Please kindly advise if this competition is open to any organisation in Asia as well.
Thanks. Ardi Sutedja K. Indonesia --- Rachel Engel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good Morning, > > I would be grateful if you would pass on this news > to your relevant > publications and contacts. > Many thanks > Rachel > > FINAL WEEK TO ENTER THE BRIDGES.ORG COMPETITION TO > SUPPORT INNOVATIVE > USES OF HANDHELD DEVICES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL – > CLOSING DATE 8 OCTOBER > > October 1, 2004 > > South African organisations have one week to go > before the close of the > Bridges.org competition to support innovative ground > level initiatives > that want to use handheld devices (handhelds) to > improve people's lives. > A total of 120 Hewlett Packard H4150 iPAQs will be > given to up to ten > winning organisations that demonstrate a clear > strategy to harness the > power of handhelds for social or economic > development. The devices were > donated by Hewlett Packard (HP) after being used by > delegates at the > World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos > earlier this year. > Closing date for entries is October 8th. > > Bridges.org is looking for projects that use > handhelds to fulfil local > needs in local ways. Winners will be used as case > study examples to > illustrate how these devices can open the door for > Africans to gain the > benefits offered by ICT. > > Bridges.org executive director Teresa Peters said, > “HP and their > partners have provided us with a unique opportunity > to demonstrate how > handheld devices can be used for socio-economic > development. The > competition will enable promising projects to try > out technology that > might otherwise be out of reach to them. Handhelds > have many advantages > when compared to traditional desktop computers -- > yet they are largely > being ignored in initiatives aiming to bridge the > digital divide. We > want to change that.” > > To enter the competition, organisations are invited > to outline a project > idea that would make use of up to 35 iPAQs. Small > businesses, public > sector organisations (schools, hospitals, clinics, > etc.), NGOs, and > community organisations are encouraged to enter. The > deadline for > entries is 8 October 2004. For full guidelines and > more background > information please see > www.bridges.org/ipaq_competition. > > The competition is made possible by the generosity > of HP, the World > Economic Forum and DHL, who facilitated the donation > and were > responsible for the safe delivery of the handhelds > to bridges.org in > Cape Town. Media Sponsor - Balancing Act's News > Update > > ENDS ### > > About handhelds > A handheld computer is a small computer that can > conveniently be stored > in a pocket and used while being held. Traditionally > handheld devices > accept handwriting input (the user writes on the > sensitive screen with a > special plastic "pen"), but some devices also > feature small keyboards > for typing and some devices allow both. Handheld > devices can be broadly > described based on the operating system installed; > Microsoft Pocket PC > and Palm OS are two of the most widely used. The > latest developments > show a trend to “smart phones” with the convergence > of personal digital > assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, and wireless > technology. > > About bridges.org > Bridges.org is an international non-profit > organisation based in South > Africa with a mission to promote the effective use > of ICT in developing > countries to improve people's lives. One area of > focus is informing > policy decisions that affect people's access to and > use of ICT. > Bridges.org also conducts technology research and > provides social > consulting services to ground level projects using > ICT, helping with > project planning and evaluation and relaying lessons > learned. It brings > an entrepreneurial attitude to its social mission, > and is committed to > working with, instead of against, government > agencies and the business > community. For more information please see > www.bridges.org. > > About Hewlett Packard > HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, > businesses and > institutions globally. The company's offerings span > IT infrastructure, > personal computing and access devices, global > services and imaging and > printing. HP's mission is to invent technologies and > services that drive > business value, create social benefit and improve > the lives of customers > - with a focus on affecting the greatest number of > people possible. > www.hp.com > > About DHL > DHL is the global market leader of the international > express and > logistics industry, specializing in providing > innovative and customized > solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise > in express, air and > ocean freight, overland transport and logistics > solutions, combined with > worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of > local markets. DHL's > international network links more than 220 countries > and territories > worldwide. www.dhl.com > > About WEF > The World Economic Forum is the foremost global > community of business, > political, intellectual and other leaders of society > committed to > improving the state of the world. Incorporated as a > foundation, and > based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic > Forum is impartial and > not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan > or national > interests. The Forum has NGO consultative status > with the Economic and > Social Council of the United Nations. > http://www.weforum.org > > For more information on the competition: > Contact: Philipp Schmidt, Technology Programme > Manager > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +27 21 465 9313 > Fax: +27 21 465 5917 > > South Africa: PO Box 715, Cape Town 8000 South > Africa > United States: 1887 Newton Street NW, Washington DC > 20010 > http://www.bridges.org > > > > > -- > Rachel Engel > International Media and Relations Manager > > South Africa: PO Box 715, Cape Town 8000 > Tel: +27 21 465 9313 -- Fax +27 21 465 5917 > United States: 1887 Newton Street NW, Washington DC > 20010 > US Contact: Ed Cavazos, +1 512 320-9279 -- Fax +1 > 202 318 7792 > > You can help us do more! Donate now at > www.paypal.com or > go to www.igive.com and raise money for bridges.org > whilst you shop. > > === message truncated === ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
