New Media Awards 2007 Atos Origin

New Media 2007 nominations

18 Doughty street

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.18doughtystreet.com/

TV show, soap, documentry, fantasy it's all here.

An internet television channel offering political debate and opinion on current affairs.

209 Radio

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.209radio.co.uk

Station manager, has won Cambridge County Volunteer of the year award. Works tirelessly to bring broadcast media and training into the hands of the local community.

AbilityNet

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/raps/

AbilityNet has developed a unique aopproach to the cost of supplying individual advice and information on the use of ICT by people with a disability. Barrier Free services use websites and internet connectivity to connect the user and assessor to observe and advise on the access technology that is needed to give a person access to the Digital world

AboutMyArea

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/site/default.asp?area=54

About My Area is providing a service to encourage local villages to have a website of their own run by a local person

About my area is a national website and it attempts to produce local interest and news items. It is regularly updated.
Val is the local resident administrator for post code HP22 5JD.

AboutMyArea local election campaign

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/election campaign

AboutMyArea is a growing national network of community websites. Each locally-run site is truly unique and reflects the needs and wishes of its own area – with the motto “by the community for the community”. The sites frequently take on campaigns that unite the community they serve. As leaders in encouraging local and democratic participation they sought to plug the information gap at the 2007 elections by providing full information on all candidates. People these days turn to the web for product comparison when seeking information before a major purchase, so why shouldn’t they choose their councillors in the same way?

Access Space

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://access-space.org/

Access Space is the UK’s first free media lab: an open-access learning community where participants learn, create and communicate online. Participation empowers individuals and develops skills, community, creativity and resourcefulness. Access Space focuses on creative engagement, encouraging participants to move from being e-consumers to becoming digital producers.

Access Space is open for walk-in participation 5 days per week, and also runs programmes of workshops, skill-sharing activities and inspirational exhibitions and digital arts events.

Our model challenges the conventional focus on capital spend on ICT hardware and software, and suggests that participants can be mobilised to create an effective learning resource.

ActonW3.com

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.actonw3.com

Local web site for the Acton area of West London

Adam Sylvester

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://mmmarcel.org

Greetings from www.yellowarch.co.uk in Sheffield: Home to Jarvis, The Arctic Monkey's and Richard Hawley. My nominee, Adam Sylvester, will be horrified to find out that he's been nominated. One of those rare people who really drives successful change, his work is increasingly beginning to contribute to positive growth within our social and material culture. He's worked for policy and delivery administrations, deprived communities, charities, businesses and individuals. No technocrat, Adam sees the potential that digital media communication technologies can deliver in terms of:- social engagement, empowerment and personal growth. I commend him to you.

Adventure Ecology

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.creative-awards.co.uk/adventureecology/cannes07/secondlifefloodtitanium/index.html

Adventure Ecology is an environmental organisation dedicated to educating people about the consequences of climate change. They promote respect and responsibility for the planet, species and people by developing a greater connection with nature and an understanding of the planet's greatest challenges.

African Children's Educational Trust (A-CET)

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.a-cet.org

African Children's Educational Trust (A-CET) was registered in Dec 1997 to support the education of vulnerable African youngsters. We are an independent charity with minimal overheads run by professional experienced and dedicated volunteers. In less than 10 years we have grown from supporting a few youngsters to now supporting over two thousand, principally Ethiopians. We award long-term scholarships, have set up four Computer Training Centres for high school girl leavers and have constructed two rural community elementary schools. We work though an Ethiopian partner NGO which was set up and is run by ex-A-CET students. (95)

Alexa Share

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.alexashare.com/

Alexa Share is a free online game in which players can compete with each other by buying and selling shares in websites on the internet.

altvoices

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.altvoices.org

www.altvoices.org is a global community of writers, artists, photographers, cartoonists and broadcasters.

There are currently 24 correspondents in 17 different countries. The aim is to have at least one correspondent in each country of the world.

Anyone with a good idea and a way with words or images can become an altvoices correspondent.

altvoices is journalism from humanity's perspective; in its purest form; and free of government or sponsors' interference.

Alternative voices provides information and analysis from a variety of global sources. Contemporary and historical, it is never anything less than illuminating.

Amnesty International

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.amnesty.org

This site, written in four languages, campaigns for freedom of expression online.
People can highlight this issue by (a) signing a petition (b) putting banners on their sites and blogs (c) publishing dynamically changing fragments of censored information (d) using the database API to bring the censored data into their own sites or (e) clicking through to take further actions on the local Amnesty national sites. By disseminating censored material across the web the irrepressible.info fragments are being seen across the web by nearly 2 million visitors a month.

Angela Eagle MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.angelaeaglemp.co.uk/

Angela Eagle is a Labour MP representing the Wallasey constituency, elected in 1992.

Anne Begg

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.annebegg.info/

Anne Begg is the MP for Aberdeen South

Anti-Slavery International

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.antislavery.org/2007/

Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is committed to eliminating all forms of slavery throughout the world. Slavery, servitude and forced labour are violations of individual freedoms, which deny millions of people their basic dignity and fundamental human rights. Anti-Slavery International works to end these abuses by campaigning for slavery’s eradication, exposing current cases, supporting the initiatives of local organisations to release people and pressing for more effective implementation of international laws against slavery.

Areafour Records

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.area4records.co.uk

Areafour Recording Industries (Areafour Records) is a Nottingham-based, non-profit making record label that was borne out of frustration of seeing Nottingham tagged as a place with nothing to offer but gang wars and gun crime.

Providing a voice for Nottingham as a city with more to it than gun crime, a myth propagated by press such as Vice Magazine publishing the usual kids and guns glamour feature masquerading as cultural journalism, Areafour is providing a platform for the city’s unjustly underplayed, under-heard music talents, encouraging debate and reaching out to a new audience and to the media at large.

AVAAZ.org

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.avaaz.org

Avaaz.org is an online community through which hundreds of thousands of us are taking action together on urgent issues like climate change, poverty, human rights and the crisis in the Middle East. Set up four months ago, we’ve grown to almost a million members from every country in the world (I’m one). We do everything from viral YouTube videos to hand-delivering petitions to ministers, and coming up with a plan to save Iraq. We aired a climate change TV ad on three continents, put billboards for peace in Jerusalem, and helped topple Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank.

Back to the Table Campaign

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.backtothetable.co.uk

The campaign Back To The Table was launched in 2004 by parenting website www.raisingkids.co.uk. Raisingkids is a parenting website committed to supporting all parents in the difficult job they do. The campaign aims to encourage families to eat together by highlighting the benefits of family mealtimes. The premise is simple; families that eat together eat better but they also communicate better and build stronger bonds. The campaign begins in October with the launch of Back to the Table Week, backed by with a significant publicity drive to attract parents to the campaign website www.backtothetable.co.uk.

BANG Edutainment Ltd

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.bang-ed.com/ www.lifefm.org.uk

BANG Edutainment is a black led organisation established in Nov 199 by a group of young people. BANG is a dynamic social enterprise that specialises in the training and youth development within the context of music and media. BANG is also a leader in the field of community radio.

Barry Sheerman

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.barrysheerman.org.uk/

Barry Sheerman is an MP for Huddersfield.

BBC Ready to Learn

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/readytolearn/

BBC Ready to Learn aims to give potential adult learners the confidence to return to learning. At its heart are the inspiring real life video stories of seven diverse individuals whose message is: learning changed our lives, find out how. They tell of the obstacles they faced, how they overcame them and the rewards of returning to learning. A gateway to BBC learning resources, opportunities and advice the site also offers a Thinker Quiz - a fun way to learn about different thinking styles.

Ben Wallace

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.benwallacemp.com

Ben Wallace is a conservative MP for Lancaster and Wyre.

Benn4Deputy

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.benn4deputy.org/

The offical site of Hilary Benn's campaign to become Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Big Art Mob (Channel 4)

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.bigartmob.com

The Big Art Mob is a collective effort to put the Big Art you know and love onto the map. It’s the UK’s first comprehensive survey of Public Art – based entirely on pictures from the camera phones of art-lovers nationwide. It aims to record for posterity the wealth of artworks in public places right across the country and serve as the focus of a dynamic national conversation.

Big Picture TV

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.bigpicture.tv

Marcus Morrell is a social entrepreneur and an award-winning video journalist. He founded Big Picture TV in 2003 as one of the first web-based video channels to go online and the very first to focus on issues relating to global sustainability. The website streams solution-oriented video clips of world leaders speaking about the challenges currently facing global society. Big Picture TV is free to watch and attracts a monthly audience of 15,000 users from more than 35 countries. The site broadcasts on demand videos of over 140 leading scientists, journalists, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, NGO directors, academics, environmentalists and activists.

Blindside

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.blindside.org.uk/

William Heath is the person running Blindside

Bob Blizzard

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.bob-blizzard.co.uk

Bob Blizzard is a Labour MP for Waveney, elected in 1997.

Boris Johnson

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.boris-johnson.com

Boris Johnson is a prominent politician and journalist.

BRFM - community radio

Nominated in Education award category.

http://brfm.net

the weird beard does a flash back to the days of pirate radio
a great history

brfm, community radio - danny lawrence on the beat show

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.brfm.net

a new community radio serving a rural area in sheppey in kent has a host of shows brfm on the beat uses a real police officer to communicate with the public and also local groups have a platform to dicuss and make radio also it has a new training scheme in place giving people of all local people the chance to make radio

Bristol City Council Viewfinder Project

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.viewfinder.public-i.tv

Developed with funding and support from the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Viewfinder offers members of the community a “Local Government YouTube” encouraging more people to participate in Bristol’s democratic process. Using video, mp3, mms images or text the easy-to-use site enables users to voice opinions on different topics raised every month such as future plans for the city centre and leisure facilities. Open to all and aiming to include people from all areas and backgrounds Viewfinder is fun, involving and works in a way in which young people in particular already respond and relate to.

