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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 536042" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/adsl-connection-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Prime Minister Gordon Brown has handed out awards to the winners of the Community Awards for Social Technology (Catalyst) awards, with the winning website being <em>SavvyChavvy</em> - a social networking service for gypsies and travellers.</p><p></p><p>Brown said sites such as <em>SavvyChavvy</em> and the other seven winning projects have huge potential to influence lives and communities, fighting gang culture and promoting positive images of previously maligned or misunderstood minorities and communities.</p><p></p><p>"The worst of Britain can always be challenged by the best of Britain," said the PM.</p><p></p><p>Despite its recent adoption as a term of abuse to stereotype Britain's white working class, 'chavvy' is actually an old Romany word for "youth".</p><p></p><p><strong>Nesta-funded awards</strong></p><p></p><p>The awards were funded by the Council on Social Action, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.</p><p></p><p><em>SavvyChavvy</em> site was one of eight projects honoured in the UK's Catalyst Awards for technologies that are used to serve communities. Other winners included 'virtual nightclub' <em>Wheelies</em> (a club in Second Life for disabled people) and car-sharing scheme, <em>Liftshare</em>.</p><p></p><p>The 2008 Catalyst winners in full were:</p><p></p><p>Community Award - SavvyChavvy</p><p>David and Goliath Award - Liftshare</p><p>Chalk and Cheese Award - FreqOUT!</p><p>Enterprise Award - Slivers of Time</p><p>Revolutionary Award - Wheelies</p><p>Self-Help Award - School of Everything</p><p>Individual Hero - Helen Anderson</p><p>People's Choice Award - Freeconomy Community</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/1871805/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/433592&link=PM honours social network for gypsies" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/433592&link=PM honours social network for gypsies" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/14585517836/f/8513/c/669/s/25630725/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/14585517836/f/8513/c/669/s/25630725/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/1871805/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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