Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007

The Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007 is a parallel initiative to the Stockholm Challenge 2008. A collaboration between the Stockholm Challenge and Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), these awards reflect the complementary interests and strengths of both organisations as important platforms for the global promotion of knowledge for development (K4D) and information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). The Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007 prizes will be awarded to projects that demonstrate exemplary and innovative Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in four Stockholm Challenge Award categories: Education, Culture, Economic Development and Public Administration.

Submissions for the Stockholm Challenge GKP Award 2007 are accepted through the same entry form as the Stockholm Challenge 2008. There are, however, additional questions related to the GKP special focus on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP).

A MSP is defined as "a working partnership involving stakeholder organisations from three sectors (government, business and civil society) that leverage on complementary competencies and shares project costs, risks and benefits for a common goal".

The aims of this initiative are:

• To encourage, identify, analyse and profile innovation and excellence in K4D and ICT4D, with a special focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• To increase learning, collaborative and partnership opportunities by profiling the activities of selected organisations based on merit.
• To raise awareness for the multi-stakeholder dimension in K4D and ICT4D by showcasing concrete examples to facilitate greater learning.