| ACE IT (Age Concern Edinburgh
Information Technology) wins major UK
award -The Nominet Best Practice
Challenge Award July 2008 |
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ACE IT are proud to announce this award
in the Best Development Project category
- "The judges felt that this was a very
positive project that focuses on a real
need and succeeds in managing complex
partnerships to achieve its goals." |
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From left - Rt
Hon Alun Michael, Chair of
Judges Nominet Best Practice
Challenge 2008
Jenny Ridge - Chief Executive
Age Concern Edinburgh
Information Technology (ACE IT)
Karen Banks - Best Development
Project Judging Panel & Bob
Gilbert Chair of Nominet |
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The awards ceremony held at the Science
Museum in London on Wednesday 9 July
recognised trade organisations, blue
chip companies and charities for their
innovative and creative Internet
projects.
Other winners included Barclays Bank,
Internet Watch Foundation, Get Safe
Online, Common Knowledge, YouthNet and
the British Library
Winning entries will be promoted as
demonstrations of best practice to
industry, government, academia and in
the media both in the UK and
internationally. They will also be
invited to take a leading role in the UK
preparatory meeting for Internet
Governance Forum in India |
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PoL Steele &
Jenny Ridge of ACE IT |
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Jenny Ridge Chief Executive of ACE IT
says
"We started our main Computer Training
Project for the 50 + group 7 years ago
and I'm absolutely thrilled and
extremely proud to win this award. It's
great to see older people embracing
technology and the Internet so keenly.
It is thanks to everyone involved -
another great achievement for team ACE
IT!" |
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I’m also very grateful for the numerous
congratulatory messages that have come
in from all parts of Edinburgh and
around the world…..” |
| "CONGRATULATIONS!!"
Fantastic recognition of all
your hard work” |
| “Fantastic news –
recognition for your
tireless work – I’m very
proud to be part of it” |
| “CONGRATULATIONS!
This is all down to your
hard work, inspiration and
encouragement!” |
| “Congratulations.
That is fantastic news!!!!!
It is a credit to all your
hard work as well as all
your committed staff and
volunteers” |
| “Well deserved to win
this award and get the
recognition of your hard
work and effort. The wonders
of internet - we can keep in
touch and hear good news
wherever we are in the
world!” |
| “Another fabulous
success” |
| “Congratulations this
is much deserved” |
| “You must be so
delighted and proud of this
achievement. It's fantastic
news” |
| Paul Edie, Convener for
Health and Social Care at
the City of Edinburgh
Council said: "It is
fantastic that ACE IT has
been successful in winning a
national award. This award
highlights the excellent
partnership working between
the City of Edinburgh
Council and the voluntary
sector. Edinburgh truly is a
city for all ages and the
projects that ACE IT run,
with their emphasis towards
generations working
together, further highlight
this. I would like to
congratulate all those
involved." ACE IT
were recently front page
news on the City of
Edinburgh Council's website
with the following news
article -
Click Here |
| Many thanks also to
Sarah Boyack MSP and Mike
Pringle MSP who have both
motioned a table in
Parliament in support of ACE
IT and the Award:
Further Information
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| Rt Hon Alun Michael
MP,Chair of Judges, Nominet
Best Practice Challenge 2008
said "I am proud to be
celebrating so many examples
of best practice within the
UK Internet industry and
look forward to highlighting
their good work at the
Internet Governance Forum in
Hyderabad in December. The
winning entries are sure to
spark lively discussions and
add substance to the
international policy debate" |
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