British Heart Foundation

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.bhf.org.uk/default.aspx

Our vision is of a world in which people do not die prematurely of heart disease.

We'll achieve this through pioneering research, vital prevention activity and ensuring quality care and support for everyone living with heart disease.

Browsealoud

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.browsealoud.com

Texthelp Systems Ltd. specialises in assistive technology with the design of software products to benefit government, students and educational institutions to improve reading and writing abilities.

Texthelp's main Speech Services product, Browsealoud, provides speech output for websites, thereby broadening access to online information to an additional 20% of the population. Browsealoud is an invaluable tool for people in the fields of Government, Education and Special Needs. The company continues to refine and develop its award winning software.

The company's mission is to provide high quality and innovative assistive technology for any person of any age seeking to develop their language skills through the use of a computer.

Cambridge City Council's CCTV System

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.cambridge.gov.uk

Cambridge City Council's CCTV system monitors 162 cameras in Cambridge, Ely and Soham. 170,000 people live in our area and we receive about 4.5 million visitors a year.

We believe that we need to engage the public in the fight against crime. One way we do this came about as a direct result of requests from the public to be able to contact the CCTV Control Room direct if they saw something going on. Giving out our telephone number was not operationally practical. But with the proliferation of mobile telephones the solution was to set up a direct texting service.

Campaign for a drug treatment centre in Brixton

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136807&highlight=brighton+terrace+planning

The campaign for a drug treatment centre in Brixton is an informal campaign to make sure that a new drug treatment centre in central Brixton got planning permission.

campaign for real education

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.cre.org.uk/

Really useful

Camrose Media Ltd

Camrose Media Ltd (and specifically Joy Sandifer) have produced a new series of A Level revision guides on DVD, written by examiners and presented in a contemporary informal manner by young presenters.

Carers UK

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.carersuk.org

Carers UK is a member-led organisation focused on improving carers’ lives. It campaigns for carers’ rights, and for recognition of the contribution that carers make to society.

Carers UK acts as the voice of carers: research and consultation inform every campaign, and carers’ real life experiences play a central role in bringing issues to public attention.

carol strom

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://newstatesman.co.uk

This organisation provides news that most media outlets do not provide; they are not afraid of corporate giants or governments.

Carwyn jones

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://bridgendnews.blogspot.com/

The latest news from Bridgend Labour Assembly Member, Carwyn Jones.

Catalyst Magazine

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.catalystmagazine.org

Debating race, identity, citizenship and culture, Catalyst gives space to diverse voices on how these concepts are continually evolving and re-shaping the society we live in.

Child Support Agency

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.csa.gov.uk

The Child Support Agency plays a key role in tackling child poverty by ensuring that parents who live apart from their children contribute financially to their upbringing through child maintenance.
The CSA’s Operational Improvement Plan was launched in February 2006, alongside the Henshaw Redesign of child support. The Plan is designed to stabilise and improve the agency’s performance ahead of any move to new child maintenance arrangements. The aim is to ensure more responsibility from non-resident parents; delivery that is more efficient and effective; providing more money for more children and helping lift more children out of poverty.

Childnet International

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.childnet-int.org

Childnet International is a registered charity, (no 1080173) set up in 1995 - with the mission to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a great and safe place for children. The organisation seeks to take a balanced view of the issues of children and the internet and is active in seeking to promote the positive ways in which the internet can be used by children for social benefit. Childnet is also involved in responding to the negative aspects of children’s use of new media and has produced award-winning education and awareness programmes such as its www.kidsmart.org.uk for schools.

Children First for Health

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk

Children First for Health (CFfH) started out in late 2001 as a few child-friendly pages about hospital life on Great Ormond Street Hospital’s (GOSH) corporate website. Since then it has developed into a vast interactive and educational health resource for young people of all ages, with a section for Tots, a section for Juniors, a section for Kids, a section for Teens and health information for families. Users can read hundreds of conditions and treatments, expert replies to adolescent’s health queries plus news, features, video diaries, real stories and lots more… All information is verified in advance by child health experts at GOSH to ensure its credibility and accuracy. Children’s own experiences are also included on the site, fostering a safe, supportive environment to share experiences with peers and seek health advice from experts in confidence.

Cllr Andrew Burns

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://andrewburns.blogspot.com

Local elected Labour councillor. Was former cabinet member in City of Edinburgh Council until last election. Looks like Mr. Burns in the Simpsons.

Cllr Anthony Mckeown

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://aemblog.blogspot.com

Anthony Mckeown is Labour councillor for the Gamesley Ward on High Peak Borough Council.

Coffee House Challenge

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.coffeehousechallenge.org/

The Coffeehouse Challenge is very simple; it's about getting local people to come together over coffee to talk about community issues they care about and to take action for local change.

Connections Communications Centre

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.ontrack.uk.net

Connections Communications Centre (CCC) provides creative media activities that inspire and motivate young people at risk of exclusion back into education or employment. We deliver accredited new entrant training for talented individuals who would not otherwise have access, maintaining our competitive edge by keeping abreast of and utilising the latest technologies, knowledge and practices. It is Connections’ 25th birthday in 2007.

conservative home

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/

home page of conservative grassroots

Cool Fuel

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.cool-fuel.com/flash/

Cool Fuel is an children's website full of games, facts and fun to educate children about water.

Countryside Council for Wales

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.ccw.gov.uk

The CCW website provides information, interactive tools, and advice about the Welsh landscape. It targets all users including hard to reach groups with particular access needs – fulfilling the mission to promote the environment as a vital and valued part of everyone’s life.

Designed to meet AAA accessibility standards the site acts as a beacon and leader for environmental heritage projects encouraging active participation and learning. It also communicates to Government and other agencies regulating activities critical to maintaining a healthy and rich environment.

Easy navigation and beautiful design creates an excellent user experience to this information rich resource. User focus groups have made sure the site is fully inclusive.

Create-A-Scape by Futurelab

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.createascape.org.uk

Futurelab is a not-for-profit organisation that pioneers ways of using new technology to transform the way people learn (www.futurelab.org.uk). In September 2006, Futurelab launched Create-A-Scape (www.createascape.org.uk) a free educational resource for schools which combines hands-on activity with state-of-the-art mobile technology to support learning that is both engaging and stimulating. Create-A-Scape enables young people to learn while exploring their surroundings, using PDA handheld computers.

Daniel Ashby

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.theyorker.co.uk

The yorker is a community interest company which was founded a year ago. It aims to bring together the whole of York University onto one homepage.

David Cameron MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.davidcameronmp.com/

David's site is a fairly standard MP website with a few extra bits. What makes it stand out however, is Web Cameron (http://www.webcameron.org.uk/), his innovative video diaries.

David Gauke

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.davidgauke.com

David Gauke, a conservative MP, represents South West Hertfordshire.

David Jones

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.davidjonesmp.com/

A true champion for the Welsh, his site is great with brill pics.

David Lammy MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.davidlammy.co.uk

David Lammy is a Labour MP for Tottenham and Culture Minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

David Milliband MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.davidmiliband.info/contact.htm

This is another of David's websites. As you can see it really keeps us up to date.

Defend council housing

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch/

Informative, educational and topical

Demos

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.demos.co.uk

Demos is the independent think-tank for everyday democracy committed to the idea that all people should have greater influence over factors that affect them and their communities.

Headshift’s redesign of the Demos website and integration of social media tools transformed this former one-way information hub into a transparent collaborative network between Demos’ employees and their target audience which has increased the charity’s profile and research capabilities.

Its primary audience includes policy makers, academics and members of the public with a keen interest in social change and democracy as well as Demos employees.

Department of Health - SMOKEFREE

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.gosmokefree.co.uk/

The SMOKEFREE campaign website aims to reduce the UK’s 26% smoking population by 5% over 5 years. Specifically targeting 22-45 year old smokers, it highlights the controlling nature of smoking, and supports nationwide TV and outdoor advertisements.

It aims to change public perception of smoking whilst trying not to completely alienate smokers and above support those kicking the habit. It also targets other tobacco stakeholders including health professionals, local Stop Smoking Services, Primary Care Trusts, and Strategic Health Authorities.

The striking new media campaign, launched by the Department of Health, generates a user experience that educates and promotes the benefits of going smokefree.

Direct Enquiries

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.directenquiries.com/

The Nationwide Disabled Access Register provides disabled access information (including wheelchair access) for disabled people

Directgov

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm

Directgov – public services all in one place

Directgov is the government’s flagship digital service, and is the principal online destination for citizens to interact with Government electronically. It provides integrated and relevant customer focused services through multiple channels - the web, digital TV and, most recently, mobile.

By breaking down the artificial barriers created by the structures of government, Directgov offers its customers a way of accessing government on their terms, either directly by specific topic, like ‘Money, tax and benefits’ or ‘Motoring’, or through sections tailored for specific groups, such as ‘Young people’. Put simply, Directgov provides public services all in one place.

Disability Living Foundation

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.dlf.org.uk/

The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) website provides free, impartial advice about all types of disability products and disabled equipment for older and disabled people, their careers and families. It targets specialist hard to reach groups where otherwise access to information and the service provided for these groups can be somewhat limited.

From stairlifts to walk-in baths, jar openers to tap turners, and a plethora of other products, the DLF site helps users find disabled equipment solutions that enable them to stay active and independent. Accessible and interactive features such as ‘Ask Sara’ and ‘DLF Digest’ add to the user experience.

Disability Rights Commission

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.drc.gov.uk/

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has one key goal: "A society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens". An independent body, it provides advice to individuals, employers, and service providers, through support groups, help lines and campaigns.

