Dear All

Award giving ceremony of the first National e-Content and ICT for Development Award 2010 will be held at the National Museum on August 9, 2010 at 7 pm. Honourable Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith is expected to be present as the chief guest while State Minister for Science and ICT Yeafesh Osman will be the special guest.

Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is the host of the contest and D.Net is the organiser of the contest. The contest was held in 14 categories both for on-line and off-line content products and ICT interventions and applications. The winners of the award will be eligible for contesting in World Summit Award 2011. This contest is endorsed by World Summit Award.

The Daily Star and The Daily Prothom Alo is the organising partner of the programme. Channel i and Radio abc is the media partner. Knowledge partner is Digital Empowerment Foundation, India and Global Partner is World Summit Award, Austria. Online partner Computer Jagat and Internet Radio partner is lemon24.com. General Sponsors are Manusher Jonno, Microsoft, Intel, bdjobs.com.

List of People and Institutions, whom Award authority Dedicated the E-content & ICT for development Awards for 2010

1.       e-Government & Institutions: Professor Rehman Sobhan

2.       e-Health: Professor M R Khan, National Professor

3.       e-Learning & Education: Late Abdullah Al Muti-Sharfuddin

4.       e-Games: Mustafa Monwar

5.       e-Entertainment: Late Abdul Alim

6.       e-Culture & Heritage: Late Poet Shamsur Rahman

7.       e-Science & Technology: Late Dr. Muhammad Kudrat-e-Khuda

8.       e-Environment: Professor Dwijen Sarma

9.       e-Business & Commerce: MCCI

10.     e-Enterprise & Livelihood: Angela Gomez

11.     e-Inclusion & Participation: Bangladesh Army

12.     e-Localisation: Ebika Biswas, The First Mobile Lady in Bangladesh

13.     e-News: Late Professor Abdul Kader, Founder, Computer Jagat

14.     m-Content/ Applications/Services: Professor Iqbal Z. Quadir, Chairman, Iqbal Quadir Foundation 

Total Nominations of this contest are 93 in 14 categories. Among them 51 Private Sector, 08

Government Institutions, 17 NGOs/ Not-for-profit, 07 Academia, 10 Individuals/ Forums. 48 of

these are nominated as finalists.

For detail please visit http://www.eaward.org.bd.

Best Regards,
National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010 Team