounge.com

Portugal | Carlos Nunes | Perve Global Lda

Tunisia | Faouzi Zaghbib | R2i

Lithuania | Aurimas Matulis | Information Society Development Committee under Government of Republic of Lithuania

Qatar | Issam Alameh | Qatar Sports Investments

Turkey | Hakan G nenli | Dogan Online

Republic of Korea | Dennis Anderson | Various Origanizations: UN GAID, Computerworld, CIO, Billion Minds Foundation

Turkmenistan |Chariyar Amansahatov | Supreme Council of science and technology under the President of Turkmenistan

Republic of Moldova | Veaceslav Sidorenco | Technical University of Moldova & RENAM — Research & Educational Networking Association of Moldova

Tuvalu | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Romania | Gheorghe Samoila | ITC Institute for Computers Technology

Ukraine | Andriy Kolodyuk | Information Society of Ukraine (ISU)

Russian Federation | Anya Sverdlov | Actis Systems

United Arab Emirates | Hind Al Mualla | Knowledge and Human Development Authority

Malaysia | Kamil Othman | Multimedia Development Corporation

Philippines | Josephine Cacdac | Informatics Indonesia

Uganda | Milton Aineruhanga | Women of Uganda Network — WOUGNET

Mali | Mariko Assa Simbara | AGETIC Institut of Information Technology and communication

Rwanda | Shem Ochuodho | Ministry of Infrastructure, Republic of Rwanda

Malta | Kenneth Bone | Seasus New Media

Saint Lucia | Cletus Bertin | United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA)

United Republic of Tanzania | Edephonce Nfuka | University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre (UCC)

Mauritius | Dave Kissoondoyal | Teleforma ltd — a US Upstream Co.

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Sudan | Izzeldin Osman | Sudan University of Science and Technolgy

Norway | S¿rlie Stein | Orgdot AS

Latvia | Einars Bindemanis | Smarthouse SIA

Malawi | Olive Chikankheni | Department of Information systems and Technology Management Services

Nigeria | ’Gbenga Sesan | Paradigm Initiative Nigeria

Papua New Guinea | Shiraz Karmally | Quest Investigation International Limited

Madagascar | Olivier Robinson | Ministry of Telecommunications, Posts and Communication

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Sri Lanka | Kugathas Ramathas | British Computer Society Sri Lanka Section

Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Vorasone Dengkayaphichith | Mahosot Consulting Company Ltd./Jhai Foundation

Luxembourg | Latif Ladid | IPv6 Forum

Editor and Publisher PETER A. BRUCK Project Management ANASTASIA KONSTANTINOVA, THOMAS BIEBL National and International Events ERIKA LEITINGER | National Contests & Networking ANGELIKA SPRAIDER IT, Database & Technology MICHAEL JEPPESEN | Video Production STANISLAV MILER WSA Support XENIA MENZIES

Spain | Anil de Mello | MobuzzTV Espa a S.L.

Niger | Adamou Iro |Haut Commissariat aux TIC/ Cabinet du Premier Ministre

UK | Charles Kriel | Arts Institute at Bournemouth

Samoa | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

USA | Paul Braund | RiOS Institute

Mexico | Rodolfo Laddaga | Media Innovations

San Marino | Luciano Capello | Digital Design

Uzbekistan | Vadim Navotny | UZSCINET

Mongolia | Sansar Jiimen | Information and Communication Technology Authority of Mongolian Government

Saudi Arabia | Mohammad Alqasem | Ministry of Communication and Information Technonolgy

Vanuatu | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Montenegro | Ducan Stojicevic|Svet kompjutera, Politika Magazini d.o.o.

Senegal | Daniel Annerose | Manobi

CONTENT

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WSA VISIONS WSA TODAY WSA PATRONS & BOARD WSA 07 WINNERS LIST WSA WINNERS 2007

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e-GOVERNMENT e-HEALTH e-LEARNING e-ENTERTAINMENT e-CULTURE e-SCIENCE e-BUSINESS e-INCLUSION JURY DISTINCTIONS 2007 WSA REGIONAL SPECIAL MENTIONS 2007 GRAND JURY 2007 WSA ROAD SHOW EVENTS THE GLOBAL WORLD OF WSA

WSA VISIONS

ªI consider the WSA initiative to be highly important because it presents and supports the highest quality in e-Content production in the world and it fits with the priority focus of Austria on the creative use of ICTs for development and the future information society". Alfred Gusenbauer

Narrowing the Content Gap — Bridging the Digital Divide

Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria

"Our association with the WSA has served our corporate philosophy of contributing to the society we serve. Additionally the international presence and exposure we received over the past two years has exceeded our expectations. As a partner of the WSA, we can only encourage other global corporations to join in and support the cause" Dr. Saad Al Barrak CEO, Zain Group

"ISOC is proud to cooperate with and be a sponsor of the WSA. The aim of this initiative aligns well with ISOC’s mission of promoting the use of the Internet for the benefit of people everywhere. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work with all the people who make the WSA possible. It is truly worthwhile."

"Closing the digital divide is vital for Africa’s efforts to promote industrial competitiveness for job creation and poverty alleviation. And Information and communication technologies are a key tool. They can help stimulate a thriving knowledge-based economy that creates wealth and bring down poverty level. That is why UNIDO joined hands with the WSA."

Lynn St. Amour President & CEO, Internet Society (ISOC)

"UNESCO has been supporting the World Summit Award since its launch in 2003. It especially values the efforts of the WSA in promoting the digitalization of cultural documentary heritage and in fostering local content". Koichiro Matsuura Kandeh Yumkella Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Director-General,United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

THE IDEA The World Summit Award is today the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading initiative for selecting and promoting the best products in creative e-Content and innovative interactive applications. It started in 2003, initiated by Austria in the framework of the United Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Presently, 168 countries are actively participating in the process.

"The overall goal of WSA is to show and demonstrate the richness and diversity of e-contents. ICTs are creatively used around the world, but only very few know about it. WSA bridges the content gap by finding out the best and putting them on stage. It also narrows the digital divide in terms of access to quality information. The WSA creates global recognition and success for the best. It provides an equal chance for all producers irrespective of their country of origin, size of investment, amount of marketing money or cultural or linguistic background. This catalogue of the WSA 07 Winners testifies to that!" Peter A. Bruck WSA Chairman, Austria

GLOBAL CONTEST The backbone of the WSA initiative is the bi-annual global contest on e-Content and Creativity. It is held in eight categories, covering the entire life cycle. There are 8 nominations for the Global Contest from each participating country. NATIONAL CONTESTS As of today over 50 countries run national contests, based on WSA rules and procedures. Other countries do national pre-selections, based on a decision by a committee of experts. Winners of national contests are automatically nominated for the WSA global contest.

WSA TODAY

EXPERT PANEL All WSA national activities are conducted through the WSA Expert Panel. The panel is re-selected every two years whereby only one Expert per country becomes the main focal point. The Expert supports and coordinates all WSA activities in the respective country, including the national pre-selections. GRAND JURY 2003 — Dubai 2005 — Bahrain 2007 — Croatia WSA Grand Jury is called every two years and takes place on invitation of national partners/governments. It is independent and composed of 34-36 leading international experts in the field of ICT and e-Content production.

WINNERS GALA 2003 — Geneva 2005 — Tunis 2007 — Venice The Winners Gala is the highlight of the entire WSA process and a unique ceremony to honour excellence in multimedia and e-Content creation. The 40 winning teams from all over the world are personally present on stage and the awards are handed out by the highest level international dignities, including Heads of State.

PEOPLE BEHIND THE WSA WSA is not an organization — it is an invitation project for everyone who’s ideas, interests and beliefs go beyond technical and infrastructural issues and who understand the importance and value of recognition and support of quality in e-Content production. WSA is a network of 130 professional organizations on all continents and over 200 leading expert individuals.

