European Telework Week

European Telework Awards 1997

Rules and Criteria for the Awards

The European Telework Awards are supported by the partners in the European Telework Week programme, including the European Commission, the European Telework Development (ETD) initiative, industry representatives and National ETW97 orchestrators.

The awards will be presented to organisations that, in the opinion of the evaluators, have made outstanding contributions to Telework development in Europe.

Nominations

Any organisation was allowed to nominate itself. Any organisation or individual was allowed to nominate another organisation, with the agreement of the nominated organisation.

Nominations closed on 31^st August 1997

Selection of Short-listed Projects/Organisations

The nominated projects will be evaluated by 21^st September 1997, and a short-list of up to 3 candidates per category will be announced. The short-listing process will be based on the submitted proposal. The evaluators may contact nominees for clarification.

Short-listed organisations/projects will be invited to prepare presentation material (this may be video, computer based presentation, depending on category) not exceeding 10 minutes in length, highlighting their achievements. The short-listed applicants may be asked to supply further information, or clarification. All short-listed nominees will be invited to participate in the award ceremony in Brussels during ETW '97. The organisers will meet travel and overnight accommodation costs one person for each organisation/project that is short-listed.

Awards and Criteria

**The Awards: Criteria and Basis for Evaluation**
Award	Criteria	Judging
Best Contribution to European Competitiveness	a real (operational) telework implementation, not a project or trial	an expert panel from different countries of the EU
	characteristics that are readily applicable to other organisations not unique to the nominee organisation
	a quantifiable impact on productivity, costs, customer service and/or other competitiveness factors
Most Original Telework Scheme	may be a real implementation, or a project or trial;	through public voting on the Internet
	originality may be shown in: the way technology is used; or
	a novel organisational approach; or
	unusual location or geographical spread; or
	impact on local community, or otherwise
Best Contribution to Sustainability	a telework implementation, promotional programme, technological solution, legislative or regulatory action relating to telework;	an expert panel from different countries of the EU
	contribution to sustainability in terms of environmental or social outcomes;
	sustainability demonstrated in both the rationale for the activity and its expected results
Best Technological Contribution to the Advancement of Telework	a product, service or application of technology;	an expert panel from different countries of the EU
	in practical use (or at least announced and demonstrable) in Europe at the time of nominations closing (31 August 1997) (Note that the technology need not have been developed in Europe);
	applicability across a broad range of telework environments; expected significant impact in encouraging telework implementation, enhancing success in teleworking or addressing recognised barriers or problems.
	The technology or product should have a major impact in facilitating the uptake or execution of telework.
Best Media Coverage of Telework	an original article or broadcast first published after Jan 1, 1996 (Note: A copy of the original item must be provided, with copyright permission for making copies available to the adjudicators, and (in the case of an item whose original language is not English) an English translation or transcript.)	an expert panel from different countries of the EU.
	effective coverage of telework or closely relevant topic;
	a particularly lively, compelling or convincing treatment;
	accuracy in the intended context.

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