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Centre shortlisted

by Mark Rowe

The Business Crime Reduction Centre has made the shortlist of entries for the Nominet Internet Awards 2013 in the Making the internet a safer place category.

From an all-time high number of entries, the Business Crime Reduction Centre has made it through to a shortlist of 29. The Business Crime Reduction Centre requests partners, clients and stakeholders to show support for the entry via the NIA website or by tweeting variations on “Congratulations to @BCRC_News for making the #nia2013 shortlist” ahead of May 17.

The Nominet Internet Awards celebrate the achievements and innovation of UK internet initiatives. The awards aim to showcase projects from UK businesses, charities, individuals and public and private sector organisations which help to make the internet more secure and open.

A panel of judges are due to select the winners, which will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday, July 4 at The British Library, hosted by technology journalist Kate Russell .

David Ransom, Director of the Business Crime Reduction Centre says: “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for such a prestigious award. The calibre of the other initiatives shortlisted demonstrates the high standard in this year’s awards. The Business Crime Reduction Centre has worked hard over the past year to reduce the impact cybercrime has on small businesses in the Yorkshire and Humber region and it is pleasing to have that hard work acknowledged.”

Lesley Cowley, CEO of Nominet, says: “Once again the Nominet Internet Awards nominees represent the diversity of online innovation found in the UK. From online safety and awareness through to innovative new public services, the last 12 months has seen a number of strides across a wide range of sectors focussed on making the internet an even greater source of economic and social good for all. In an environment where the internet doesn’t always get good press, the awards have uncovered some shining examples of the positive impact the internet is having around the UK.”

The full shortlist is available at the Nominet Internet Awards website .

Last year’s winners included; The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charity aiming to promote the study of computer science and electronics in schools, and Hao2.eu Ltd, which provides employment and training for autistic people via the medium of 3D virtual world technology.

The Business Crime Reduction Centre is delivered in partnership with Yorkshire-based charity, People United Against Crime and South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Humberside Police forces. BCRC is part financed by the European Union through the Yorkshire and Humber European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007-2013. For more information – visit: www.bcrc-uk.org

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