· Australian Community ICT Awards 2008 ·
This year, I was one of the three judges for the Australian Community ICT Awards 2008, which were announced at a dinner on Monday night as part of the Connecting Up conference. If you didn't win, please don't hold it against me, there were some fantastic entries this year.
Best use of software in nonprofit settings
All the judges had difficulty singling out a winner, so we awarded two organisations this prize: Arwarbukarl Cultural Resource Association, an organisation that uses technology to assist in preserving and reclaiming our native languages; and Support Link, a web based application that enhances early intervention outcomes for vulnerable individuals and families. The ingenuity of both of these projects blew me away.
Best use of telecommunications in nonprofit settings
The winner here was Young People Connected, a project by a coalition of non-profit organisations Barnardos Australia, Mission Australia and Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets along with Vodaphone. The project uses customised mobile technology to help youth workers to stay in touch with young people who are homeless or living in unstable accommodation. Awesome idea :)
Best web strategy
The winner was GetUp.
Community ICT Innovator of the Year Award
The winner was Karma Currency, Australia’s first not for profit Charity Gift Voucher website. I've blogged about them before, it's a pretty nifty idea.
Using ICT to connect to the Community - Business of the Year Award
The winner was UCare, an online database that allows churches to keep in contact with church members & visitors.
Wednesday May 21, 2008
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