Dear ICT & FOSS Community Members, The International Free and Open Source Software Foundation iFOSSF, MI, USA (http://www.ifossf.org) is a member of the Champions Network of the Stockholm Challenge (http://www.stockholmchallenge.se). We would like to identify innovative and/or outstanding projects and programmes from the community that use ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) to intervene in social and economic problems in worthwhile and innovative ways.
We would like to encourage organizations to submit their projects that would make an excellent participant in the following categories of the Stockholm Challenge, with the Awards being made in May 2008. If you are also a member of a Multi Stakeholder partnership, you may also be eligible for the Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007. The entries to both awards are through the same entry form at ( http://my.stockholmchallenge.se/user/register ): - Public Administration - Culture - Health - Education - Economic Development - Environment This invitation does not in any way guarantee that you will become a finalist; that is up to the Award's completely independent jury panel, but the staff of iFOSSF and the Challenge is always ready to help you in putting together the most effective entry and to promote your project through our website and our own publicity events. The official closing dates for submission of participant nominations are as per the following: 1. Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards - 31 August 2007 2. Stockholm Challenge Award - 31 December 2007 About the Stockholm Challenge: The Stockholm Challenge ( http://www.stockholmchallenge.se ) encourages and acknowledges projects that tackle the problems of the digital divide and that use ICT to intervene in social and economic problems in worthwhile and innovative ways. In its 10 year existence (originally as the Bangemann Challenges) the Stockholm Challenge has brought together hundreds of finalists at our exhibitions and prize-giving events, acknowledged and raised the profile of the finalists and major award winners and built a challenge "family" of participants who continue to gain benefits from their association with our event. The Challenge is owned and managed by KTH http://www.kth.se/eng (The Royal Institute of Technology) with support from SIDA ( http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=107 ), City of Stockholm ( http://www.stockholm.se/english ), and Ericsson ( http://www.ericsson.com ). This arrangement makes it possible for to set up new possibilities for links both with academic researchers and innovators from around the world. About the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation: The International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF http://www.ifossf.org ) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Michigan, United States. Its mission is to accelerate the development and usage of Information and Communication Technologies with Free and Open Source Software worldwide for sustained economic and social development, especially for the socially disadvantaged. iFOSSF is centered on FOSS; its purpose is to apply thought leadership in support of innovation and creativity in research and development of FOSS solutions for the benefit of the global community." More information: If you would like to participate in this event, please visit the entry form here ( http://my.stockholmchallenge.se/user/register ). If you would like to know more about the Challenge, please visit the award website, or contact iFOSSF at this address. Thank you once again for your enthusiasm and support. Kind regards Fouad Riaz Bajwa Secretary & Co-Founder International Free and Open Source Software Foundation http://www.ifossf.org Champions Network Stockholm Challenge Award http://www.stockholmchallenge.se --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list foss-nepal@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---