Participation 168 countries world wide Associate Partner Network 130 members from 78 countries WSA National Awards 53 countries Contact Database over 10.000 targeted contacts Road Show Events held each year in over 20 countries worldwide 07

WSA PATRONS & BOARD

WSA PATRONS

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Stjepan Mesic President of the Republic of Croatia

Peter A. Bruck

Honorary President, ICNM General Manager, Research Studios Austria - Austrian Research Centers Austria

Leonel Fernandez President of the Dominican Republic

Christian Rupp

Executive Secretary E-Government Austria

Abdoulaye Wade President of the Republic of Senegal

Elizabeth Quat

Founder and Immediate Past President Internet Professional Association (iProA) China

Alfred Gusenbauer Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria

Ahmed Yahia

Senior Projects Manager Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) Egypt

Vaira Vike-Freiberga Former President of the Republic of Latvia

Alexander Felsenberg

Corporate- & Business Development Executive Management Consulting Germany

Begum Khaleda Zia Former Prime Minister of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republic of Bangladesh

Osama Manzar

Founder & Director Digital Empowerment Foundation India

G rard Latortue Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti

Manar Al-Hashash

General Manager Dot Design Kuwait

Latif Ladid

President IPv6 Forum Luxembourg

Jak Boumans

Managing Director Electronic Media Reporting Netherlands

Anya Sverdlov

Managing Director Actis Systems Russian Federation 08

WSA 07 WINNERS LIST

e-Science China Digital Science and Technology Museum China

Portal Cuban Science Network | Cuba The Metopes of Selinunte | Italy Geneious Pro | New Zealand Virtual Atomic Energy Museum | Russian Federation

WSA 2007 WINNERS

e-GOVERNMENT

citizen.dk

e-Government

broadband/online | www.borger.dk borger.dk National IT and Telecom Agency and Local Government Denmark (LCDK) | Lisann Troelsen

Denmark lt@itst.dk | www.itst.dk

Empowering citizens and serving public services clients; fostering quality and efficiency of information exchange and communication services in governmental and public administrative processes; strengthening participation of citizens in information society decision making.

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Lower House of German Parliament broadband/online | www.bundestag.de Deutscher Bundestag Babiel GmbH | Dr. Rainer Babiel Germany r.babiel@babiel.com | www.babiel.com

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With the launch of Denmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shared public citizen portal, borger.dk, Danes have gotten a single online entrance to the public sector. The portal provides easy access to all public information and digital selfservices. It functions as a looking glass, thus gathering and presenting all digital services known in the public sector, and introducing them as a coherent whole to Danish citizens. The portal is the result of the largest digital cross-sector project ever seen in the Danish public administration. Borger.dk includes also media articles, interactive services and transactions concerning 18 overall topics including family and children, disabilities as well as residence and buildings.

Democracy demands transparency. The principal website of the German Bundestag is a world class show case on how to make it easy for citizens to follow parliamentary proceedings. More than 60.000 HTML-Pages, 80.000 PDF-files and 6.000 hours of video are augmented by interactive features such as online-petition procedures, discussion groups or an online reservation for visits. In depth analysis of current topics and sophisticated search functionality add democratic value. About 100 editors keep background information about members, structure and organization, committees, lobby groups, sameday minutes and proceedings up-to-date. A history section offers a virtual tour through the famous Reichstag building. Sub-sites for the youth address the future.

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ATM Express Government cross media Gobierno Expres Bureau of Planning and Sustainable Development Jorge de Jes s Figueroa Cordova Mexico gsarmiento@planeacionchiapas.gob.mx

citizensinformation.ie broadband/online | www.citizensinformation.ie Citizens Information Board | Tony McQuinn Ireland tony.mcquinn@ciboard.ie | www.citizensinformationboard.ie

e-GOVERNMENT Money and Politics broadband/online | www.maplight.org MAPLight.org | Dan Newman United States of America dan@maplight.org | www.maplight.org

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the dream of all citizens plagued by unresponsive bureaucracies. The Express Government ATMs are advanced automatic teller machines and offer 59 fully automated services to the common citizen. The 22 modules are distributed to over 16 cities in the state of Chiapas and are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year allowing one to pay taxes, obtain Birth Certificates, Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licenses and Vehicle Plates. It is government service within minutes. Thus operating costs have been reduced, productivity increased, and public access improved. Finally, it is clean public administration as the ATM Express Government cannot be corrupted.

MAPLight.org is a groundbreaking public website. It puts the spotlight on the connection between money and politics in the United States of America. Two public databases are combined: a data base of all known campaign contributions to any legislator, and a database on how legislators voted on specific bills and resolutions. Bringing the data on money and voting together provides unprecedented insight into the legislative processes in the US. The website is a treasure for journalists, NGOs, and bloggers. It helps citizens to hold legislators accountable. MAPLight.org s findings make complex research publicly available in an instant and show that public scrutiny can be also visually appealing, easy-to-use and customizable.

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Only an informed citizen can be an active citizen. Citizensinformation.ie covers in an exemplary fashion subjects on Ireland ranging from employment rights, to buying a home, moving abroad, putting kids into school and much more. The information is divided into 14 categories so that users can readily access the topic relevant to them. Straightforward, accurate, and comprehensive the information is sourced from a wide variety of service providers, including Government Departments and agencies. Each category addresses a series of frequently asked questions on the topic and is supported by a wealth of in-depth information, case studies, supporting documents and downloadable forms.

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KiloCoach broadband/online | kilocoach.kurier.at KiloCoach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; das interaktive Ern hrungsprotokoll Telekurier Online Medien GmbH & Co KG Thomas J chler Austria thomas.joechler@kurier.at | www.kurier.at

e-Health

e-HEALTH Medicine Combination broadband/online | www.medicinkombination.dk Danish Medicines Agency Denmark pie@dkma.dk | www.dkma.dk

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Got a problem with your body weight? Based on medical and scientific nourishment insight the KiloCoach enables you to lead a healthy life style. You can develop online a personal nutrition and exercise program based on a food and exercise data base of more than 13,000 records. You can calculate your personal daily calorie values based on your desired weight loss by taking into account differences in age, sex, size and state of health. The KiloCoach focuses on autonomy and motivation of the participants. It aims to enhance self consciousness, motivation for exercise and flexible control of calorie intake. Community tools, individual support by nutrition and sport experts, medical advice and psychological support complete a most needed e-health application.

Medication can make one sick, if it is combined in the wrong way. Medicinkombination.dk helps multiple drug users to find out about how different drugs interact with each other. Users who take several kinds of drugs, herbal medicines, strong vitamins or mineral supplements can search on the website and quickly examine the consequences of their drug consumption and healthier combinations. The information on Medicinkombination.dk refers to the National Drug Interaction Database in Denmark which used by health professionals based on scientific articles and independent expert views. The user does not need to have any medical knowledge to use the service and a simple and straight forward interface makes the content service a perfect example for other countries.

Developing the consumer-centered model of health care where stakeholders collaborate, utilizing ICT, including internet technologies to manage health issues as well as the health care system.

