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The Top 10 Who are Changing the World of Internet and Politics



PoliticsOnline and the World E- Gov Forum are proud to announce the results of the annual world-wide survey recognizing the top 10 individuals, organizations and companies that are impacting the world of Internet and politics.

And the Winner Is...

This year’s winners of the Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics were announced at the World E-Gov Forum on October 18-20, in Issy-les-Moulineaux, (Paris, France).

Selection Process
The selection process began in July, when PoliticsOnline asked its subscribers and visitors from around the world, to nominate people, organizations and companies that are changing the world of Internet and politics. From those, 20 were selected to compete in the final round with the Top Ten and the final winner chosen by over 18,000 voters worldwide.

Criteria
Nominees were selected based upon the following:
•Highly effective leaders who are making outstanding e-political and e-governmental achievements
•Forward-thinking organizations that have led the way in this revolution
•Innovative ideas or strategies that have forever changed the political process

The Top 10

The following is an alphabetical listing of the Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics for 2006:






Randy Paynter





Annenberg Foundation





David Madden & Jeremy Heimans








Korea Online Citizen Participation Portal




Markus Beckedahl



Open Space Online, Gabriela Ender









Doug Bailey, Gerald Rafshoon



Congratulations to this Year's Top Ten!