The winners for the Tech4Good Awards 2011 were announced at the Awards Ceremony last night, hosted by Mariella Frostrup in the BT Centre at St. Paul’s. And they are:
Accessibility Award 2011
Lifelites
Lifelites is a UK-based children’s technology charity that provides a package of fun and educational technology to every one of the 49 children’s hospices in the UK and Ireland. The Lifelites package gives children the … Read more
Community Impact Award 2011
Starting Point/Taylors Fish and Chip Shop, Stockport
A community-based cybercafé and learning centre that has grown out of a fish and chip shop. It is a base for a huge range of learning and training-based activities and is focus for trying to … Read more
Community Voices Award 2011
Vintage Radio, Merseyside
Vintage Radio is an online community radio station in Birkenhead, Merseyside, that is run by older people for older people. It started broadcasting in February 2009 and has given 60 volunteers aged over 50, many … Read more
Fundaising Award 2011
The Pennies Foundation
Pennies is an electronic charity box that enables people to donate a few pence of their electronic change as they pay for with a debit or credit card. In the first few months since launch … Read more
Innovation Award 2011
We Are What We Do/Internet Buttons
Internet Buttons simplify the Internet for new or nervous users. A simple webpage is created by a friend or family member with a few simple buttons that link to websites of interest to the new … Read more
IT Volunteer of the Year 2011
Colin Crook
Colin is responsible for running Silver Surfer IT taster sessions in sheltered accommodation for elderly people across the UK. He works mainly with people with sight impairments using tools such as Dolphin Guide, Jaws, Thunder, … Read more
Working Together Award 2011
XMA and iansyst
XMA and iansyst collaborated to ensure delivery of bespoke computer packages to enable over 9,000 children those with disabilities and special needs get online.