National HIV/AIDS Programme

ratemyhospital.ie

broadband/online | www.hiv.gov.gy Guyana Ministry of HealthË&#x161;| Romona Khan Guyana rkhan@hiv.gov.gy

broadband/online | www.ratemyhospital.ie MedMedia Group | John Gibbons Ireland john.gibbons@medmedia.ie www.irishhealth.com

Arabic Video Phonetics Application offline/DVD, CD-ROM Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Noura Al Ghurair Kuwait nghurair@kisr.edu.kw | www.kisr.edu.kw

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AIDS is a global curse. The National HIV/AIDS website from Guyana provides HIV/AIDS related information to various targeted groups including medical professionals, programme staff, media professionals and general users. It is the primary storage site for HIV/AIDS information and related documents for the country and a tool for organizing, managing and sharing information among partners and donor organizations involved in HIV/AIDS programmes. Excellent features include a community building forum, a virtual library, an events calendar, a photo-gallery, a directory of implementing organisations, sections for ads and campaign materials, news articles, presentations, training materials, service listings and fact sheets. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight AIDS!

Have you ever been unhappy with a hospital? If yes, you will love Rate My Hospital ! The web site is a rolling online survey of patient satisfaction with the Irish health system. In line with the best of social software sites, it provides a single and clear platform for feedback on hospital treatments and services. To date close to 10.000 people have completed a comprehensive 23-part online questionnaire on their experiences in hospitals. The site aims to provide patient-centred transparency in the Irish hospital system, leading to improvements in the entire health infrastructure.

e-Contents can heal. The Arabic Video Phonetics software is the first of its kind as an Arabic augmentative speech therapy. It can be used by all ages to help Arabic speakers cope with phonological disorders to improve their speech. A main screen displays a table consisting of all Arabic phonemes divided into rows and columns depending on the place of the articulation. Users can select any of the Arabic phonemes to be displayed. The application can be used by teachers but also fosters individual practice. A user-friendly interface and several videos representing Arabic phonemes make it a clear and helpful innovation application.

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e-LEARNING

Hafss

e-Learning

offline/DVD, CD-ROM RDI | Ibrahim Sobh Egypt sobh@rdi-eg.com | www.rdi-eg.com

Serving the needs of learners to acquire knowledge and skills for a complex and globalizing world; transforming schools, universities and other educational institutions through interactive, personalized and distributed learning resources; creating active e-learning communities and target models and solutions for corporate training, supporting first steps in multimedia.

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EUREKA K-12 Science & Maths 3D Educational Movies broadband/ online/ local server LAN/ stand alone external HD www.designmate.com Designmate Pvt Ltd | KJS Brar India brar@designmate.com | www.designmate.com

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Religion requires learning. With the DVD Hafss from Egypt a religious Muslim can learn the correct pronunciation of the Holy Book Koran. The learner listens to the ideal recitation of the electronic Sheikh of Kuttab and is asked to imitate it as close as he/she can. Hafss analyzes the learnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pronunciation and evaluates it according to the rules of Tajweed, it detects types and positions of errors in the input utterance and prepares an appropriate corrective feedback. The program presents the rules of ALTajweed science that improves the recital of the Koran. The application also presents an electronic book with an easily understandable format divided into lessons each covering a rule.

Eureka is a CD delivered LAN system of learning to supplement rural education in India. Entire text books are converted into colourful 3D animated movies with interactive games and puzzles, bringing a visually beautiful and engaging learning experience to children. The studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; learning and retention capabilities are significantly improved. The software can run on reconditioned solar-powered PCs. Eureka assists rural students to compete for seats in Technical Institutions by delivering national examination science concepts first in local vernacular and then in English for exam preparation. Students can do scientific experiments virtually although the real laboratory equipment might be missing.

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Geometry: Between playing and the highest mark! offline/DVD, CD-ROM Geometrie: intre joc si nota 10! SC. SOFTWIN SRL | Elena Brotac Romania ebrotac@softwin.ro | www.intuitext.com

musicbus

broadband/online | www.musicbus.it musicbus.it | Fabrizio Ferrarin Italy info@musicbus.it | www.musicbus.it

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e-LEARNING Numeropolis

broadband/online | www.numeropolis.com Numer polis INED Innovaciones Educativas Mauro Clemente Venezuela clementeg@cantv.net www.innovacioneseducativas.com

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Learning mathematics can be adventurous. The CDRom "Geometry "has been created based on the Romanian curricula for grade VI and VII Mathematics teaching and represents an excellent support for students in all schools of the country. The CD sets include an intuitive "virtual geometry toolkit" where one can draw freely and with great ease and precision, solve geometric problems and is instantly evaluated and corrected by the application. Geometry turns math into an adventure and captivating animated films bring geometrical concepts into an everyday context. In an innovative use of artificial intelligence, avatars guide learners step by step through the entire field of geometry and adapt to the knowledge level of users.

Games make Math Teaching successful. Numer polis is a web site teaching math to children between third and sixth grade in Venezuela. Numer polis pictures a city made of numbers where only one person, Don Mill n, owns all of the fun places. He does not charge for entrance, but proposes math challenges to those who want to have fun in the city. The basic sections of Numer polis are games that practice the most important math subjects in elementary school in Venezuela. In Don Mill n’s library teachers and parents can find e-books on teaching math to the children and sets of self-evaluations. The site’s records a child’s progress through the games and the record can be used as feed-back by the child, teacher or parent.

Everybody online can learn music. The Italian web application Musicbus is an online learning aid which employs personal computer multimedia tools to cover the typical contents of a music education syllabus in a most effective way. Musicbus introduces interactive music e-learning objects, self-assessments, and games to engage and facilitate each student’s learning process in three sections: singing, playing games and three instrumental panels (guitar, keyboard and recorder). An elegant interface visualizes the change of notes or chords and the correct position of hands and fingers on instruments are demonstrated. A karaoke function helps develop rhythmical precision, test memorization, and fosters vocal practice.

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Xplus broadband/online |xplus.com.cn NUCHANNEL Science and Technologies (SHENGSHI) Company Limited | Gan YU China Yugan@xplus.com.cn | xplus.com.cn

e-ENTERTAINMENT

Supplying digitized entertainment products and

e-ENTERTAINMENT Desert Rebel broadband/online www.desertrebel.com ORIGINAL DUB MASTER Fran ois Bergeron France fbbergeron@wanadoo.fr www.desertrebel.com

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Publishing is personal. Xplus is a most powerful digital publishing and content distribution platform from China, with an average monthly readership of 8.7 million people. Xplus utilizes its own developed data mining tools to analyze readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preferences and provide subscribers contents that fit to their tastes. The platform features user friendly and powerful tools to enable individuals, SMEs and large scale traditional media companies to develop original, creative and interactive digital contents online. Content owners can leverage their own content with branded contents, advertising partners, rich-media presentations and online delivery services to reach more audiences and be successful in their own media business online.

e-Content is rebellious. Desert Rebel is the first from a series of documentaries on cultures of resistance across the world. Entitled "Culture & Resistance" the concept is the brainchild of French film director Fran ois Bergeron who aims at meeting artists to overturn history and free political stereotypes and national amnesias. The website is the start of the development of a multimedia platform for the diffusion of crossover cultural programs allowing users to listen to Desert Rebel music and watch videos from Niger. Desert Rebel is a beautiful multimedia website with outstanding music, a forum for worldwide citizen engagement and community building tools, benefiting durable development of schools in Niger and the collaboration of artists from Europe, Africa and South America.

services; entertaining the user in this worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s variety of languages and its cultural diversity; supporting movement from one-way to two-way, from single to multiple players, interactive entertainment and the synergy between analogue and digital platforms.

