The Stockholm Challenge for 2006 focused on ICT for development in underserved communities throughout the world. A total of 1,155 projects registered in six categories by the Jan. 7 deadline, from which 151 finalists were chosen.
This year's Challenge -- designed to find and showcase excellent examples of ICT implementation with clear benefits, wide impact and sustainable business models -- awarded 5,000 Euro to winning projects and a special WSIS prize of 10,000 Euro for the best African project.
The 2006 Challenge -- sponsored by The Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska H
