Press Room
Released: 17 March 2003, Hansard:
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the award schemes in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 promoted by the Department; what their scope was; when the relevant participating organisations are scheduled to be sent results; and whether other parties will be given notification of the results at the same time. [102061]
Ms Hewitt: The Department of Trade and Industry promotes the following awards:
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E-Commerce Awards
The DTI, though UK online for business, is a sponsor of the annual E-Commerce Awards run by InterForum over recent years. The Awards celebrate innovative business uses of Information and Communications Technology.
Nominations and applications begin in the spring each year. National coverage is achieved through regional awards that lead to a national award event in the autumn when category winners are publicly announced to all competitors attend that event to hear the results. Web and local media coverage has been enhanced by sponsorship from the Daily Express (2001 and 2002) and the Sunday Times Enterprise Network (2003).
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