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ICT ‘Nobel Prizes’ awarded |
The European Information and Communication Technology Awards 2007 Grand Prizes have been awarded to a communications solution that offers businesses access to fixed-line phone services, anytime, anywhere, an automatic scanner that digitises books in minutes and a software translation system that avoids the need for reprogramming. The companies behind the innovative inventions are from the UK, Sweden and Austria.Each Grand Prize winner received €200,000, while seventeen prizes of €5000 were also awarded to other entrants. The twenty winners were selected from 450 applicants, from thirty countries. “Information and communications technology opens up a world of new possibilities – new ways of working and new ways of living,” said Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media. “Innovations such as these are essential if Europe is to stay ahead in the global game. These prizes recognise European industries continuing capacity to develop and deploy state of the art ICT products.” |
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