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Nominet unveils shortlist for Internet Awards
The winners will be showcased at the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in Kenya.
Launched in January, the initiative is designed to highlight the efforts of companies, individuals and charities that have helped to enhance the online experience through a variety of methods.
The BBC and WAG are among the nominees in the Making the Internet Safer category, thanks to their respective CBBC Stay Safe and E-Crime Wales projects.
Everything Everywhere, the network operator and internet service provider that controls the Orange and T-Mobile brands, is also on the shortlist for this award thanks to the success of its E-Safety Education scheme.
Other categories include Building a Networked Nation, Opening the World of Knowledge, Empowering Young People and Citizens, and Nurturing Powerful Local Partnerships.
All winners will be showcased at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Kenya, which is set to run from September 27th to 30th. The organisation exists to help the secretary general of the United Nations with key issues relating to the way the web is run.
Nominees were selected from the list of entrants by a panel of experts, including Professor Sonia Livingstone from the London School of Economics, Cardiff and South Penarth MP Alun Michael and Childnet International chief executive Will Gardner.
Mr Michael said the awards are an excellent way to illustrate the "outstanding work" that is carried out in the UK thanks to the internet.
"There are many examples of innovation, cooperation and leadership which benefit the communities of the online world," he remarked. "Through the IGF, the Nominet Internet Awards allow us to export the best of British innovation to the global internet community each year."
Nominet UK was formed in 1996 as a non-profit company in order to cope with the growing demand to purchase domain names with the .uk suffix.