Entries close for ICT awards

The 2006 Telkom Information and Communication Technology Journalist of the Year Awards attracted some 234 entries from journalists writing about the multi-faceted world of information, communications and technology. Winners will be announced at The Castle in Kyalami on 28 March 2006.

Sponsor Telkom has upped the stakes to make this competition one of the most attractive for journalists to enter; the top ICT journalist will be rewarded with a prize comprising R40 000, as well as an expenses-paid seven day trip to Hong Kong to attend the ITU Conference, while the winner of each category will receive a R15 000 cash prize.

A new category introduced this year for students carries a prize of R10 000 and a bursary for further study in South Africa.

Lulu Letlape, Group Executive, Telkom Corporate Communications, says: "Without the clear spread of information about technology and the intelligent communication of such information, technology would exist in a vacuum, rather than enhancing and uplifting our lives. ICT journalists are the connectors between people and the technology that improves our lives."