Events

Presentation of eContent Award Italy

Prize for best e-content

This meeting will present eContent Award Italy, the contest wich is organised in order to select the best Italian eContent products to the World Summit Award on the occasion of its second edition (Tunis 16-18 November 2005).

This award encourages creativity and drives young talents toward international contests. The aim is to create and spread quality multimedia and digital contents. All the different aspects of the future Knowledge Society are covered:

eCulture
eScience
eGovernment
eEntertainment
eHealth
eInclusion
eLearning
eBusiness

Key-features are content and creativity. The contest is open to any company, organisation and individual active in the content industry and based in Italy. The presented e-product must be produced mainly by an Italian individual or company, which must reflect Italian’s local morals and traditions.

Registration deadline: 31 May 05

How to apply

The meeting is promoted by Province of Turin, Cooperation Agency of Local Boards, Pari-Go Onlus, Torino Wireless Foundation and Torino Digital Culture.

The event will also introduce the international meeting Financing Cooperation to Bridge the Digital Divide, an activity of Province of Turin and Cooperation Agency of Local Boards.

Program

11.30

Opening greetings

Aurora Tesio – Town councillor for Equal Opportunities and International Relationships

Alessandra Speranza – Town councillor for Human Resources, Legacy, Informative System
11.45

Financing of cooperation programs for digital divide reduction

Paolo Morello – Cooperation Agency of Local Boards
eContent Award: an international showcase for best digital projects “made in Italy”

Alfredo Ronchi – Milan Polytechnic
Torino Wireless: ICT as innovation and competitiveness tool for enterprises

Rodolfo Zich — Torino Wireless Foundation
World Summit Award: the best products selected in 2003 edition

Silvia Ines Amici — Ars Media / Pari-Go Onlus — Turin
Performing Media: digital cultures, between creativity and enterprises

Carlo Infante — ToDig.it Project