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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Netbase t0 / Institute for New Culture Technologies: Award for Austrian dissidents on the Net Public Netbase presented the AUSTRIAN WEB RESISTANCE AWARDS 2000 which have been selected by a prominent jury in Vienna. The ~3800 Euro fund has been provided by the Institute for Applied Autonomy http://www.appliedautonomy.com/ that transferred their Prix Ars Electronica to Public Netbase during the Live TV gala in september of this year. The AUSTRIAN WEB RESISTANCE AWARDS 2000 have found broad media attention and has specifically raised the wrath of the Freedom Party. Mr. Karl Schweitzer from the FPOe has said in a public discussion : "Naturally the government has to deal with this Netbase in special ways. They are not only biting the hand that feeds them, but they are actually at the throat of the Austrian government" The Award was repeatedly subject of heated discussion in the parliament and the Vienna City Council. The Results:
++++++++++ Members of the jury: - Gabriele
Gerbasits (IG Kultur Österreich) The decision has been clear and consensual- the winning project "no-racism.net/MUND" has been acknowledged for creating a sustainable online- plattform dealing with issues of racism and providing and independent news service which has greatly contributed to community building and has become a valuable source of information far beyond Austria. The second place was awarded to an artistic project which adressess the subject of Austrian Kulturkampf in a very humourous and clever way. The 3rd prize has been awarded ex aequo to projects which are mainly in real-life public sphere which integrate the net into their work. A number of projects with close links to Public Netbase or its crew have not been admitted to this award- this includes www.government-austria.at or www.volkstanz.net. The jury has decided to give 5 other projects a honorable mention:
Further documentation at: http://government-austria.at Public Netbase would like to thank all its supporters in the struggle against authoritarian rightwing repression in Austria. Sign the "Open Letter to the Austrian Public" at: http://free.netbase.org -------------------- This release is also available in unformated HTML. -------------------- Public
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