Indigo — Brain Media cross media | www.indigomedia.com ŒndigoMedia | Ram n Alberto Garza Mexico jessica@indigomedia.com www.indigomedia.com

Boys and Girls broadband/online | www.islamweb.net islamweb.net | Fahad Alhajri Qatar fahad@islamweb.net.qa | www.islamweb.net

Binar-e-World cross media | www.mundobinario.net Mundo Binario: El Primer Viaje al INTERIOR de la Computadora Mas Grande del Mundo Tecno Atracciones C.A. Jimmy Gustavo Blanco Arana Venezuela jimmy@mundobinario.net www.mundobinario.net

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Publishing goes broadband. Indigo is an independent multimedia application published weekly by digital publishing groups whose products seek to provide entertainment and understanding rather than mere information. The user experience is provided by interactive tools, videos, animations and audio in a variety of forms including electronic broadcasting, streaming, and on-demand delivery. Indigo combines in an excellent and seamless fashion publishing and multimedia design. The result is a media experience in which users read, see, hear, touch and feel each article through the most up-to-date, cutting-edge technology. Every Friday, readers can enjoy the Indigo experience free of charge on topics such as politics, economics, culture, society, sports, and many more.

e-content is amazing. "Boys and Girls" is an Arabic online interactive edutainment site from Qatar dedicated to kids worldwide. The site includes different types of edutainment materials aimed towards establishing good manners and ethics in the life of kids in addition to providing scientific and historical information with a special focus on topics related to the Arab world and Islamic culture. The site is being updated on a weekly basis by adding new movies and applications. "Boys and Girls" conveys its message and information with the help of interactive games, competitions, songs and movies covering nine different subjects.

A computer is content. Binar-e-World is the world«s first Information Technology theme park that has made it possible for everyone to physically travel inside a PC. In fact the giant Computer is an impressive building located in the city of Valencia, Venezuela. It has a massive 740 inch computer monitor, a qwerty keyboard of 16m length, a CPU 10m high and a mouse the size of a compact car. Its a one-of-a-kind edutainment destination that combines a walkthrough with rides similar to those at famous amusement parks, full of animatronics and special effects. Binare-World explains in a fun way the past, present and applications of Information Technology thus making it friendlier, attractive and accessible to everyone, no matter what age, sex or economic status.

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e-CULTURE

Intangible Cultural Heritage in Fiji

e-CULTURE

broadband/online www.iapad.org/applications/plup/ovalau.htm Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area (FLMAA) Network, Suva | Sunia Waqainabete Fiji rambaldi@cta.int | www.spc.int

The End of Silence broadband/online www.auschwitzprozess.hr-online.de Ende des Schweigens BlueMars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gesellschaft f r digitale Kommunikation mbH | Melanie Schuster Germany melanie.schuster@bluemars.de www.bluemars.net

Preserving and presenting cultural heritage in line with the challenges of the future; demonstrating valuable cultural assets clearly and informatively using state-of-the-art technology.

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Participation preserves culture. The Participatory 3D Geographic Information System from Fiji is a collaborative resource used for the planning and preservation of intangible cultural heritage on the island. Participatory learning and action methods are combined with Geographic Information Technologies and Systems to compose and record peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spatial knowledge in the forms of virtual or physical, 2 or 3 dimensional maps. These maps are used as interactive means for discussion, information exchange and analyses as well as for as support in advocacy, decision making and action taking in the communities. Mapping cultural assets help to protect them and to develop resource management and preservation plans for those communities in Fiji.

Culture needs remembrance. "The End of Silence" is a unique multimedia documentary of the Auschwitz Trials in Frankfurt 1963-1965 which ended eighteen years of silence on the crimes in the concentration camps. The web site gives a comprehensive overview of a behaviour common in Germany after the war when people wanted to forget the holocaust. It shows how a man picks up the topic and makes it an issue. The use of exceptional interactive video content without a melancholic overtone has an impact on young and old. The project guides the audience through four chapters revealing the concentration camp atrocities, the events during the trials, witness accounts and present-day commemoration activities. Original film footage and exclusive artwork from camp survivors bring history to life.

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City of David broadband/online | www.cityofdavid.org.il INKOD HYPERA Ltd. | Ilan Dray Israel ilan@inkod-hypera.com www.inkod-hypera.com

Interactive Site for Guatemala offline/DVD Portal de Material Interactivo de Studio C Studio C | Maria Luisa Perez Alonso Guatemala marialuisa@fundacion-ca.org

e-CULTURE Te Puia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rotorua New Zealand cross media | lumendigital.co.nz Lumen | Chris Hay New Zealand chris@lumendigital.co.nz lumendigital.co.nz

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History lives. The City of David encapsulates the Biblical City of Jerusalem where King David himself roamed over 3,000 years ago. This outstanding website brings remote visitors face to face with the protagonists and locations of the living Bible. Its fabulous visuals and the rich descriptions of the site in English, Spanish, Hebrew, French and Russian bring to life the only place on earth where the only guidebook actually needed is the Bible itself. The City of David is produced by a non-political and nonreligious organization located in the heart of the Old City in Jerusalem. Guided tours, a 3D movie and a panoramic outlook of the town invite you to visit the City of David. See you soon!

Culture can be preserved. The Te Puia galleries in Rotorua, New Zealand are two large, predominantly multimedia galleries that introduce visitors to the landscape of Whakarewarewa geothermal valley and Te Arawa culture. They represent the latest convergence of digital and tactile interaction design for indigenous cultural tourism. These galleries engage visitors with Maori culture. They provide an immersive space with 3D game technology and large, tactile, multimedia interactivities. The Te Puia galleries are a cross media application that preserves the history of the valley in a form that is engaging and accessible. They are designed to be a tool for guides rather than an independent experience, as the local Maori guiding economy is a crucial lifeblood for the region.

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Culture needs presentation. "Guatemala Interactive" is a compilation of digital contents for a virtual and interactive exposition on the country. It allows users to experience and learn about the history, the current situations and projects and to travel to a near future of a Guatemala reaching to interact with the global market and contributing to it. The DVD aims to create a platform in which GuatemalaÂŤs best features can be presented and showcased. Multimedia technology is used to simplify the experience and to interest the user in to exploring the country. Examples of projects included are traditional ones such as "Exploring the past" or "Mirador" as well as current innovative projects such as Pluricultural Mathematics and the Centre for Art and Technology .

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China Digital Science and Technology Museum broadband/online |www.cdstm.cn Department of Science Popularization China Association for Science and Technology Ke WANG China wangke@cast.org.cn

e-SCIENCE

Fostering global collaboration in key areas of science, and the next generation of infrastructure that will

e-SCIENCE

Portal Cuban Science Network broadband/online | www.redciencia.cu Portal de acceso a la Red Cubana de la Ciencia Information Technologies and Advanced Telematic Services (CITMATEL) Betina Palenzuela Corcho Cuba betina@citmatel.cu | www.redciencia.cu

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Impressive science! The China Digital Science and Technology Museum website integrates highest quality educational resources of an impressive range. It exhibits the development of science and technology by exceptional virtual reality and multimedia contents. Eight Virtual Museums and two Interactive Experience Zones engage users to learn through interactive technologies. A resources bank contains materials for educators and allows interested users to create their own digital contents including cartoon works and audio and video files. Six Science Popularization Columns present essential concepts in Science and Technology in a most effective form. The site is continuously updated and contains currently 1 terabyte of data.

Science needs collaboration. The Cuban Science Network offers information contents and services and is devised as a space for collaboration and interaction with institutions, scientists and professionals in Cuba and Spanish speaking countries. The site contains content on natural and social sciences topics from many sources such as the Cuban Academy of Sciences, the Cuban Observatory of Science and Technology and Research Centers. The Cuban Science Network works as a laboratory for the introduction of new technologies and new sources of new knowledge. The information is personalized by userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profiles and it is a space for co-operation and interaction. The Cuban Science Network spreads scientific technical results to education and training forming a culture of innovation.

enable it; providing measures to promote and demonstrate scientific processes and make them accessible to citizens; scientific projects articulated through new media.

