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IP: The Global Bangemann Challenge (GBC)
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 22:04:24 -0500
The Global Bangemann Challenge (GBC) is run by the City of Stockholm and supported by the European Commission. It is a contest for best practice and the prime world event for pioneering information society projects. The Challenge opened in May 1997 and the spirit of the contest is to stimulate networking, sharing and emulation of knowledge and experiences and to 'build the future together' rather than a simple competition of one project against another. The final prizes are primarily intended to highlight experiences that present some of the most inspirational and innovative approaches to building the information society in their local contexts. This contextualised approach is important because of the large technological disparities existing between different areas of the world, particularly between richer and poorer areas. There are 11 categories in the Challenge and some 500 submissions, from close to 300 cities and 65 countries are expected by the final deadline of 31st December 1998. The categories are as follows : *New business structures *Information technology for small and middle-sized enterprises *Electronic commerce *Information technology in all forms of education *Lifelong learning *Public services and democracy *Health and community care *Culture and media *Supporting the environment *Equal access to networking *Improving traffic and transport Visit the web address http://www.challenge.stockholm.se for all details about the Global Bangemann Challenge..
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