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August 10, 2010
YPSA’s digital contents awarded nationally. DAISY and Shipbreaking Website
The following news from YPSA, the organization which Ms. Sadia Tajin, a former participant of Vocational Rehab. Course 2008 belongs to and it is downloaded from mailing list of "accessbangla."
It’s a matter of great cheery, surprising and achievement that YPSA’s digital contents ware awarded nationally. Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Bangladesh is the host of the contest “National e-Content and ICT4D Award 2010” and D.Net is the organizer”.
We submitted concept paper on both project to the organizers in order to join the contest. At last YPSA’s content production on ICT4D was introduced and recognized as the best digital content and project countrywide.
“DAISY on E-inclusion & Participation” got champion award and Website of Shipbreaking got special award. The award giving ceremony held at auditorium of National Museum, Dhaka yesterday evening. Honorable Finance Minister Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was the Chief Guest while Honorable State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman was the Special Guest on the occasion. On behalf of YPSA Mr. Vashkar Vhattacharjee, Senior Program Officer and Focal person of DAISY Bangladesh have received the champion Award 2010 for DAISY and Md. Nazmul Haider, Senior program officer of YPSA have received the Special Mention award For Ship Breaking in Bangladesh web portal.
Now the winning projects are accomplished to join the global contest because the winners of the award will be eligible for contesting in World Summit Award 2011. This contest is endorsed by World Summit Award.
Regarding DAISY,
http://www.daisy.org/
http://www.ypsa.org/
Posted by jicafriends at August 10, 2010 01:22 PM