The Metopes of Selinunte

Geneious Pro

offline/DVD, CD-ROM Le Metope di Selinunte SIBA - Universit del Salento Virginia Valzano Italy siba@siba2.unile.it | siba2.unile.it

broadband/online | www.geneious.com Biomatters Limited | Candace Toner New Zealand candace@biomatters.com www.biomatters.com

Virtual Atomic Energy Museum broadband/online museum.rosenergoatom.ru Press Center of Nuclear Power Industry Andrey Tikhonov Russian Federation tikhonov@rosatom.ru | www.rosenergoatom.ru

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Archeology is brought to life by e-Content. The Metopes of Selinunte CD-Rom allows virtual visitors today to enjoy a live experience of the Greek colony of Selinunte two thousand years ago. An exceptional graphic design makes the visit a memorable fact. It offers also an inside view on the complex process of scientific virtual reconstruction of archaeological relicts. A documentary video, interviews with the exponents of this work and interactive windows with the virtualized sculptures are fundamental to this rich media cultural product. Renderings and 3D models created from reality, scientific articles and texts cover all facets. Spatial information provides an effective understanding of the site of the three Metopes of Temple C of Selinunte.

Science profits from e-Content. The platform independent, Java-based, web-enabled application Geneious Pro enables scientists to swiftly search, organize and analyze genomic information in a collaborative environment. Complex data such as entire bacterial genomes or human chromosomes can be stored, visualized and analyzed on a single desktop application. Geneious brings advanced computational biology within the reach of any professional researcher. It includes unique features, such as patented data mining algorithms with connections to the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important scientific databases, secure collaboration features, and tools like interactive teaching tutorials and plug-ins developed by leading international scientists.

Peaceful science needs understanding. The Virtual Atomic Museum is part of a larger educational initiative in Russia that provides information regarding peaceful uses of atomic energy to audiences of all ages. The museum gathered a huge amount of original material regarding the history, the people and the science behind "the peaceful atom". The website impresses with the depth and breadth of its content. In a world where "nuclear" is seen as a necessary evil, this museum shows also the benefits brought to the world by peaceful uses of atomic energy, as well as the memories and personalities of this branch of science. It also includes information about the moral and spiritual aspects of the technology and present developments in nuclear power engineering in Russia and worldwide.

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e-BUSINESS

The Merino Innovation Portal

e-BUSINESS

broadband/online www.merinoinnovation.com Devotion | Chris Lorang Australia gillian@devotion.com.au www.devotion.com.au

Support and optimization of business processes; creation of new business models in e-commerce and m-commerce, business to business, business to consumers, internet security and other areas; supporting SMEs on the marketplace.

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digitalcopyright.hk broadband/online | www.digitalcopyright.hk Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited | David CHUNG China davidchung@cyberport.hk www.digitalcopyright.hk

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In response to fierce competition from lower-priced cotton and increasingly technical synthetic fabrics the Australian Wool Innovation uses a web portal to help sell more of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world-leading often undervalued merino wool. Merinoinnovation.com was created as the key element in a strategy to rejuvenate the fortunes of this iconic Australian product and the sheep farm industry of the country. The web site demonstrates the versatility of Merino wool in many engaging interactive formats. It takes users on a sensual journey from inspiration to implementation. It addresses different audiences from designers to consumers and has been successful in positively shifting perceptions and gaining a number of large international clients for Merino wool producers.

Aiming at preserving creativity and realizing the profitability of creativity in the digital economy, digitalcopyright.hk is a one-stop trusted e-biz marketplace. It offers a centralized clearance solution to connect digital content owners and consumers. It assists owners in selling contents in a self-service mode and also flexibly setting business rules for their contents. Copyright.hk serves as a trusted source for consumers to buy copyrighted contents. In this way, contents are distributed in a controllable manner and thus unlawful replication and distribution of contents can be greatly deterred. This project is also a massive educational exercise concerning legitimate content downloads addressing especially students and youngsters intending to download and upload creative works.

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National Financing Development Bank broadband/online | www.nafin.com Nacional Financiera — Banca de Desarrollo Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. Mart nez Jos Mexico jomartinez@nafin.gob.mx | www.nafin.com

i-kimono broadband/online | www.i-kimono.com i-kimono | Yoshisada Tanida Japan yoshisada@i-kimono.com | www.i-kimono.com

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e-BUSINESS KIVA Micro Finance broadband/online | www.kiva.org Kiva Microfunds | Matthew Flannery United States of America rupamodi@modiadesigns.com www.kiva.org

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NAFIN«s website has developed a strong set of resources to help small and medium businesses overcome the long term credit terms of the big enterprises by an online system for factoring. It fosters the development of Mexican small and medium businesses (SMEs) by providing otherwise scarce and expensive credits and by reducing costs and eliminating red tape through online services. Credits worth over US $40 billion have been provided already. NAFIN uses the internet to bring factoring, financing, training, technical assistance and real time valuable business information to SMEs. Other services include: eLearning, an on line B2B SMEs marketplace and selling opportunities to the Government. Everything works transparent making this site a must for all businesses in Mexico.

Kiva.org is a non-profit web site revolutionizing the fight against global poverty by enabling sociallyconscious internet users to connect with and make personal loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world. As an exceptional social software solution, Kiva acts as the world’s first person-toperson lending marketplace for the poor. Anyone can make a direct loan of as little as $25 to someone in a developing country. This affordable capital helps low income entrepreneurs to start or expand their small businesses, creating a path towards economic self sufficiency. Specifically, Kiva.org has developed also a program that will accelerate the growth of microfinance institutions through the use of accounting software.

i-kimono’s creates an online market for used kimonos and spreads the culture of the kimono internationally. The site services are intended to serve commercial and cultural interests: kimonos stored by older generations with loving care can be passed to younger generations and brought to use in today’s culture and societies. The site features a Kimono Appraisal System in order to find out the fair price for an old garment thus creating a market for the precious antique kimono so that every one can enjoy freely kimonos for various uses. The unique i-kimono charity auction system supports Japanese non profit organisations by creating proceeds from internet auctions from members and supporters.

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Telecenters of Information and Business broadband/online www.telecentros.desenvolvimento.gov.br Telecentros de Informa o e Neg cios Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade | Jos Rincon Ferreira Brazil Jose.Ferreira@desenvolvimento.gov.br www.telecentros.desenvolvimento.gov.br

e-INCLUSION

All measures supporting IT integration of least developed countries into the Information Society.

e-INCLUSION IBSAR - Vision for Blind offline/DVD, CD-ROM Sakhr Software Company Fahad Al-Sharekh Kuwait fahad@sakhr.com.kw | www.sakhr.com

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The Telecenters of Information and Business Website — TIN — is entirely focused to the inclusion and digital education of small Brazilian businesses and people who run and own them. TIN promotes entrepreneurship and the creation of telecenters which then are able to provide news, information, services, courses and training on subjects that interest micro and small-sized Brazilian companies. Users can find several tools on the website: basic internet and computing courses, management courses, courses on IT tools. It also offers links to relevant government services as well as links to the main sources of commercial, economical and technological information. TIN also acts as ’Meeting Places’ for community members.

Ibsar is a powerful Screen Reader that converts the output of the screen into high quality human voice so that the blind users can professionally use most of the software programs both in Arabic and in English language. It also enables users to write texts in the two language and allows saving and printing these texts in Braille format. This integrated solution enables blind users to have full access to the Internet and read Arabic and English Web sites via a friendly and easy-to-use method designed for visually impaired and blind people. Moreover, Ibsar empowers users to send, receive, write, read, and manage E-mail messages, helping users to reach out for a wider world.

Reducing the ¨digital divide˙ between technologyempowered and technology-excluded communities and groups - such as rural areas and women. Bridging society through multimedia.