This entry demonstrates that www.drc.gov.uk has made a significant contribution to public understanding of web accessibility and usability issues. The innovative features of this site are truly ground breaking and in turn have helped the DRC become an exemplar in the field of accessibility in the UK and allowed them to leave a powerful example for others to follow.

Disability Rights Commission - Disability Debate

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.drc.gov.uk/disabilitydebate/

The DRC has one key goal: “A society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens”. Disability Debate uses new media to offer alternative views and foster positive democratic discussion leading to change.

Specifically aimed to engage the user and encourage debate around the everyday barriers disabled people face, it targeted three aims: to challenge perceptions of disability rights, increase users and achieve 2000 registrations, and drive traffic to the main DRC website.

Initiated over an 18 month period, Disability Debate strategically targeted business leaders, public sector and the Government, employers, disability organisations, media, and the general public.

Disability Rights Commission - HelpLive

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.drc.org.uk/helplive/

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established by an Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. They offer a helpline service to give advice and information on the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

The Helpline is contactable via telephone, text phone, post and email. The service has been very successful and received over half a million enquiries in the first 5 years. The primary objective was to offer a service to those who have difficulty using the telephone such as deaf people, people with speech impediments and people who cannot use their voice.

Divorce-Online

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.divorce-online.co.uk

Divorce-online has been providing people access to free and regularly updated content for over 7 years. As well as articles and services, the community aspect of the website has been a real point of access for users seeking divorce information.

Domystuff

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.domystuff.com/main.php?cmd=contact

DoMyStuff.com provides a marketplace where anyone looking to outsource chores, errands, or projects can locate (and do business with) responsible and experienced local help.

Douglas Carswell

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.douglascarswell.com/

Douglas was elected Member of Parliament for Harwich and Clacton in May 2005.

Downing Street (YouTube)

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.youtube.com/downingst

Downing Street has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube. The launch sees Tony Blair become the first world leader with his own channel on the popular video-sharing site.

Dr. Ian Gibson MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.iangibsonmp.co.uk

Dr. Ian Gibson is a Labour MP for Norwich North.

DVLA Personalised Registrations

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://pda.dvlapl8.com + wap.dvlapl8.com

If people choose to spend their money on personalised registrations it is better that it generates revenue for re-investment in Britain’s public infrastructure. DVLA Personalised Registrations is a small, highly efficient department within DVLA that sells in excess of 240,000 registrations every year and has generated over £1.2bn for the Exchequer since 1989. Maintaining a strong public profile and facilitating an easy to use service has been central to this department’s success and the use of new technologies to promote and deliver this service has been a leading feature of their drive to achieve the highest standards in public service.

e-Learning Foundation

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.e-learningfoundation.co.uk

The e-Learning Foundation was launched in 2001 with an aim to significantly increase access to ICT for education, and specifically to ensure that every schoolchild in the UK should have access to technology for learning when and where they want to learn, especially at home.

The Foundation, a registered charity, aims to bridge the digital divide and ensure that all children, irrespective of their background, can have access to technology for learning at home.

The Foundation is funded through both the public and private sector in the form of Government grants, commercial sponsorship and donations.

East Devon District Council

East Devon District Council is using Ajax web technology to handle data more efficiently between itself and its recycling and refuse contractor, SITA (UK).

eConsultations (Parliament)

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://forums.parliament.uk/html/index.html

Parliament is currently developing its capacity to run online consultations on behalf of parliamentary Select Committees.

Ed Miliband MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.edmilibandmp.com/

This is my MP\'s website, i think it must rate as one of the best. The voting bit is by far the most superior.

Election Alarm Clock

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.electionalarmclock.com/

Over 3 million people didn't vote in the last election because they weren't registered or were away on polling day.

Sign up to Election Alarm Clock and make sure you never miss out!

Elgg OS

Nominated in Education award category.

http://elgg.org/

Curverider/Dave Tosh and Ben Werdmuller are the UK-based development team behind Elgg OS, an open source, white-label social networking platform which is being used to support a range of international education-based communities and networks, including Brighton University, JISC's Emerge project and the eduspaces.org community.

ePolitix.com

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.epolitix.com/

ePolitix.com provides up-to-the-minute politics and parliamentary news - covering events in Westminster, the Scottish parliament, the assemblies in Wales and London and the European parliament, as well as developments in Northern Ireland.

eu referendum

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/

To discuss issues related to the UK\'s position in Europe and the world

eXG Team Coeliac UK

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.coeliac.org.uk

Coeliac UK is the leading charity for those with Ceoliac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis. Its mission is to improve the lives of people living with the condition through support, campaigning and research.

The vision is that the needs of people with coeliac disease and DH are universally recognised and met.

They work to achieve this vision by:

providing expert and independent information to help people manage their health and diet

campaigning on their behalf to improve access to fast diagnosis, good subsequent healthcare and safe foods - in the home and out

researching new treatments and the possibilities of a cure.

Fair Say

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.fairsay.com/

FairSay stands for the simple but fundamental principle that everyone should have a chance to have a fair say in issues that concern them. Having a 'fair say' is about participating in shaping one's world and is deeply rooted in democratic principles.

Farm Subsidy

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.farmsubsidy.org

Farmsubsidy.org is a young and growing network of European activists, NGOs, journalists and think tanks using freedom of information to obtain data relating to payments and recipients of farm subsidies in the European Union. They then compile the data into an online database for the benefit of European citizens, policy-makers and the media. The publication and analysis of this data is driving a new and high-profile public and political debate about European farm policy, focusing attention on a wide range of issues: the unequal distribution, unexpected recipients, high cost to taxpayers and impacts on trading partners, particularly in the developing world

Films for Learning

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.filmsforlearning.org

Films for Learning is a new initiative which has involved the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester working with Toolkit, a creative learning consultancy and NESTA, to develop a learning model for students and teachers. Over twenty secondary, middle and first schools have participated. Students have made films about areas of Science and Technology which teachers find difficult, tricky or dangerous to explain. The project has subsequently expanded to include more areas of the curriculum (e.g. Geography, Theology and Ethics) as well as teacher produced work. The films are disseminated through a website enabling students and teachers to share films

Food Standards Agency

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/allergyintol/alerts/

Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn if there is a risk to people with a food allergy because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect, or if there is any other allergy risk.
In such situations the Food Standards Agency issues an Allergy Alert, which appears on its website, and an SMS and email alert: both services that anyone can sign up to for free. As soon as an Allergy Alert is published, a text and email detailing the product and allergen in question are sent out to subscribers, and with a link to further details on the Agency’s website.

Friction TV

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.friction.tv/

Friction.TV is a global platform for user generated news and opinion existed to give you the opportunity to air your views and state your opinions. Their promise is that content will not be edited in any way; nor will it be subjected to any censorship (so long as it is within the law!).

FSA Chief Scientist's blog (Dr Andrew Wadge)

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

www.fsascience.net

Dr Andrew Wadge's blog was launched in November 2006 to communicate the science underpinning the FSA's policies to a consumer audience and to promote the Agency as an open and maturing organisation that actively seeks a public dialogue with its stakeholders. Since launch Andrew has used the blog to explain the FSA's line on food safety, nutrition and regulatory issues including organics, traffic light labelling and additives.

Games for Learning by Futurelab

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.futurelab.org.uk

Futurelab is a not-for-profit organisation that pioneers ways of using new technology to transform the way people learn (www.futurelab.org.uk). Predicting and reacting to the current debate on games in education, Futurelab’s “Games for Learning” project has produced a plethora of new research, advice and ground-breaking games resources. A major element is “Teaching with Games”, a one-year study supported by Electronic Arts, Microsoft and Take-Two, as well as the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), investigating the use of off-the-shelf commercial games in the classroom.

geograph

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/

geograph is trying to get a picture for every square kilometre of the UK and Republic of Ireland. The site invites users to submit their own images, view others and discuss them.

Gerry Sutcliffe MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.gerrysutcliffe.org.uk

Gerry Sutcliffe is the Labour MP for Bradford South Constituency.

GetUp!

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.getup.org.au

In a short while GetUp has changed political campaigns in Australia.

Global Cool

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.global-cool.com/

Global Cool is here to save a planet because we haven't got anything better to do. Global Cool belongs to Dan Morrell, Dr Richard Tipper, Orlando Bloom, Ana Matronic, Brandon Flowers, Sienna Miller, 11-year old Isabella Ramchandani and anyone and everyone else who wants to be part of it. It is backed by some of the biggest names in entertainment and by some of the biggest brains in environmental science including Steve Howard and Dr Richard Tipper, both of whom have so many letters after their names that we do not have the space to include them.

Grant Shapps MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.shapps.com/

Grant is a great MP who keeps in touch through his wicked website.

Greenpeace

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://greenpeace.org.uk

Greenpeace is an organisation devoted to promoting peace and defending the environment through action. It has locations all over the world.

Greenpeace- Greener Apple

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.greenpeace.org/apple/

Greenpeace's Greener Apple project is an effort to get Apple to stop using toxic chemiaclals in their products and also establish free "take-back" for all products they sell. Greenpeace is trying to get customers to provide feedback to the Apple company so they will lead the way to greener business.

Hansard Society

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.digitaldialogues.org.uk

The Hansard Society is an independent, non-partisan educational charity, which exists to promote effective parliamentary democracy. It focuses on three main areas:
1. Citizenship Education – educating people of all ages about parliamentary democracy and how it works.
2. Strengthening the Democratic Process – examination and identification of practical options to stimulate debate leading to improvements in the quality of parliamentary democracy, through research, commissions, forums, seminars and public meetings.
3. Encouraging Participation – encouraging engagement and participation of people in the democratic process by a range of activities including the use of interactive communication technologies, provision of public information, conferences, and publications.

Harriet Harman

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.harrietharman.org

Harriet Harman, MP for Camberwell and Peckham, Minister of State, and Labour Party deputy leader candidate.

