2011 Australia and NZ Internet Awards - Winners Announced

2011 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards - Winners Announced

Media Release - 18 October 2011

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and auDA (the .au Domain Administration) are delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Australian and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs).

The awards, now in their third year, celebrate exceptional contributions by businesses, organisations and individuals to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand.

The ANZIAs are a collaboration between InternetNZ and auDA, and are adjudicated by an independent panel of experts from both countries. Winners are identified in six categories: Information; Diversity; Innovation; Security and Privacy; Internet Access and Digital Skills; and IPv6.

“The ANZIA’s honour innovators from a highly diverse range of organisations that have set new standards for making the Internet a more inclusive, accessible and safe place,” says auDA CEO Chris Disspain. "In a highly competitive online environment, these initiatives have developed creative and effective ways to reach customers, deliver services and enhance the online experience of Australians and New Zealanders.”

InternetNZ Chief Executive Vikram Kumar welcomes the growth of the ANZIAs and increased participation from a wide range of initiatives, “This year’s awards attracted twice the number of entries received in 2010. We received many excellent contributions from both New Zealand and Australia and we are very pleased to be able to celebrate their achievements through the ANZIAs”.

The winners were presented at a gala dinner in Melbourne on the evening of Monday 17 October (AEST), which featured a keynote speech by former Australian High Court Judge, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG.

The 2011 ANZIA winners and highly commended entries in each category are:

*Information:* Winner: Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation “Tune In Not Out” Highly Commended: The Courier newspaper - Ballarat

*Diversity:* Winner: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Highly Commended: Victoria University of Wellington, Deaf Studies Research Unit

*IPv6:* Winner: DTS Ltd Highly Commended: Internode

*Security and Privacy:* Winner: Telstra Highly Commended: Aura RedEye Security

*Internet Access and Digital Skills:* Winner: Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired Highly Commended: Infoxchange

*Innovation:* Highly Commended: NZ Department of Internal Affairs; Beek; PaperKut Paperless Receipts.

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