Higher Education Admission center

Infoblago.ru

broadband/online | www.heac.gov.om

broadband/online | www.infoblago.ru

Higher Education Admission Center Ministry of Higher Education Oman khalid@heac.gov.om | www.heac.gov.om

Information centre ˙ Charity in Russia ¨ Larisa Bulgakova Russian Federation bulgakova@infoblago.ru | www.infoblago.ru

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park broadband/online | www.ctph.org Digital Inclusion for Communities in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site Conservation Through Public Health Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Uganda gladys@ctph.org | www.ctph.org

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Educational divides run through many societies. The Online application for the Higher Education Admission Center in Oman was designed to help thousands of students to apply for college and universities no matter where they live in the country. The system has unified all admission procedures for higher education into one application. This portal includes all needed information, checks the requirements and allows online applications for all matters including financial support without travelling long distances or insider know-how. The system allocates places to students according to their exam results and their program preferences, and does so with great accuracy, equality and transparency.

Civic responsibility can be based on e-Content. The Infoblago web-site links charity organizations in Russia to those willing to help or those in need of help. It fills an information gap and is meant to counteract an "information blockade" of the social and charity themes and subjects in the mainstream mass media. It provides daily updated information on events, legislation and other topics relevant to charity in Russia. The web site also contains an active forum and allows to perform on-line searches to find both organisations which provide help in a specific field and or persons who are looking for helping hands themselves. Infoblago.ru sets a good example of e-Inclusion through multimedia.

Multimedia for sustainability. Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a site on the world wide web and in Uganda where solar powered, high speed wireless Internet access produces income for gorilla monitoring as well as a human health project. The Telecentre serves important educational purposes and provides health and environmental awareness through multimedia. People trained in the use of ICT at the Telecentre include 40% women. The project encourages ecotourism and catalyzes economic activities and spin-offs. It provides employment opportunities to the community and is a good example of effective e-Inclusion built on an innovative ICT and e-Content initiative.

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WSA JURY DISTINCTIONS 2007

LMRA - Bahrain

WSA JURY DISTINCTIONS 2007

broadband/online | www.lmra.bh Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Abdulla Kamal Bahrain abdulla.kamal@lmra.gov.bh www.lmra.bh

For the first time during the Jury Process 2007 a total of five products were selected independently on the geographical region or category and the WSA Grand Jury awarded special distinctions for outstanding strategic value for the development of the information society.

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Rural India: e-Panchayat of Orissa broadband/online | www.orissapanchayat.gov.in Panchayati Raj Department Orissa Government Agency | Dash Rabindra Nath India rn.dash@rediffmail.com www.orissapanchayat.gov.in

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The Labour Market Regulatory Authority website provides a quick and transparent source of information and services in eight languages for foreign workers, employers and the public in Bahrain. The Expatriate management system covers the entire work flow where employers apply for, pay for, renew and terminate work visas. Employees on the other hand are empowered to check the validity and track the processing stage of their visa. The complex process of immigration and getting a work permit is made easy and requires no longer personal presence. The system allows for capturing and verification of biometric data, scheduling of Health check appointments and the issuing of permits.

The online platform of the Orissa Panchayati Raj Department is the first initiative of its kind in ePanchayat Governance in India. It has enabled networking and communication of the 314 block offices of the state with 30 District Rural Development offices and the state head quarter. This has led to a significant improvement of efficiency and better delivery of services to the target group consisting of people living below the poverty line of 45 lakh and involving annual investment of 2000 crore rupees. About five million families benefit from this e-content government system.

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WSA JURY DISTINCTIONS 2007 Triangler mobile contents | www.tno.nl/triangler TNO | Victor Klos Netherlands berry.vetjens@tno.nl | www.tno.nl

ULSS Asolo Medical Network broadband/online pic.ulssasolo.ven.it/fpaweb PIC Portabilit Individuale Clinica Azienda ULSS N. 8 Asolo | Mario P Italy dir.amministrativo@ulssasolo.ven.it www.ulssasolo.ven.it

Dom-3 cross media TNT Broadcasting Network Alexander Doulerain Russian Federation mdaykhin@tnt-tv.ru | www.tnt-tv.ru

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Triangler is an innovative massive collaborative geometric outdoor mobile interactive game. Two teams of 5 players participate and try to score most points by enclosing enemy players within 150-metre equilateral triangles formed by three team members. Alternately, two teams of 100 can play in a city or rural area with 2000 meter triangles. Using advanced location-based and presence services on cell phones, you can locate yourself, your team buddies and enemy players. The value and fun of the game lies in the competitive collaboration, tactical coordination of triplet formation and operational sharing of communication tasks, which all help to enhance the team’s score.

The "Dom-3" project is a combination of an online game and a multifunctional web-site delivering an advanced massive virtual reality world where participants can learn about various ways and possibilities of socialization. Built on "Dom-2", one of Russia’s most successful TV programs ever, one can find acquaintances and communicate in the interactive mode by means of chats, messengers, and smart phones. Ratings of a character are based on game and competition scores, level of health and mood, quality of clothes and apartment and of course circle of friends. A high rating results in a higher social status, a better position in the dating service, a more prestigious job or an invitation to the best parties in the virtual world.

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The ULSS Asolo Medical Network in Italy provides every citizen, as well as general practitioners and specialists with a comprehensive and integrated medical system. A personal site stores all clinical reports, images, tracings, etc. of the case history of a patient and makes the data accessible online under password restriction. Previously-made tests and exams can be seen from around the world in four languages at the patient’s request, thus letting a nonlocal specialists perform a simple distance-diagnosis and allowing travelling Italians to give doctors abroad pertinent medical information. Privacy, security and confidentiality of all information is guaranteed by a secure protocol with the issue of a Web Server Certificate as a proof of identity.

NORTH AMERICA AND OCEANIA Kete Horowhenua Library Trust New Zealand Cube Metia Interactive Ltd New Zealand

WSA Special Mentions The Best in the World s Regions

The Kitchen Straylight Studios LTD New Zealand MIT Open Course Ware Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States of America

Taking into account the different cultures and levels of economic and technical development in the participating countries, the Grand Jury decided that that is necessary and fair to showcase not only the best in each category, but also the best in each geographical region. If a world region was not present among the best five products in the category, the top-ranked product of this region was selected and honoured by a Special Mention. This way, the state of excellence and the development of the e-Content industry all over the world is showcased and the best are honoured. For more information on the Special Mentions please visit: www.wsis-award.org

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WSA REGIONAL SPECIAL MENTIONS 2007

ARAB COUNTRIES AND MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

The Egyptian Government Portal Ministry of State for Administrative Development (MSAD) Egypt Helicobacter Pylori Teimourzadeh Publication Islamic Republic of Iran I

China Mobile Information Portal for Rural Dwellers China Mobile Communications Corporation China Kapasitor KAPASITOR: Potential=Possibility Malaysia

Islam House Cooperative Office for Propagation, Guidance, and Warning of Expatriates in the city of Rabwah Saudi Arabia Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Tadawul Saudi Arabia

SHAPE & IDEAS Student Health Assessment Programme (SHAPE) and Integrated DEntal Electronic Assessment for Students (IDEAS) Singapore Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS) Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore

AFRICA Anansi the Spider Animation Project Gambia YMCA Gambia

African Network of Education for Health African Health Education Network (RAES) Senegal

Bank of Ghana/Ghana Cedis CON-IMEDIA LTD Ghana

SMS Express MMS (Multimedia Mobile Strategies) Togo

Your School Testing Training Portal RESAFAD Senegal

YouandMe MMS (Multimedia Mobile Strategies) Togo

Gainde 2000: Custom Computer System GAINDE 2000 Senegal

Garegin Chugaszyan IT Foundation

Executive Director

Armenia

Carina Felzmann

Cox Orange Marketing

Managing Director

Austria

Waheed Al Balushi

Labour Market Regulatory Authority

e-Services Manager

Bahrain

Cid Torquato

MktTV.net

Director General

Brazil

Paul Hoffert

Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund

Chairman

Canada

Elizabeth Quat

iProA

Founder & Immediate Past President

China

Luis G. L pez

Initiative Media Colombia S.A.