Headliners

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.headliners.org

Headliners is the new name for Children's Express, a youth media charity that has been helping to raise the voice of young people in the media for over 12 years. It relaunched in early 2007 to reflect the fact that it is working with older young people, and is increasingly doing more audio/video work. In the last twelve months it has allowed young people’s voices to be heard on Sky News, BBC News 24, Radio 4, BBC World Service, The Guardian, Children Now and BBC Blast websites among others.

Horsesmouth

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.horsesmouth.co.uk/index.publisha

It is the first dedicated online mentoring website where everyone can give and gain.

Hunters Hill Technology College

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.huntershill.org.uk

Hunters Hill Technology College has produced an informative well designed website accessible for all 24/7 365 days a year. The intranet accessed vis the website allows students, parents, teachers and community users access to work anytime and anywhere in the world.

Huw Lewis

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.huwlewis.co.uk/?page_id=4

good bloke great website

I Count

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.icount.org.uk

I Count- Stop Climate Chaos is part of about 700 organisations devoted to creating a better world. They are working on three goals: cut climate pollution significantly by 2015, cut UK carbon emissions by 3 percent a year and help poorer countries work with climate change challenges they are facing.

Iain Dale

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://iaindale.blogspot.com

Iain Dale\'s Diary has not only been the vital catalyst to getting some news promoted to the front pages of national newspapers, it has also been a vital source of information on what is going on in central government. In exposing the dirty parts of government and praising a job well done Iain Dale\'s Diary has contributed heavily towards the health of British democracy, encouraging and sometimes forcing the government to be more open, probably more than any other blog or website in the UK.

important projects

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://importantprojects.com/contact/

Important Projects is a values-led project management consulting and training practice focused on helping social change organisations manage their most important programs, projects and ongoing operations more successfully and effectively.

Intelligent Giving

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.intelligentgiving.com

Intelligent Giving is the UK's first free and independent guide to charities with a mission to help people give with ease and confidence.

The main attraction is an interactive website that was launched in November 2006. Among other things, the site allows visitors to:

- Shortlist charities by their own criteria
- Learn about award-winning small charities
- Read original articles from charity professionals and investigative journalists
- Find out where to get rid of their old junk

Intelligent Giving is a privately-funded, not-for-profit company based in Bethnal Green, East London.

Inter-views

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://interviewmag.co.uk

Inter-views, a web magazine that delivers news bites and international stories to readers across borders.

As a team of global journalists, we are dedicated to providing our readers with compact news in the form of who, what, when, where, why and how.

In addition to the week's top news, readers can also find stories about our native countries and province: United States of America, Brazil, Kingdom of Bahrain, China (Taiwan), India, Nigeria, South Africa and Vietnam in the Smorgasbord section. Inter-views, a web magazine that delivers news bites and international stories to readers across borders.

Intuitive Media

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.goldstarcafe.net

GoldStarCafe is a Protected Learning Community where KS3 children can make friends safely, be creative, communicate and collaborate with other children around the world. GoldStarCafe provides an age-appropriate social and educational environment and ensures this age group has somewhere safe, interactive and stimulating to go to on the Internet, promoting safe and discriminating practices both online and offline. Children learn to engage safely in social networking with a difference – it’s mediated by professional educators – and it promotes purposeful learning activities to support eCitizenship, online safety and cross curricular learning. GoldStarCafe allows teachers to extend children’s learning into the home, and it is an environment for personalised learning as they create content, share their interests and learn by engaging, interacting and working with others in the community.

Jag Singh

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.jsingh.net/blog/

Jag is a web guru adviser specialising in social media.

Jag began his university career at the tender age of 16, and moved to London just a month after his 20th birthday. He's an economist by training, but has taken advantage of the explosion of various web-based industries and is rapidly positioning himself as a new-media player in political Britain.
He is a true innovator simply because he possesses the ability not only to harness his innovative spirit, but also the creativity, stamina, and willingness to ensure that the idea sees the light of day.

Jag and I worked on a prospective 2005 Gubernatorial campaign in Florida, and his ability to pull all-nighters and to continuously improve existing frameworks for online political communication and participation proved that he "gets" the Web

James Brokenshire MP

Nominated in category.

http://jamesbrokenshire.com/

Member of Parliament for Hornchurch

James Duddridge

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.jamesduddridge.com

James Duddridge is a conservative MP in Rochford and Southend East.

James Hamilton

Nominated in Education award category.

http://morethanmindgames.co.uk

Its a website which focuses on football with a difference. James Hamilton writes about the psychology of the game, its history and its relationship to wider culture. He also uses videos and youtube to illustrate what has happened in the past to football and what happens now.

James Paice MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.jamespaicemp.com

James Paice is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire since 1987 and Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

James Purnell

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.jamespurnell.org.uk

James Purnell is a Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.

James Wheare - LiveBus.org

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.livebus.org/

LiveBus.org was set up to make local bus information easier to find and keep track of. Bus routes and timetables are mapped to stop locations to provide a central transit resource on the familiar Google Maps interface.

Jeremy Browne

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.tauntonlibdems.org.uk

Jeremy Browne is a Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton.

Jill Evans

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.jillevans.net/jill_evans_contact.html

Jill Evans

Jimmy Leach No10 Downing Street

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.pm.gov.uk

Jimmy Leach was appointed Head of Digital Communications at 10 Downing St in August 2006 from Guardian Media Group, he reports to the Strategic Communications Unit and is responsible for all new media activities including the website, podcasting and epetitions.

Jo Swinson

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.joswinson.org.uk/

This site contains information about her activities, both representing Scotland's interests at Westminster as the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, and working hard for her constituents in East Dunbartonshire.

Jobcentre Plus

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies.

Joe Fernandez

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.e-health-media.com

Joe is the dedicated reporter for E-Health Insider and an assistant reporter for E-Health Insider Primary Care. He has the responsibility for writing new stories everyday, composing the two weekly news bulletin newsletters and uploading fresh copy onto to the websites daily to cater to the specific audience. Having only graduated in the summer, he has worked very hard to ensure that the website remains updated and fresh - despite not having a health background. Cheerful, but accurate, Joe is a valuable team member and keeps readers and advertisers enthused with the E-Health Media portal and deserves recognition for his efforts.

John Stewart & Duncan Stevenson

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.accessibilityinfocus.co.uk

A team of 2nd year multimedia students from Brunel University, John Stewart and Duncan Stevenson, are leading the way in promoting new media by demonstrating that accessible websites can have a major impact on improving public life.

In a design challenge jointly run by Reading Room alongside their graduate recruitment scheme, students were asked to produce a working prototype for a site that displayed accessible thinking and wonderful creative design.

Johnson4Deputy

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.johnson4deputy.org

The official site of Alan Johnson's campaign to become deputy leader of the Labour party

jonnie moore weblog

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/

Great for facilitation issues

Jounalism Matters

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.journalismmatters.org.uk/index.html

The National Union of Journalists is running a major national campaign to protect quality journalism and its vital role in our democracy in the UK and Ireland.

Karoshi

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.linuxgfx.co.uk/karoshi/mambo/dev/

Karoshi has been developing a complete open-source server solution for schools. This allows schools around the world with little financial resources to provide a complete server system and clients to pupils for no cost on the software side. Karoshi includes many features that appear in commercial alternatives (and some which don't) and new suggestions are always welcomed by the small team to help improve the software available to students. Karoshi has always aimed to be free, easy-to-use, stable and extensive.

Kasper Sorensen

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.iproduce.org

My name is Kasper Sorensen I'm a Danish citizen studying Media & Communication at UVE in Birmingham.

Keep Burberry British

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.keepburberrybritish.com

KeepBurberryBritish.com was the campaign blog established to fight against the Burberry factory closure in Treorchy, Rhondda, South Wales.

Kings Cross Environment

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.kingscrossenvironment.com

A first rate community site that tackle real local problems on the ground in Kings Cross, not just waffling about them in cyberspace. It uses a full range of Web2.0 tools to create a quite unique local resource working with all sorts of local civic society organisations.

Kingscrossenvironment has tackeld many challenges in a difficult part of London. Major victories include: securing an unprecedented £1million for the community from Network Rail in a planning dispute (using No10 e-petitions, video and blogging) and using video to defeat Cemex (a huge multinational) on noise pollution – Cemex has even bought rubber shovels to move the gravel more quietly. Dozens of local street problems have been resolved through the site working with the Council and elected representatives. A real sense of community has built up around the site, which drives an email list through Feedburner for (often older) activists who are less comfortable with blogging.
The site only deploys useful new features that will help local residents sort out local real world problems – everything has to be usable not gimmickry

The site uses a full gamut of Web2.0 features: Geotagging via an embedded Platial Mapkit of local, non chain, places to shop eat and drink in Kings Cross. RSS feeds of photos of Kings Cross from Flickr and of local street problems from Neighbourhood Fix-It (we piloted RSS for MySociety). Embedded video from YouTube to attack local issues – espacilly noise pollution. The site is built in the Typepad blogging service uses Feedburner feed subscribers by email – a vital cross over for online campaigning on the ground where activists are far more comfortable with email. Typepad widgets enable simple occasional features such a online opinion polls via Vizu. Monthly expenditure is £10.00 a month with no maintenance – the blogging service just looks after everything.

Komedy Kollective Theatre Company

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.komedykollective.com

Komedy Kollective Theatre are a shadowy, subversive big-stage, live-performance comedy horror crew undertaking the production of modern day cult political themed comedy horror classics, presented in a young-adult, off-the-wall, Dario Fo-style allegorical manner. Our anarchistic comedy musical Restart has been compared to the Rocky Horror Show "with balls", i.e., heavy with social and political subtext as well as strong visual content and nonsensical singalong songs, thus appealing to more than the average political theatre audience.

