Indian scribe wins Cyber Oscar Award

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Anand Parthasarthy, a Indian journalist working for an English daily has
bagged the coveted "Cyber Oscar award" for his outstanding work on the
developments in the information society. This IT correspondent working for
"The Hindu" in Chennai has been selected for his winning story on "India's
first-computer-literate village" in Mallapuram district in Kerala, a press
statement said. Parthasarthy is one of the four journalists who has been
selected for the award. The other three scribes are from Brazil, Tanzania
and Nigeria respectively. The award, which carries a prize of USD 2,000 each
and a plaque, now dubbed as "Cyber Oscar", will be presented at a ceremony
in Geneva on Dec 11, the statement said. The media awards, coordinated by
the Panos Institute London and Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) are aimed
at encouraging and bringing international recognition to the thoughtful and
incisive reporting on developing countries progress in becoming "Information
Societies". GKP is a worldwide network committed to harnessing potential
information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable and
equitable development.
Source:
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