The shortlist and winner of this award are selected by the IWF.
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The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Award
The
finalists in the The IWF Award category
are:-
“For commitment to consumer e-safety by offering ISPs, free of charge, the opportunity to deploy the Brightfilter filtering solution to protect their customers from accidentally stumbling across indecent images of children.”
“For producing a range of excellent multi-media interactive learning resources for children, parents and teachers aimed at enhancing the online experience of children.”
“For their work to develop a flexible policy framework and further the academic research agenda into how people, especially children, use new media to assist in the formulation of recommendations for child safety, media literacy and risk awareness.”
“For his longstanding contribution extolling the virtues of good practice, at home and abroad, of a self-regulatory approach to combating criminal content on the Internet.”
“For his involvement with the issue of Internet content since 1996, drafting the first Communication on illegal and harmful Internet content. He has been the driving force behind a variety of very successful EC Safer Internet Programmes, in particular the development of the INHOPE association of Hotlines.”
The
winner is:-
Richard Swetenham - Head of the eContent and Safer Internet Unit at the European Commission
About Orange
Orange
is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s
leading telecommunications operators with more than 153
million customers on five continents.
In June, 2006, as part of the France Telecom integrated
operator strategy (NExT programme) to deliver simple,
convergent products, Orange became the single brand for
mobile, internet and TV offers in France, the United Kingdom,
The Netherlands and in Spain, strengthening Orange’s
position as the number two mobile and internet services brand
in Europe. In addition, Orange Business Services became the
new banner for business communications solutions and services.
Orange Business Services is present in 166 countries and
territories and serves customers in 220.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris Eurolist
market and on the New York Stock Exchange. At September 30,
2006, the group had 92.59 million mobile customers, 12.09
million internet customers and 48.59 million fixed line
customers.
At the end of 2005, France Telecom had consolidated sales of
49 billion euros by IFRS standards in 2005 (38.4 billion euros
for the year-to-date at September 30, 2006) and had 203,000
employees.
Further information about Orange and France Telecom can be
found on the Orange website at www.orange.com
or the France Telecom at www.francetelecom.com.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included
in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal
Communications Services Limited.
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