Director Fastbridge

Colombia

Kresimir Lugaric

Internet Institute

President & CEO

Croatia

WSA Grand Jury is called every two years and

Ahmed Yahia

ITIDA

Senior Projects Manager

Egypt

takes place on invitation of national

Katri Ristal

Design Innovation Centre

Director

Estonia

partners/governments. It is independent and is

Alexander Felsenberg Corporate- & Business Development Executive Management Consulting

Germany

composed of 34-36 leading international experts

Dorothy Gordon

Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre

Director-General of Excellence in ICT

Ghana

in the field of ICT and e-Content production.

Maria Zaghi

Ergocom

Operations Manager

Guatemala

Osama Manzar

Digital Empowerment Foundation

Founder & Director

India

Alfredo Ronchi

Politecnico di Milano â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MEDICI

Professor

Italy

Manar Al-Hashash

Dot Design

General Manager

Kuwait

WSA GRAND JURY 2007

Latif Ladid

IPv6 Forum

Abu Talib Bachik

President

Luxembourg

Multimedia Development Corporation Senior Vice President

Malaysia

Lucas Lim

ASOCIO

Secretary General

Malaysia/Japan

Rodolfo Laddaga

Media Innovations

VP of Digital Content

Mexico

Jan Bieringa

BWX Productions

Director

New Zealand

Cornelius Hopmann

eNicaragua Country Gateway

Executive Director

Nicaragua

Titilayo Akinsanmi

Mindset Network

GTP Program Manager

Nigeria

Al-Sabti Zawan

Information Technology

Projects Office Specialist Authority (ITA)

Oman

Anya Sverdlov

Actis Systems

Managing Director

Russian Federation

Shem Ochuodho

ICT Ministry Rwanda

Adviser to the ICT Minister

Rwanda

Lumko Mtimde

Media Development and

CEO Diversity Agency (MDDA)

South Africa

Izzeldin Osman

Sudan University of

President Emeritus Science & Technolgy Sudan

Faouzi Zaghbib

R2i

General Manager

Tunisia

Paul Braund

RIOS Institute

Executive Director

USA

Dennis Anderson

Pace University

Professor

USA/Korea

Peter Cernik

CAVEDATOS / IDG

Director

Venezuela

WSA GRAND JURY SPOKEPERSONS: 2007-2009

WSA GRAND JURY 2007 Brijuni, Croatia, September 1 — 7, 2007 On the generous invitation of e-Hrvatska, Internet Institute and the Government of the Republic of Croatia. Thank you for the great hospitality!

The Croatian President H.E. Stjepan Mesic« visited the Grand Jury to inform himself about e-Content developments in the global Information Society.

Miroslav Kovacic« State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office eCroatia, Government of the Republic of Croatia

WSA ROAD SHOW EVENTS

WSA ROAD SHOW EVENTS Global Summits — Conferences — Workshops — Exhibitions

Each year, WSA conducts a sequence of national and international Events, Conferences and Summits of various scale all over the world. The events are built on the "Worlds Best Contents" exhibition, presenting the Winning projects, and include workshops, educational events, key-notes etc. All Events are conducted on invitation and in cooperation with Dizaine de la Soci t de l’Information Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, 2006

WSA Gala, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, Tunis Tunesia, 2005

IST-Africa 2006 Conference & Exhibition Pretoria, South Africa, 2006

CyberFair 2006 Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006

key national partners. Each year around 20 Events are held on all continents.

WSA Road Show Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2004

WSIS Contributory Conference on ICT & Creativity Vienna, Austria, 2005

e-Content Summit Armenia Yerevan, Armenia, 2006

2004 / 2005

WSA ROAD SHOW EVENTS 2004 — 2007 Global Summits — Conferences — Workshops — Exhibitions

Sydney Australia | February 2 — 10, 2004 AIMIA Awards 2004 Baramati India | February 19 — 23, 2004 4th annual Baramati Initiative Tampere Finland | March 22 — 24, 2004 eGlobal Conference Dublin Ireland | April 22 — 24, 2004 eWeek 2004 Sidney Australia | May 4 — 6, 2004 Cebit Australia Cairo Egypt | May 4 — 8, 2004 Africa Telecom 2004

Austrian Multimedia and e-Business State Prize Austria, 2006

Hong Kong | May 10 — 15, 2004 Global ICT Summit Barcelona Spain | May 10 — 14, 2004 Internet Global Congress/INET Libreville Gabon | May 26, 2004 La Fete de l’Internet au Gabon Bucharest Romania | June 24, 2004 ACTeN Workshop Berlin, Germany | June 29, 2004 German Multimedia Congress

WSA ROAD SHOW EVENTS

Egypt eContent Award Gala & Conference Cairo, Egypt, 2007

2006 / 2007 Banff Canada | July 11 — 18, 2004 Banff Festival

Dhaka Bangladesh | April 25, 2006 CyberFair 2006

Los Angeles USA | August 9 — 10, 2004 SIGGRAPH 2004

Amsterdam The Netherlands May 3 — 5, 2006 Summit for the Future

Beirut Lebanon | September 21 — 26, 2004 Termium GITEX Beirut 2004 Warsaw Poland | September 22 — 26, 2004 Grab @ttention exhibition Vienna Austria | September 23, 2004 Austrian State Prize for Multimedia and eBusiness Dar es Salaam Tanzania | Nov. 17 — 19, 2004 East Africa Regional E-Government Strategy Workshop and Exhibition Baku Azerbaijan | November 25 — 28, 2004 Global ICT Conference 2004

Pretoria South Africa | May 3 — 5, 2006 IST-Africa 2006 Conference & Exhibition

Amsterdam The Netherlands September 27 — 29, 2006 PICNIC ’06 Cross Media Week Johannesburg South Africa October 2 — 5, 2006 Government Technology World Africa Yerevan Armenia | October 5 — 7, 2006 e-Content Summit Armenia

Kozani Greece | May 12, 2006 Digital libraries in the context of developing a digital strategy for Greecee

Amsterdam The Netherlands October 9 — 11, 2006 | t-Government World Europe

Port au Prince Haiti | May 26 — 27, 2006 Dizaine de la Soci t de l’Information

Munich Germany | October 18 — 20, 2006 Medientage M nchen

Kuala Lumpur Malayisa | June 19 — 20, 2006 Inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development

London UK | November 29 — December 1, 2006 Digital Hollywood Europe in London Barcelona Spain | Februrary 14, 2007 iHollywood Mobile Europe

Khartoum Sudan | May 21 — 26, 2005 WSA University Tour

Napoli Italy | June 26, 2006 Servizi e Contenuti Digitali: Gli Elementi Base della Societ della Conoscenza

Manama Kingdom of Bahrain May 14 — 18, 2005 Global ICT Summit Bahrain

New Delhi India | August 5, 2006 International Conference on e-Content and Sustainability

Cairo Egypt | June 3 — 6, 2007 Egypt eContent Award Gala & Conference

Vienna Austria | June 2 — 3, 2005 WSIS Contributory Conference on ICT & Creativity

Vienna, Austria | September 19, 2006 Austrian Multimedia and e-Business State Prize

Karthoum Sudan | March 16-23 WSA University Tour Sudan

Salzburg Austria | May 3-5, 2006 Salzburg Seminar: The New Information Networks

Afghanistan| Muhammad Aimal Marjan | Afghan Computer Science Association (ACSA) Albania| Vojo Spahiu | Communication & Information Institute (CII)

