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Digital Awards for North East England

The first ever North East Digital Awards will celebrate the achievement and highlight the talents of firms in the region using digital technology.

The Awards aim to recognise quality across all areas of e-business and provide free online promotion of businesses across the region, both for those which are creating and developing digital technology and those which are using it in the most creative and innovative ways.

Funded by regional development agency One NorthEast, and managed by The North East Regional Portal, the Awards are open for entries until 28 March 2008. Entries should be submitted online at www.northeastdigitalawards.co.uk.

Emmanuelle Martinot, e-business technical advisor for One NorthEast, said: “The North East of England is a hotbed for digital talent and these awards are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate those achievements. We’re really looking forward to seeing the nominations.”

The North East Regional Portal’s head of e-business Pascal Fintoni said: “The rapid expansion and development of digital technologies in the North East of England is undeniable, and successful and innovative businesses deserve to be celebrated. “These awards celebrate the achievements of businesses, companies and organisations that have recognised, developed and used digital techniques to generate and maintain effective online activities. This means that all Award nominees will be winners.”

The awards are divided into three Groups: Digital Users, Digital Suppliers and Digital Innovators and categories range from ‘Best E-commerce Website’ to ‘Best News and Entertainment Website’.

The nomination and voting process will take place entirely online - with every nomination featuring on the North East Digital Awards website at www.northeastdigitalawards.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .