The Royal Bank of Scotland ITInnovation Awards
Driving test worries, love problems, spots and allother types of teenage worries have been eased across theEnglish-speaking world thanks to the efforts of a team from thelittle village of Kemnay in Aberdeenshire.
Their project to provide an Internet-basedcounseling service, imaginatively entitled "HELP - Hearing EveryLittle Problem" took the first prize at The Royal Bank IT innovationAwards in Edinburgh in January and won them a cheque for £3,000and the impressive Eduardo Paolozzi-designed trophy.
Paul Curtis, Assistant Director of Technology andthe sponsor of the scheme said, "Whatimpressed us most of all with Kemnay was their concentration onfinding out their customer needs, and their imaginative way of usingtechnology to produce real-world benefits. More and more, we need tosee technology as a tool to solve real problems and that is whatKemnay did."
Teams from Beeslack in Penicuik, Greenwood inAyrshire, Gleniffer in Paisley, Linlithgow and Plockton competed forthe finals, all impressing the judges with their contribution andwinning £1,000 for their schools.
Contacts:
- Bob Douglas, Research Group Manager
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The Royal Bank of Scotland ITInnovation Awards
The 1996/97 finalists
Beeslack Community HighSchool
"SAGE, An interactive electronic magazine for senior citizens inPenicuik"
Greenwood Academy
"Sign language made easy"
Linlithgow Academy
"Putting Linlithgow on the map - Internet pages and more"
Gleniffer HighSchool
"Baby Troubles - an interactive guide for new parents"
Kemnay Academy
"HELP - School counseling on the net"
Plockton High School
"Now we can all talk - A teaching aid for students with learningdifficulties"
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