Labour Party YouTube Channel

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=gul2U43solE

The Labour Party's official YouTube channel

LabourStart

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.labourstart.org

LabourStart is the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement. It appears in over 20 languages and its news is gathered by a network of over 500 volunteer correspondents around the world. The news is syndicated to over 700 trade union websites.

Leanne Wood

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://leannewood.typepad.com/welshpolitics/

Leanne was elected to the National Assembly as a Plaid Cymru representative in May 2003 and represent the South Wales Central region, which covers Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhondda Cynon Taf. I'm the Shadow Minister for Social Justice at the National Assembly.

Left initiative

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.livitsa.info

Left initiative - ukrainian left wing organization.

Leighton Andrews AM

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.leightonandrews.typepad.com

Leighton Andrews was elected Assembly Member for the Rhondda in 2003. Married with two grown-up children, his home is in Llwynypia. He was recognised by ITV Wales as the Member first elected in 2003 who had made the most impact in the Assembly.

Local Directgov

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.localdirect.gov.uk

Local Directgov put the local into accessing government services. As part of the central government Directgov Programme, it provided the public a new facility for accessing local government services.

The customer is not required to know which tier of local government provides a particular service, or even which authority covers a particular geographic area – simply entering a postcode and choosing a service would enable LDG to take you to the relevant service page.
To ensure a complete experience, central government sites were also linked where appropriate. Citizens can now find local information and perform local authority transactions online via www.directgov.gov.uk.

Maida Vale Conservatives

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.maidavaleconservatives.blogspot.com/

This is a group blog by Councillors Alastair Moss, Jan Prendergast and Lee Rowley who represent the residents of Maida Vale on Westminster City Council.

Make it Happen Consultancy

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.mihconsultancy.co.uk

Nicola runs 'Make it Happen Consultancy' that works in partnership with community groups and corporate sector and assist small to medium sized charities / businesses to develop sustainable funding options, volunteer infrastructure and give advice and support in charity / business needs.
This includes: Providing assistance to develop a proactive business plan
Creating a funding strategy to look at diverse ways to raise funds;
Assisting with volunteer management and recruitment, Offering help with events management and fundraising techniques
Identifying PR and Marketing opportunities, including corporate identity, website design and maintenance; Supporting and advising on a range charity issues;
Linking charities to corporate partners and new opportunities. As the Lead consultant, Nicola manages the consultancy process ensuring that client's needs are fully met.

Nicola is very friendly and supporting person who is always available to help
in finding the most appropriate funders, filling in complex application forms, writing funding bids and drafting business plans.

Nicola Dickins has over 15 years experience in the Voluntary and Community Sector.

She provides advocacy support in the following areas:
·Improving communication
·Involving the Workforce
·Reward and Recognition of Staff
·Conflict Resolution (Mediation)
·Effective Team Building
·Human Resources
·Equality and Diversity
·Funding support and advice
·Volunteer Management
·Volunteer Policies and Procedures
·Volunteer Recruitment
·Facilitation of events
·Corporate partnerships
·Charity Governance
·Third Sector Support
·Business Planning
·Evaluation and Monitoring.

Media Africa Group

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

Not

Dr.Bony Dashaco is the Director general of Media Africa Group.
They have proven their worth in the liberation of the people of our Communinity from the shackles of poverty. Limbe is limbe is located in south west province in English Cameroon, which are the minorities and marginalised people by the majority french speaking Cameroonians. they are really an eye openner from what was to what is.Dr. Dashaco is somebody who lost six members of his family, including his mother, just to leberate his peaple and critisize wrong actions;You could verify for your self.

Media Helping Media

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org

Media Helping Media has been set up to provide a discussion area for those involved in establishing independent media in transition countries, post-conflict countries and areas where freedom of expression and media freedom is under threat. Media Helping Media has no sponsors and we do not take advertising. It is independent of government or business control and is run by a few volunteers who are all journalists and all involved in media development.

Media Standards Trust

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.mediastandardstrust.org/home.aspx

The Media Standards Trust is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that aims to find ways to foster the highest standards of excellence in news journalism and ensure public trust in news is nurtured.

Memory Scape

Nominated in Education award category.

http://memoryscape.org.uk/

A unique audio walking tour of two stretches of the river Thames, exploring London’s hidden history through the voices of people who have lived and worked along the river. Recordings can be downloaded for use on an Mp3 player for free.

Michael Grove

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.michaelgove.com/index.php

Michael Grove is the MP for Surrey Heath

Mike Rouse

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.18doughtystreet.com

Mike Rouse is one of the few political geeks and has helped a great number of projects either get off the ground or through a sticky patch. From John Redwood, Tory Radio, Conservative Home and Iain Dale to the massive 18 Doughty Street he has the talent to deliver projects both small and large on time and to a very high standard. At 23 he made the brave decision to become an innovator of web technologies alone and has achieved great success as well as helping to keep democracy healthy with all the projects he's involved with.

Mike Wood

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.mikewood.org.uk

Mike Wood is a Labour MP representing Batley and Span.

Ming Campbell

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/

Ming's web, Lib Dem Leader

Mouth of the South Newshounds

I would like to nominate the Mouth of the South Newshounds at the Knowle West Media Centre. I work with these young people from the deprived Knowle West Estate in Bristol. Aged 10-14, they meet once a week and give their own time to researching, reporting, designing and editing a quarterly magazine for Knowle West area and neighbouring south Bristol schools, filming reportage, and are currently working on a community radio feature and website, where other young people will be able to submit articles, post blogs, download pod-casts ad view the magazine archive, post and view each others pictures.

mr chalk

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://frankchalk.blogspot.com/

i love this blog, it's one that i can really relate to, being a teacher

Mums United

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.mumsunitedhome.com

Mums United is a small parenting and pregnancy support website.

mumsnet

Nominated in Education award category.

http://mumsnet.com/

Mumsnet is an online community of mothers sharing advice and support.

An excellent website for parents.Easy to use,great debates and very informative.Truly addictive.

My Neighbourhoods

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.myneighbourhoods.co.uk

My Neighbourhoods was created to help people get to know their neighbours and network with them. It doesn't try to only be a virtual networking site but also tries to get people out to forge real relationships with their neighbors.

myguide

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.myguide.gov.uk

myguide is managed by the UK online centres team at Ufi Ltd.

The mission of UK online centres is to empower people to become skilled and confident citizens, at ease with information and communications technology (ICT).

The organisation aims to reduce the 'digital divide' between the 'haves' and 'have nots' of ICT by driving demand for technology, creating access to it and supporting people to use it effectively.

Across England, there are around 6,000 UK online centres working with some of the most isolated people and hardest-to-reach communities, linking citizens to services and government to citizens.

MySociety / NeighbourhoodFixIt.com

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.NeighbourhoodFixIt.com

Neighbourhood Fix-It is a site to help people report, view, or discuss local problems they’ve found to their local council by simply locating them on a map.

It launched quietly in beta early February 2007, since when over 3,500 local problems have been reported to the relevent council department. Over 600 people have confirmed that the problem they reported has already been fixed. http://www.neighbourhoodfixit.com/report

A simple ideal, wonderfully-well executed.

MySociety / No.10 Downing Street

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk

The No.10 Downing Street e-petitions site was the catalyst for e-democracy hitting the mainstream. An innovative partnership between MySociety and the No.10 Downing Street web team, in the few months since its launch the e-petitions site has encouraged more than 2.5 million people to express their opinion via more than 10,000 petitions. And all for 27 grand.

Petition the PM is an electronic equivalent of paper petitions which have existed for 200 years. You will have heard of it.

Nadine Dorries MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.dorries.org.uk/Default.aspx

A comprehensive webite and blog.

netmums.com

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.netmums.com

Netmums is a website set up and run by mums which through determination and dedication is now one of the top 3 parenting websites in the Uk (hitwise March 07). Netmums connects parents both in their local areas and nationally. Netmums now has 300,000 members, growing at 15,000 new members per month. Netmums has 139 local micro sites offering crucial local information that otherwise is only available by word of mouth: places to go, things to do, how to meet up with other mums, where to get support. The sites are fully interactive with much of the content now generated by our members (approx 10,000 entries per month)
With 300,000 members nationally, we also have a powerful group of mums and we campaign on issues that matter most to mums such as junk food, postnatal depression and better support for parents.

Newscounter

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.newscounter.com/index.jsp

Newscounter is a new right to reply service for people and organisations to respond to controversial press stories.

nfp 2.0

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.nfp2.co.uk/

What happens when not-for-profits, social media, and people meet

NG Magazine

Nominated in Young innovator award category.

http://www.ng-magazine.com

www.ng-magzine.com is Nottingham’s online diary and entertainment guide. Its focus is to counteract the negative image of the city and promote it as a positive and exciting city to live in and visit. The vox pops page is their way of promoting the great events that are on in Nottingham, and asking real people what they think. After huge demand, this page will be video-generated. The site has data feeds from all the main entertainment venues in Nottingham constantly updating its diary and also works with See Tickets for people to buy tickets for events while they’re on the site.

NHS blog doctor

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://nhsblogdoc.blogspot.com/

Its a great medical blog with nice use of pictures

NHS Library for Health

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/Default.aspx

The National Library for Health (NLH) aims to be the best health library and information service in the world. It will: Deliver a modern, equitable library service to all NHS staff; extend NHS library services to patients and the public for the first time; be built around user needs; integrate library services with NPfIT and other services as well as simplify access arrangements for students and staff working partly in the HE/FE sector and reach out to NHS staff who do not regularly use NHS library services

Nick Wallis

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://darlingtoncouncillor.blogspot.com/

Darlington Labour Councillor since 1991

Nigel Knowles

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://nigelknowles.wordpress.com/

Nigel Knowles is Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wyre Forest. He has lived in Bewdley since 1988. He is a Worcestershire County Councillor representing St Barnabas Ward in Kidderminster, and has served for 14 years.