Cyprus | Andreas Hadjioannou | Virtual IT Czech Republic | Stanislav Miler | Studio Trimedia, Futurola sro

Andorra| Joan Font | Government of Andorra

Democratic Republic of the Congo | Robert Luzolanu | Association des Informaticiens du Congo (ASSIC a.s.b.l)

Belarus | Sergey Enin | NGO

Estonia | Katri Ristal | Design Innovation Centre, Estonian Academy of Arts

Belgium | Rudi Vansnick | Internet Society Belgium

Fiji | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Benin | Hermann Aplogan | Afrique Emergence

Finland | Cai Melakoski | Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences

Bhutan | Mani Pradhan | Digital Shangri-La Bolivia | Sergio Valle |Agency for the Development of the Information Society of Bolivia (ADSIB)

France | H l ne Abrand | HAC - H l ne Abrand Consulting

Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marek Dragica | Foundation for Sustainable Developmnet

Gambia | Poncelet Ileleji | The Gambia YMCAs

Gabon | Tanguy Obame | Ministry of Labor

Brazil | Cid Torquato | MktTV.net

Georgia | Ramaz Kvatadze | Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association (GRENA)

Brunei Darussalam | Soon Chang | Brunei Darussalam Computer Society

Germany | Alexander Felsenberg | Alexander Felsenberg Consulting

Bulgaria | George Sharkov | ESI Center Bulgaria Burkina Faso | Sylvestre Ouedraogo | Yam Pukri

Ghana | Dorothy Gordon | Advanced Information Technology Institute — Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT

Burundi | Jean Paul Nkurunziza | Burundi Youth Training Centre

Greece | Theodora Stathoulia | Technological and Educational Institute of Athens

Cambodia | Phu Leewood | National ICT Development Authority

Guatemala | Maria Zaghi | Ergocom

Cameroon | John John Nsoga | AfricaCom International Group

Guyana | Vidyaratha Kissoon | DevNet

Canada | Ana Serrano | CFC Media Lab Chad | Francis Deouro | Universit de Ndjamena

Chile | Michael Stocker | The Stocker Group

Hungary | Be ta S f r | Hungarian Association of Content Industry

China | Elizabeth Quat | Internet Professional Association

Iceland | Sigfus Sigmundsson | Webmaster

Colombia | Luis G. L pez | Initiative Media Colombia S.A.

India | Osama Manzar | Digital Empowerment Foundation

Cuba | Beatriz Elvira Alonso Becerra | Information Technologies and Advanced Telematic Services

Algeria | Mohamed Saad-Laib | DIDACTICA, Higher School of Management and Information Technologies Angola | Mario Paiva | Revista Energia

WSA EXPERT NETWORK 2007

Croatia | Kresimir Lugaric | Internet Institut

THE GLOBAL WORLD OF WSA Ireland | Martin Casey | Arekibo Communications

Nepal | Lochan Amatya | Computer Association of Nepal

Solomon Islands | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Israel | Susan Hazan | Digital-Heritage, Israel

Netherlands | Bas Verhart | Media Republic

Italy | Alfredo Ronchi | MEDICI Framework

New Zealand | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions Nicaragua | Cornelius Hopmann | eNicaragua (AIN)

South Africa | Lumko Mtimde | Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA)

Oman | Zawan Al-Sabti | Information Technology Authority (ITA)

Sweden | Linus Feldt | Bajoum Interactive AB

Pakistan | Shahzad Ahmad | Sustainable Development Networking Programme

Syrian Arab Republic | Anas Tarah | Syrian Computer Society (SCS)

Palau | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Tajikistan | Valentina Spivak | NGO Tajik Development Gateway

Panama | Sonia Montenegro | E Commerce Project of SMEs

Switzerland | Alejandro Jaimes | 1

Thailand | Avudh Ploysongsang | Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA)

Paraguay | Rosi Rivarola Bracho | iEARN Paraguay

Lebanon | Gabriel Deek |Professional Computer Association (PCA)

Peru | Carlos Romero | Ministry of Communications

Lesotho | Thandiwe Solwandle | Lesotho Council of NGOs Liberia | Abraham Massaley | Press Union of Liberia

Poland | Mieczyslaw Muraszkiewicz | Warsaw University of Technology

Liechtenstein | Mario Frick | screenlounge.com

Portugal | Carlos Nunes | Perve Global Lda

Tunisia | Faouzi Zaghbib | R2i

Lithuania | Aurimas Matulis | Information Society Development Committee under Government of Republic of Lithuania

Qatar | Issam Alameh | Qatar Sports Investments

Turkey | Hakan G nenli | Dogan Online

Republic of Korea | Dennis Anderson | Various Origanizations: UN GAID, Computerworld, CIO, Billion Minds Foundation

Turkmenistan |Chariyar Amansahatov | Supreme Council of science and technology under the President of Turkmenistan

Republic of Moldova | Veaceslav Sidorenco | Technical University of Moldova & RENAM — Research & Educational Networking Association of Moldova

Tuvalu | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Romania | Gheorghe Samoila | ITC Institute for Computers Technology

Ukraine | Andriy Kolodyuk | Information Society of Ukraine (ISU)

Russian Federation | Anya Sverdlov | Actis Systems

United Arab Emirates | Hind Al Mualla | Knowledge and Human Development Authority

Malaysia | Kamil Othman | Multimedia Development Corporation

Philippines | Josephine Cacdac | Informatics Indonesia

Uganda | Milton Aineruhanga | Women of Uganda Network — WOUGNET

Mali | Mariko Assa Simbara | AGETIC Institut of Information Technology and communication

Rwanda | Shem Ochuodho | Ministry of Infrastructure, Republic of Rwanda

Malta | Kenneth Bone | Seasus New Media

Saint Lucia | Cletus Bertin | United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA)

United Republic of Tanzania | Edephonce Nfuka | University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre (UCC)

Mauritius | Dave Kissoondoyal | Teleforma ltd — a US Upstream Co.

Sudan | Izzeldin Osman | Sudan University of Science and Technolgy

Norway | S¿rlie Stein | Orgdot AS

Latvia | Einars Bindemanis | Smarthouse SIA

Malawi | Olive Chikankheni | Department of Information systems and Technology Management Services

Nigeria | ’Gbenga Sesan | Paradigm Initiative Nigeria

Papua New Guinea | Shiraz Karmally | Quest Investigation International Limited

Madagascar | Olivier Robinson | Ministry of Telecommunications, Posts and Communication

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Sri Lanka | Kugathas Ramathas | British Computer Society Sri Lanka Section

Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Vorasone Dengkayaphichith | Mahosot Consulting Company Ltd./Jhai Foundation

Luxembourg | Latif Ladid | IPv6 Forum

Spain | Anil de Mello | MobuzzTV Espa a S.L.

Niger | Adamou Iro |Haut Commissariat aux TIC/ Cabinet du Premier Ministre

UK | Charles Kriel | Arts Institute at Bournemouth

Samoa | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

USA | Paul Braund | RiOS Institute

Mexico | Rodolfo Laddaga | Media Innovations

San Marino | Luciano Capello | Digital Design

Uzbekistan | Vadim Navotny | UZSCINET

Mongolia | Sansar Jiimen | Information and Communication Technology Authority of Mongolian Government

Saudi Arabia | Mohammad Alqasem | Ministry of Communication and Information Technonolgy

Vanuatu | Jan Bieringa | BWX Productions

Montenegro | Ducan Stojicevic|Svet kompjutera, Politika Magazini d.o.o.

Senegal | Daniel Annerose | Manobi