The UK Catalyst Awards are BERR and NESTA sponsored initiative which aims to:
recognise everyday heroes who use technology to make a positive impact on the world around them. What’s more, you could get support to take your idea further and help more people.
Sounds like a good deal to me! They are being organised by Dan McQuillan, an all-round online social change good egg. David Wilcox attended the launch at the beginning of May, and caught up with Phil Hope MP – who is Minister for the Third Sector – as well as Dan, and in his inimitable social reporter style, managed to shoot some video:
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You can still put forward your projects for the awards – and I believe they don’t have to be underway at this stage – good ideas might be enough. It’s a chance to try and drum up some support, get connected with other interested folk and maybe snaffle a bit of funding. And why not?
In other news, Channel 4 have revealed that there will be some funding via their 4IP fund at the 2gether festival in July 2008. It will be interesting to see how these two initiatives work together.
More on 2gether to come, by the way.
oh dave, ‘fraid I just want to slap mr hope (sic) whilst chanting ‘and how do you they find all the ‘great!’ f*****g stuff, eh? tell me ya bastard! ya don’t know, do you?’
I highly recommend Jimmy Leach, former No. 10 digital guru, at the U.S. Embassy forum for another take on all this pollytician ‘enthusiasm’
http://www.ft.com/cms/2404f564-21c8-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html