Online Communities

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://oncom.org.uk

In its tenth year, this popular independent community network of 13 local websites for Richmond upon Thames now enables citizen journalists

Open Rights Group

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.openrightsgroup.org

The Open Rights Group is a fast-growing NGO focused on raising
awareness of issues such as privacy, identity, data protection, access
to knowledge and copyright reform. Founded in 2005 by a pledge from
1000 members, ORG is funded by small grants and donations from
supporters. We aim to improve both understanding and policy in digital
rights matters that affect both businesses and the public. Our
activities include organising campaigns, lobbying government, and
helping journalists find experts and alternative voices for stories.

The Open Rights Group's goals are to raise awareness of digital rights
abuses; to provide a media clearinghouse, connecting journalists with
experts and activists; to preserve and extend traditional civil
liberties in the digital world; to collaborate with other digital
rights and related organisations; and to nurture a community of
campaigning volunteers, from grassroots activists to technical and
legal experts.

Open Secrets (BBC News)

Martin Rosenbaum's blog about the FOI laws which came into force in 2005 and give everyone the right to see information held by the government or public authorities, unless there’s a good reason (supposedly) for not releasing it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/

opendemocracy

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://opendemocracy.net

the best source of independent information for global democratic change

OpenStreetMap

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.openstreetmap.org

OpenStreetMap is a project with nothing less than the goal of mapping the entire world and releasing that data under a free license. Much like Wikipedia does for encyclopedias, OpenStreetMap will create a body of free geodata, freeing the imaginations of users all over the world

Oxfordshire Records Office - Dark Archivist

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.darkarchivist.com

Specifically targeted at 12-16 year olds, the site is the brainchild of the Oxfordshire Record Office. The Record Office provides collections, archive sources, research services and topics, copying services, talks and tours, and depositor services; helping society to learn and archive historical information for future generations.

The Dark Archivist has been designed to engage and educate users of all abilities about facts and interesting stories taken place over a period of the 16th to the 19th centuries. It aims to build interest in what the archive does and inspire people’s imagination.

Oxjam (Oxfam)

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/oxjam/back_login.php

Oxjam is Oxfam's most ambitious music event ever asking musicians, promoters – in fact, everyone – to get together this October to make music, raise money and help end poverty.

My Oxjam gives personalised, online support – get your own space where you can upload details of your event and download Oxjam toolkits and artwork, get helpful hints and tips, and local contacts.

Pain Talk

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.pain-talk.org.uk

Pain Talk is the national discussion forum and community for UK Healthcare Professionals with an interest in acute, chronic, or palliative, Pain Management. It is run by health care workers, on a 'not-for-profit' basis, and provides an on-line venue where individuals can share their experiences, ask questions, request help, publicise events, etc.

Pambazuka News

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.pambazuka.org

Pambazuka News is an online newsletter covering social justice and human rights issues across Africa and the African Diaspora.

Parliament.UK

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.parliament.uk

The official Parliament website

Paul Flynn

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk

A shrewd, witty, well-informed, Welsh pixie of an MP who has worked diligently to help his constituents with compassion and concern, and striven to stamp out abuse of the little by the large with his terrier like campaigning. Whilst an undying Newport Nationalist Paul has never ceased trying to protect all from the corporate lobbying of pharmas and certain financial services companies, the foolishness of ill-informed legislation wreaking havoc with peoples lives, and the short sighted and damaging decisions made by any political party. Despite the seriousness of his politics he has always maintained his customary humour and rough charm.

Pc bloggs

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://pcbloggs.blogspot.com/

a great blog

Peter Hain

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.peterhain.org

Peter Hain is a Labour MP for Neath, as well as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales.

Peter Roberts, from Telford, Shropshire,

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/

In January Peter Roberts posted an anti- road pricing petition on http://petitions.pm.gov.uk

By the end of Febuary more than 1.8million people had signed, the PM had emailed each of them, and a genuinely national debate was in full swing, regardless of Ministerial frustration at its tone, tenor and direction.

Peterborough African Community Organisation

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.pacouk.org

Peterborough African Community Organisation (PACO) is a Refugee Community Organisation set up to offer a contact/support group for newly arrival working to reduce isolation and promote integration.

PACO has raised, for example, refugee awareness to secondary school pupils and local community association in the greater Peterborough area to promote positive images of refugees.

PACO is in a process of setting up a refugee community radio online (radio Tabala) to help the said community air their view and concern but also share achievements and experiences in partnership with local authorities, voluntary organisations and other community group.

Philip Davies MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.philipdavies.me.uk/

This website is easily accessible and allows for and encourages feedback from constituents. It provides all information regarding his diaries, surgeries and press info, in addition to the all of his activities in the House of Commons; all in all an excellent site.
Philip Davies is a conservative MP representing the Shipley Constituency.

Philip Dunne

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.philipdunne.com

Philip Dunne is a conservative MP for Ludlow.

planningalerts.com

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.planningalerts.com

PlanningAlerts.com is a free service built by Richard Pope and Mikel Maron. It screen scrapes local authority planning websites and emails you details of applications to people based on postcode. The aim of this to enable shared scrutiny of what is being built (and knocked down) in peoples communities.

Precious

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.preciousonline.co.uk

Precious is an interactive online magazine for Women of Colour. The aim of the site is to build an online community of users and contributors whilst informing, inspiring and entertaining.

The site includes relevant news stories, features, business news and interviews, and fashion and lifestyle articles. There is also information about upcoming events, arts and entertainment news. The site offers the option to join an email update list and provides message boards for discussion.

Proboscis

Nominated in Education award category.

http://urbantapestries.net/weblog/archives/000171.html

Proboscis is an artist-led studio which combines artistic practice with commissioning, curatorial projects, design and consultancy. Collaboration is at the core of our creative practice and ethic: Proboscis works across disciplines, sectors and practices, working with associate artists, writers, curators, critics, designers, technologists, filmmakers, scientists, policymakers and theorists to explore social, cultural and creative issues.

Proboscis

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://socialtapestries.net/havelock

Proboscis is an artist-led studio which combines artistic practice with commissioning, curatorial projects, design and consultancy. Collaboration is at the core of our creative practice and ethic: Proboscis works across disciplines, sectors and practices, working with associate artists, writers, curators, critics, designers, technologists, filmmakers, scientists, policymakers and theorists to explore social, cultural and creative issues.

RadioActive

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.radioactivelive.com

RadioActive is a health related radio and new media project for young people aged 11-25 years old. It aims to improve the health and well being of young people through radio. Young people produce fun and innovative audio pieces on a variety of issues that effect young people. RadioActive broadcast these pieces via a number a methods including; podcasts, FM and DAB radio and internet downloads.

Radiowaves

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.radiowaves.co.uk/dca

Radiowaves is a unique international network of online school radio stations created specifically for young people. It gives schools and students a voice on a safe educational platform.

For one project it partnered with the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) to help young people get themselves heard in their local community.

The project was a complete success and changed the way the young people thought about democracy and the way decisions were made by a local council.

Fiona Paul, Youth and Projects manager, Hertsmere Council commented,

“They’ve really made me think about how I consult with young people”

www.radiowaves.co.uk/dca

Raising Kids.co.uk / Dr Pat Spungin

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.raisingkids.co.uk

Fantastic website full of great information, particularly the focus placed upon the importance of eating good food as a family.

rayner garner

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.raynergarner.com and intuit.org.uk

An anthropologist who has discovered that mothers are unwittingly imprinting their young to become future drug abusers by undergoing anaesthesia when giving birth. He has also provided a non chemical method for alleviating pain and distress while giving birth.
His main research is visiting and living in cultures and comparing the various social and rearing policies that contribute to a violent as opposed to a non-violent culture.

renewal.net

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.renewal.net

Renewal.net is a free-to-access web portal containing a wealth of information about ‘what works’ in neighbourhood renewal. Documents published to the site on a daily basis include regeneration: overviews; case studies; toolkits; research reports; policy guides; new stories and much more. Wherever possible, the documents are based on evaluated evidence. Renewal.net is delivered for Communities and Local Government by a consortium including: PA Consulting; IDOX Information Service; and GFA Consulting.

Repsect Task Force

Nominated in category.

http://www.respect.gov.uk

The Respect drive is the Government's programme to tackle anti-social
behaviour and create a modern culture of respect. The Respect Task Force
works closely with professional and community organisations to ensure that
the programme is delivered successfully in England and Wales. It has two
main audiences - the public, and the professional and community
organisations responsible for delivering the Respect programme (such as
social workers, the police and anti-social behaviour coordinators).

Research SEA - Asia Research News

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.researchsea.org

ResearchSEA is Asia's first research news portal, a one-stop centre where journalists and members of the public can gain access to news and local experts from the research world in Asia.

Richard Corbett MEP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://corbett.pir2.info/home.htm

Elected Member of the European Parliament (December 1996)

Robert Goodwill

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.robertgoodwill.co.uk

Robert Goodwill, elected in 2005, is an MP representing Scarborough and Whitby.

Rochford Disctrict Council Lib Dems

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.onlinefocus.org

This site is run by Chris Black, leader of the small but perfectly formed Lib Dem group on Rochford District Council.

Sajjad Karim

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.sajjadkarim.org.uk

Sajjad Karim is one of the two Lib Dem MEP's for the North West of England, elected in 2004 he was previously a Pendle Councillor for eight years. He sits on the International Trade and Human Rights committees.

Save The Children- Are you Gordon Brown?

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www1.savethechildrengordon.org.uk/

A site encouraging people called Gordon Brown to say "yes" to free health care in Africa to encourage Gordon Brown MP to do the same

Save The Ribble

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://save-the-ribble.blogspot.com

Save The Ribble is a campaiging organisation that aims to defend the River Ribble from environmentally and socially unsound development.

