HeadsUp awarded runner up prize at Nominet Internet Awards
HeadsUp – the Hansard Society’s online forum which connects 11-18 year olds with politicians and decision makers to debate political issues – has been awarded the runner-up prize at the Nominet Internet Awards, shortlisted in the category of ‘
Empowering Young People and Citizens’.
The annual Nominet Internet Awards ceremony is held to recognise and reward the very best of UK internet achievement, innovation and best practice. HeadsUp was shortlisted along with five other projects in the category. On announcing the Hansard Society’s achievement, Nominet commented that
‘the judges felt that this initiative provides good democratic engagement for young people throughout the UK’. Beccy Allen, Project Manager for HeadsUp says:
‘It’s a great honour to be recognised by an organisation so central to the development of the internet. HeadsUp is a unique and innovative tool that has been helping connect young people with politicians and policy-makers for seven years now. This project has gone from strength to strength in recent years, which shows how closely connected the digital and political worlds have become and what opportunities there are for closer links between citizens and those that represent them.’
Visit http:
www.headsup.org.uk
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