IST EVENT 2006 :: Competitions:: Best IST Project Website
Best IST Project Website Award
Stop Press: HUMAINE judged “Best IST Project website"
The grand prize winner of the Best IST Project Website Award, sponsored by Nokia, is the HUMAINE project.
HUMAINE won the grand prize - worth €10,000 - when it was chosen from the following three winners:
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Dr Marc Schröder |
from left: Magí Lluch Ariet, Horacio González-Vélez, Mariola Mier |
Daniel Schwarz and Milva Becker-Fahr |
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HUMAINE - Research on Emotions and Human-Machine Interaction - was awarded for its contribution to community building, its easy navigation and its very comprehensive content. The site also follows the W3C guidelines on web accessibility. |
HEALTH AGENTS, focusing on brain tumour diagnosis and prognosis, was chosen by the jury because of its comprehensive content, its ease of navigation, its good presentation of results and its adherence to W3C guidelines on web accessibility. |
ELEKTRA - “Enhanced Learning Experience and Knowledge TRAnsfer” - was chosen because of its visual appeal and its clarity and interest for the non-specialist |
Over 21,000 ratings were received via this website ... more
The winners were announced by Mr Fabio Colasanti of the European Commission, accompanied by Mr. Erkki Ormala, Vice President of Technology Policy at Nokia, at the IST 2006 Closing Ceremony. Two other websites were given honourable mentions:
- ARTIST: recommended because of its clean design, its ease of navigation and the impressive quality and quantity of the content it presents to the embedded systems research community;
- PRIME: commended because of the quality and clarity of the content it presents particularly to the non-specialist. The project focuses on privacy and identity management.
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sponsor of the IST 2006 Best IST Project Website Award
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations www.nokia.com
Background
There were 256 IST Projects enrolled their site into the competition via this website, through which the wider Internet community rated them online. Over 21,000 ratings were received, resulting in a shortlist from which a jury selected the winners.
The aim of the competition was to encourage IST projects to improve their websites, enhancing both their content and visibility, as well as publicising the projects' activities. The winners were announced at the IST 2006 closing session.
Who can apply?
The Best IST Project Website Award was open to all projects within the Information Society Technologies (IST) priority of the EU’s Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) for research and development. The IST Project had to have a dedicated website for the project itself. Projects that have already finished were also eligible.
How the Contest Works At A Glance:
- 256 IST Projects enrolled their site into the competition via this website;
- the wider Internet community then rated them online using four rating criteria - over 21,000 ratings were received;
- a jury selected three finalists from among the highest ranked sites (see finalist selection by jury);
- the winner was announced at the final conference session of IST 2006, winning €10,000 (see Award ceremony);
Anybody could rate any of the websites on the list of participating IST Project Websites, using the following four rating criteria:
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| 1. Content | Is the site content complete, up to date and clear? For example, is it easy to find the project objectives, the roles and contribution of each partner and the results achieved? Is there some content aimed at non-specialists? Is it text-heavy, or does it use images, animations or other audiovisual content? |
| 2. Design, Structure & Navigation | Does the design get in the way of the content? Is the site well-structured? Or does the design elegantly help you find the content you are looking for? Is it easy to navigate and get around the site or did you get lost? Did you find broken links? |
| 3. European Aspects | Does the website clearly identify the project as an EU-funded project? Does it contain links to the relevant pages of the EU institutions, or other EU projects? Is the European nature of the project clear? |
| 4. Overall Experience | Would you recommend your colleagues and friends visit this site? Does it innovate - for example, through interactivity, or by creating a virtual community? Overall, did you enjoy your visit and learn something? |
Evaluation finished at noon (CET), 3 November 2006.
A jury composed of independent experts with experience in Web design, communications and EU research activities will examine the top ranked websites from the Internet vote. The jury will also apply the four Award Criteria above and select three finalists by the beginning of November. The three finalists will be invited to the IST 2006 Conference (if they haven't already planned to do so) where they will be interviewed and a video clip will be produced of their project website.
All three finalists will be awarded with a certificate signed by representatives of the European Commission and the Finnish Presidency of the European Union.
The jury will also select the overall Winner of the Best IST Website Award, who will be awarded the Grand Prize of €10,000 which is sponsored by Nokia. The award ceremony will also feature two other awards.
The Commission reserves the right to change any of the above without prior notification.