It is made up of local people from many backgrounds, including nature lovers, bird watchers, fishermen, dog walkers, allotment keepers, footballers and local householders who all have a stake in keeping our beautiful river free from a barrage, or from development in the greenbelt areas of its floodplain.

SaySomething

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

www.saysomething.org.uk

SaySomething is a website that encourages young people in East Riding of Yorkshire to share their ideas on issues affecting their daily lives through surveys, polls and online discussions.

Second Life Simultaneous Policy Adopters' Group

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://luzoorbit.blogspot.com/

Luzo Orbit is an avitar resident in Second Life, the on-line virtual world. He has set up land with an amphitheatre for discussion of the Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign. SP brings people together around the world to discuss solutions to global problems and using Second Life enables international meetings without air travel. Campaign supporters - Adopters - undertake to encourage politicians to sign a pledge to implement SP alongside other governments.

Senator Piedad Córdoba

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.piedadcordoba.net

Piedad Córdoba is a congresswoman in Colombia.
Since 2004 she has been changing in colombia the way to do the politics using the internet. She is a Senator since 1990 and is one of the most famous women in Latin America

Sergey V. Fisenko

Nominated in Education award category.

http://erudit.rubtsovsk.ru

Russian language site

Sibuko

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.sibuko.com

Sibuko significantly lowers the barriers to posting, sharing, and reusing tabular data. As a common repository and management tool, it can democratize and liberate vast amounts of information for everyone.

David is the CEO. The site should be in Beta by the end of May and can be tested today w/ password.

SIGNS FOR SUCCESS

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.signsforsuccess.co.uk

Signs for Success is a internationally-acclaimed programme that raises language and literacy levels and instils positive behaviour patterns in children aged 0 - 5 years through the multi-sensory means of sign language

Slivers of Time

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.sliversoftime.com/

Slivers-of-Time Working is for anyone with spare hours to sell to local employers.

This new way of working gives individuals immediate cash, all sorts of skills and a verified CV of successful short bookings. Employers get an ultra-flexible, motivated, pool of top-up workers who can be booked at short notice. They can be economically trained.

For more details also see: http://www.sliversoftime.info/

Small Business Service - Business Link

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/

The Small Business Service (SBS) ensured that the Businesslink.gov.uk site attracts Small and Medium Enterprises and assist this target audience to make best use of departmental services and the Business Link Network

Demonstrating internet best practice across government, it is literally ‘helping businesses grow’. With over 7,000 pages, its user friendly design and interactivity is helping this government service offer practical advice for businesses directly whilst also allowing businesses to understand the structure of government in an easy simple way.

Smartchange.org

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.smartchange.org

Smartchange.org provides a web-based platform for companies to efficiently and measurably engage their employees with their communities.

At the heart of Smartchange is the charity database. Any charity can register with www.smartchange.org for free.

Employees can use the Smartchange platform to set up tax effective and regular giving; volunteer their time or participate in our unique company-charity lottery.

The Smartchange platform is currently in use by over 64 of the worlds best companies.

The Smartchange service is tailored to suit the needs of each company and is delivered securely over the internet or company intranet as a web-based service.

Social Europe Journal

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.social-europe.eu

'Social Europe' is the first electronic quarterly journal addressing the left in the whole of Europe. It brings together leading politicians and thinkers from across Europe and beyond to stimulate political debate. The main journal is published as pdf and current affairs comments can be read and debated in the Social Europe Blog.

SolihullActive

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.solihull.gov.uk/activities

Solihull Council has developed an online database of leisure activities as part of a campaign to combat couch potato culture.

www.solihull.gov.uk/activities features information on activities and events taking place at community sports settings across the borough. Residents can also pinpoint their nearest physical activity provider by punching in their postcode.

Solihull's solution to disseminating local leisure information has now been adopted by Coventry City Council, and best practice has been shared with other local authorities and sports agencies.

The project is also helping Solihull Council to meet the Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) aims in terms of delivering integrated Community Information.

SpinDifferent

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.spindifferent.com/

Every day the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman in the UK meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. In the USA, the President's Press Secretary briefs the Whitehouse Press Corps on topics of the day and answers questions, and at the UN, it's the Spokesperson for the Secretary General.

They may talk about similar issues, and say they agree, but is the detail of what the spokesmen say actually matching the headlines. This site compares what Compare what the White House, the UN and Downing Street Say.

SpinDifferent tries to give an inside look at what politicians from the UK and the US say in briefings and how what they say there is often far different than what the headlines convey.

Steve Webb

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.stevewebb.org.uk/

Steve is a great MP and uses his page to great effect.

Stop The Traffik

Nominated in Advocacy award category.

http://www.stopthetraffik.org/

Stop The Traffik, is a global coalition of organisations working together to fight against people trafficking; by raising awareness on a subject that is little known or understood Stop The Traffik will call for change and freedom. There are currently over 300 member organisations, including businesses, faith groups, community groups and charities. We aim to grow and build the coalition over the next year.

Subliminal Directions

Nominated in Education award category.

http://subliminaldirections.org.uk

Subliminal Directions is a community based, new media technology organisation which works under the ethos of Social Enterprise. This social enterprise aims to bridge the gap between formal/informal education and the workplace for individuals, groups and communities, placing specific emphasis on the young, excluded and hard to reach.

It will use the power of new and existing media technologies in communities as a vehicle to create a diverse range of opportunities, social interaction, understanding and new ways of communicating. It is the belief of Subliminal Directions that new media technologies can be used as a tool to tackle social ills through training, education, social cohesion, entrepreneurship and creativity.

Sudhakar Gyawali

He is working in various sector of social work.

Talk Swindon

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.talkswindon.org/

As it says on the tin.

Tax Credit Casualties

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.taxcreditoverpayment.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Tax Credit Casualties is an information site and forum for the millions of families affected by the bodged tax credit system and the punitive response of HM Revenue and Customs to overpayments.

Tax Credit Casualties are a peer-support user group dedicated to supporting victims of the tax credit overpayment fiasco to know and use their rights to get justice and the closest to an independent review of their case that the current system allows.

TechHunt- Complete IT solution

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.techhunt.org

TechHunt.org provide some basic and good information about windows OS.The first page of site is all about latest tech news.There are few cool tips and trics to optimise daily computing experience.the site is still under construction,but I can see tutorial for CCNA course.

tenantspin

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.tenantspin.org

tenantspin is a Liverpool-based community-driven Internet TV project funded by Arena Housing Association and co-managed by Arena Housing and FACT(Foundation for Art & Creative Technology). In existence for over 7 years, the project is developed and produced by social housing residents, the majority of whom are over 50. Residents are trained in studio management, production, research and presentation. Tenantspin has completed over 400 live broadcasts and has an archive with over 450 hours of broadcast material. Put simply tenantspin is a webcasting Channel with live chat-room facility that enables excluded citizens to partake in democratic and cultural processes and the project has travelled to New York, Denmark, Germany, Dublin to showcase work, and nationally to London, Norwich, Cardiff, Edinburgh etc. Subjects covered include, FAITH, E-Democracy, the environment, politics etc, creating a transparent forum in which to make decisions and discuss opinions.

Texthelp Systems Ltd

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.texthelp.com

Texthelp Systems Ltd. specialise in assistive technology with the design of software products to help students improve reading and writing abilities.

Based in Antrim, Northern Ireland and with offices in the US, Texthelp are currently experiencing a period of explosive growth. Levels of awareness of the product range have increased extensively and as a result have an extensive reseller network covering over 20 countries.

Texthelp's products, which are renowned in their fields, include Read&Write, Browsealoud and Lexiflow. Each product has proved to be an invaluable tool for people in the fields of Government, Education and Special Needs.

The Brightside Trust

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.brightjournals.org

Founded by entrepreneurs in 2000, The Brightside Trust (Brightside) is an educational charity committed to working with underprivileged individuals to help them overcome social disadvantage.

Working in partnership with government, corporate and not-for-profit organizations, Brightside delivers innovative programmes combining cutting edge technology with more traditional methods, enabling disadvantaged people to achieve meaningful careers.

Breaking ground in the field of e-mentoring, Brightside is now the leading educational e-mentoring provider in the UK. Working with over 2000 volunteers (mentors), these e-mentoring projects have significantly contributed to education through inspiring and guiding over 3000 underprivileged young people into university.

The Count Me In Calendar

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.countmeincalendar.info

Gareth Jenkins founded the Count Me In Calendar in 1999 when working for a volunteering development agency could not find a free listing covering charity awareness and fundraising campaigns. The original printed calendar went online in 2003 and with Gareth working solo on the site it now covers UK, US and Canadian events with a worldwide audience. The site receives over 1k unique users and enjoys some 5k page impressions a day. It provides free pr for hundreds of charities to promote their events and is used by schools, the media, pr, advertising agencies, charities and individuals seeking opportunities to 'Count Me In'!

The Crimestoppers Trust - MOST WANTED

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/wanted/

Crimestoppers operate across the UK to help identify, prevent, solve and reduce crime. An independent UK-wide charity, it works to break the wall of silence that surrounds most crime. The creation of a ‘Most Wanted’ website, and its global reach to the general public, allows people to email important information and sightings. Equally as important is the chance to do so securely and anonymously.

The ‘Most-Wanted’ website allows the charity to rapidly publicise current police appeals across the UK with immediate results. 2006 saw the redesign of the site to bring together best practice and technology to increase result effectiveness.

The Digital Classroom of Tomorrow Project

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.jonathanbishop.com/dcot/

The Digital Classroom of Tomorrow Project is a project led by Jonathan Bishop, which sought to develop a number of e-learning systems that make use of innovative new media technologies and evaluate these systems and draw conclusions suitable for future practice.

