Background Bahrain e Content Award is organised by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Bahrain and Bahrain Internet Society and inspired by WSA - the WORLD SUMMIT AWARD in order to select quality e-content and promote creativity and innovation in the development of new media applications in Bahrain. The WORLD SUMMIT AWARD 2003/05 is unique through its specific categories, which cover all aspects and sectors of the emerging Information Society and put the added value of multimedia and electronic contents for specific user groups and purposes at the centre of competition and evaluation. It is also unique due to sustained outreach activities in all United Nations member states and its promotion by leading multimedia and internet organisations and institutions. The WORLD SUMMIT AWARD Project is governed by rules approved by the Board of Directors, the independent judgements of the European Academy of Digital Media and on the basis of 5 years of experience with the EUROPRIX contest. It is carried out by the WORLD SUMMIT AWARD office at ICNM, Austria. Benifits: The WORLD SUMMIT AWARD stands out as a contest with benefits for every entry. It is a showcasing and networking platform for e-content products and a unique chance for producers to receive recognition outside their existing markets and customer communities. What kind of e-product is entitled to subscribe? Broadband/online Mobile Content Cross Media Offline/DVD, CD-Rom or Video Materials Games Platform Interactive TV The organizing committee: This award is a joint venture project between Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Bahrain and Bahrain Internet Society to encourage the creativity in the domestic e-content. This Competition is pre-selection of Bahraini e-products to the World Summit Award 2007. Ahmed Al Al Hujairi   Chairman Zuhair Al Bahrani   Vice Chairman Leena Al Alawi  General Secretary Ahmed Al Balooshi   Member Ubaydli Ubaydli    Member Award Categories e-Learning Serving the needs of learners to acquire knowledge and skills for a complex and globalizing world; transforming schools, universities and other educational institutions through interactive, personalized and distributed learning resources; creating active e-learning communities and target models and solutions for corporate training, supporting first steps in multimedia. e-Culture Preserving and presenting cultural heritage in line with the challenges of the future; demonstrating valuable cultural assets clearly and informatively using state-of-the-art technology. e-Media: All parties and agencies covering news, events and provides information services electronically. e-Science Fostering global collaboration in key areas of science, and the next generation of infrastructure that will enable it; providing measures to promote and demonstrate scientific processes and make them accessible to citizens; scientific projects articulated through new media. e-Government Empowering citizens and serving public services clients; fostering quality and efficiency of information exchange and communication services in governmental and public administrative processes; strengthening participation of citizens in information society decision making. e-Health Developing the consumer-centered model of health care where stakeholders collaborate, utilizing ICT, including internet technologies to manage health issues as well as the health care system. e-Business Support and optimization of business processes; creation of new business models in e-commerce and m-commerce, business to business, business to consumers, internet security and other areas; supporting SMEs on the marketplace. e-Banking: Supporting banks that provides services to consumers electronically e-Entertainment Supplying digitized entertainment products and services; entertaining the user in this world's variety of languages and its cultural diversity; supporting movement from one-way to two-way, from single to multiple players, interactive entertainment and the synergy between analog and digital platforms. e-Inclusion All measures supporting IT integration of least developed countries into the Information Society. Reducing the "digital divide" and content gap between technology-empowered and technology-excluded communities and groups - such as rural areas and women. Bridging society through multimedia. Criteria All e-products will be evaluated according to criteria which are tied to the concept of value added for users and e-contents for a purpose. Specific criteria developed for the evaluators cannot over-ride any generic information disseminated. The final decision on the clarification of the criteria to be used is to be done by the jury. EVALUATION CRITERIA Quality and comprehensiveness of content Ease of use: functionality, navigation and orientation Value added through interactivity and multimedia Attractiveness of design (aesthetic value of graphics/audio) Quality of craftsmanship (technical realisation) Strategic importance for the global development of the Information Society Rules of the competition: The BAHRAIN eCONTENT AWARD is open to any company, organisation and individual active in the content industry and based in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The presented e-product must be produced fully or partially by a Bahraini individual or company, which must reflect Bahrain's local morals and traditions without any advocacy for racism, secularism, nudity, gambling, or any indecent content. The participant must register his/her e-product based on the correct category set by the Award regulations. The Award judges have the right to disqualify any work submitted that does not follow the correct category set by the Award regulations. The participant must provide the appropriate electronic access to his/her submitted e-product for evaluation purposes by the judging team. Award results announced by the organizing team are final. Entries can be made in any United Nations language. All entries have to be complete products or applications and include instructions for installation and use. No drafts, demonstrations or unfinished prototypes are accepted. Incomplete submissions and those not conforming to the published guidelines will be disqualified without further notice. There is no possible legal recourse against these decisions. Submitters are held responsible for the smooth functioning of their products and applications. Pictures, sound, content and software etc. must have copyright permission and the uses of all software should be legal. All materials submitted become the property of the organisers and will not be returned. One copy of the submitted product will be archived for the record. No commercial use of this archive may or will be made. All offline products must be sent by the producers to the BeA office in Manama and arrive no later the November 30th. The BeA office does not accept mailing or transport costs for any entry. With completion of registration, participants in the Award accept the rules, guidelines and Award criteria governing BAHRAIN eCONTENT AWARD. The registration and submission process of a product to the evaluation itself does in no way entitle it to specific benefits. There is no possible legal recourse against the organisers.