The Government Says

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.thegovernmentsays.com

"The Government Says" make news releases from Government departments easy to find and easy to scan through quickly. It does this in order to help you, a British citizen, keep your finger on the pulse of what the government's up to. Without having to try to hard, and without having to rely on journalists telling you what matters.

The Open Innovation Exchange - Simon Berry of Ruralnet and dozens of collaborators.

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.innovationexchange.net/

A first in the UK. This was an entirely public online collaboration to bid for a £1.2 million Government contract.

The Open University

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn

The Open University is the UK's only university dedicated to distance learning. Of our 180,000 students, nearly all are studying part-time, 10,000 have disabilities, 50,000 are sponsored by their employers and a third have entry qualifications lower than those normally demanded by other UK universities.

The University is ranked among the top UK universities for its teaching quality.

Our mission - to give everyone, whatever their background, the opportunity to learn - makes it inevitable that we should be the first university in the UK to give free online access to our teaching materials to anyone, anywhere in the world.

The Pavement

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.thepavement.org.uk

The Pavement is a magazine distributed to 3,000++ homeless Londoners every month. It offers news and advice, and - the meat of the magazine - a complete listings of services available to homeless people, from where to get a bath and breakfast, to day centres and medical help. The charity is planning a mobile site, and a SMS service for drug users to alert them to, for instance, bad drugs and new needle exchange sites.

The policman\'s blog

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://coppersblog.blogspot.com/

Tthere are lots of police blogs out there, but this is one of the best

The Reading Agency - Reading Mission

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.readingmission.org.uk/

The Reading Mission inspired children between the ages 4-12 to engage with their local library and enjoy reading over their summer holidays in 2006 with the eighth Summer Reading ChallengeTM. A wonderfully bright and animated website, it captures the imagination and encourages active participation.

The website supports The Reading Agency’s principle ethos that reading has infinite potential for making life richer and that libraries are the most democratic way to bring reading to people. Working in new ways with readers, writers, libraries and their partners was crucial to inspiring a love of reading.

Theresa May

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.votetheresa.com

Theresa May is a conservative MP representing Sonning.

TheyWorkForYou

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://theyworkforyou.com

TheyWorkForYou.com is a non-partisan website run by a charity which aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on their elected and unelected representatives in Parliament, and other assemblies.

TheyWorkForYou - Northern Ireland (mySociety)

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ni

Quietly, probably too quietly, TheyWorkForYou.com was extended to cover all debates and members of of the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont.

tigmoo.co.uk

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.tigmoo.co.uk

tigmoo.co.uk is a new (launched March ‘07) online network, which aims to encourage the development of UK trade union blogs and bloggers. It continually scans relevant blogs and combines their latest posts into a series of themed feeds, which can be read on site, or through an RSS reader.

Tom Watson MP

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/

Ton's interdependent thoughts

Great thoughts on knowledge work and management, and the tools and strategies that help to us navigate the networked world.

Tory Radio

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.toryradio.com

Tory Radio is a website which produced political podcasts with major political figures. It's regular Challenge the Chairman slot allows readers to submit questions to the Chairman of the Conservative Party on a regular basis.

Truancy Call Limited – Call Parents

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.callparents.com

Truancy Call Limited provides three telecoms-based services for schools – Call Parents, Truancy Call and Text Someone. Call Parents (www.callparents.com) is designed to enable schools to send text messages or telephone calls to all the parents of pupils within the school with just a few simple clicks. Alongside this, a specific class, year or group can be selected and the parents given a specific message.

Truancy Call Limited – Text Someone

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.textsomeone.com

Truancy Call Limited provides three telecoms-based services for schools – Call Parents, Truancy Call and Text Someone. With bullying and anti-social behaviour a problem in UK schools, Truancy Call Limited was inspired to develop Text Someone (www.textsomeone.com) to encourage young people to report incidents of bullying, theft, crime or any antisocial behaviour directly to schools. The service has been designed to offer pupils the chance to text, email or call 24 hours a day 7 days a week, to report any problems they may have (previously this has been limited to school time and pupils would have to talk to someone directly). Once the school has received the message they can then take the appropriate action.

Text Someone offers a revolutionary way of tackling all forms of bullying without the need to invest in new telephone systems, additional phone lines or a new computer.

Truancy Call Limited – Truancy Call

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.truancycall.com

Truancy Call Ltd provides three telecoms-based services for schools – Call Parents, Truancy Call and Text Someone. Truancy Call Ltd is committed to ensuring that children are attending school to get the best possible education. Truancy Call is an automatic parent notification system allowing schools to contact parents via automated telephone call, text message and email. Truancy Call is now available in more than 10 languages, enabling schools to contact parents for whom English is a second language.

Truetube

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.truetube.co.uk/

Truetube lets users over 16 post videos and messages about their concerns and views of world issues. This website tries simply to be an interactive place for mostly young people to debate and get their ideas out there.

UKAuthors.com Website

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://ukauthors.com

This is a website which functions as a co-operative workshop where people who are learning the craft of writing can submit material and obtain detailed and helpful feedback from othyers at all stages of expertise, and assist their fellow writers in the same way. It is a forum in which writing becomes a co-operative enterprise and everyone is given support and encouragement as well as tips and assistance and an honest assessment of their achievements, strengths and weaknesses. As well as this the companion site UKAPress.com provides a route into print for writing of outstanding quality whether or not it might be judged commercially attractive by mainstream publishers. The criteria of selection are entirely literary and artistic.

Urban Learning Space

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.story-box.co.uk

Urban Learning Space uses transformational design practice to promote individuals’ capacities for change. Nurturing an innate capacity for learning by using collaborative design processes, we create new approaches. These range from the building of creativity tools to support innovation, transforming public spaces into learning landscapes, and harnessing emerging technologies to explore new learning contexts.

Usability Exchange

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://www.usabilityexchange.com

The Usability Exchange offers the first simple, fast and cost-effective way for public sector organisations to carry out accessibility and usability testing of their websites. By engaging in regular usability testing, public sector organisations can ensure they are truly user-focused rather than being technology-led.

v nice to meet you

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.wearev.com/

My friend jake swears by these guys, nad now he seems so much happier

Virtual Puppeteers by Squidsoup in collaboration with Futurelab

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.vpups.com

Squidsoup is a loose federation of artists musicians and interactive designers whose work focuses on using interactivity, sound and space (virtual and real) in intuitive yet unexpected ways - on the web, as installations, in games and in software applications.

Futurelab, a not-for-profit organisation that pioneers ways of using new technology to transform the way people learn, collaborated in the development of Virtual Puppeteers with Squidsoup, and evaluated the software at three different stages in its development in schools.

walkit.com

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

http://www.walkit.com

walkit.com is the online route planner that promotes walking as the quick, green, healthy and free way of getting around town. You can generate a walking route map and journey time (for a fast, medium and slow pace) between any two points, such as a postcode, street name or point of interest. It also will tell you how many calories you’ll burn in the process, and the quantity of CO2 you’ve stopped being emitted by not going by car, bus or taxi.

wanderingscribe

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://wanderingego.blogspot.com/

An interesting website blog about an author claiming to be homeless and living in a car just to get a book publishing deal.

Whats New Media?

Nominated in Education award category.

http://whatsnewmedia.wordpress.com/

A newsroll, blog and information resource for students and faculty within New Media programs

Whitehall Webby

Nominated in Modernising government award category.

http://whitehallwebby.wordpress.com

A blog examining how government currently makes use of social media, what the opportunities are and what role government should or could play in social media

Wild Fishing - Rivers and Lochs Data Base

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.rldb.co.uk

The above site is a useful hobby site Ifound on he subject of scottish and uk fushing. Enabling users to search hundreds of locations to fish in the UK

William Bowles

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://williambowles.info/

This webpage is the work of one person and “pretty much a fulltime unpaid ‘job’”, were William Bowles releases his essays about the current, past and future fight for a different (and better) society.

Word-Bank

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.word-bank.com

Word-Bank was established to help people understand the jargon that is often used on the web.

World InfoZone - WIZ Around the World

Nominated in Education award category.

http://www.worldinfozone.com

World InfoZone (WIZ) uses country studies and special features to explore cultural diversity around the world. Produced since 1997 by a London teacher WIZ aims to add an international perspective to education. The project is on-going and updates are made daily.

YouScotland.com

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.youscotland.com

YouScotland.com was founded in February 2007 by voluntary effort. Since then it has become one of the leading e-powerment sites in Scotland, and indeed the UK, through the creative use of forum, blogs, vlogs and e-petitions.

It is still in its formative stages, but has a membership of 700, many based abroad, and is planning now how to take it's e-empowerment agenda forward in the wake of the historic election results in Scotland in May, through a series of educational events.

YouthNet

Nominated in Information and openness award category.

http://www.thesite.org; http://www.youthnet.org

YouthNet aims to create a socially inclusive environment where young people are engaged, informed and inspired to achieve their ambitions and dreams. Our vision is to be the first place all young adults turn to when they need support and guidance through life.

We do this through our two websites:
• TheSite.org, a one-stop-shop for information, guidance and advice for 16-24 year-olds. TheSite.org provides a spectrum of services for young people in the UK and a variety of ways for people to find their own voices and be empowered within their own lives. Every month, over 500,000 users visit TheSite.org – and there are 16,000 regular posters on our discussion boards.

• do-it.org.uk, a central place to find about volunteering and volunteering opportunities, and home to the National Volunteering Database, we developed. It includes hundreds of thousands of opportunities to volunteer, providing young people with an online database that is easy to search if they decide to turn an interest or passion into action.

Yvette Cooper

Nominated in Elected representative award category.

http://www.yvettecooper.com

Yvette Cooper is a Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley and Normanton Common.