GLOBAL JUNIOR CHALLENGE 2006

Dear Friends,

The doors of the Global Junior Challenge 2006 are open!!! From September 15th it will be possible submit on line new projects for the 2006 competition. The new edition of the Global Junior Challenge comes with a lot of surprises: *a new web site*, the introduction of *two new project categories* of the project: "Educating Cities" and "Helping youth finding
jobs".

The Global Junior Challenge (www.gjc.it <http://www.gjc.it/> ) is a global award promoted by the Digital Youth Consortium (www.gioventudigitale.net , a non-profit organization founded by the Municipality of Rome and six major ICT companies. The intention of the award, dedicated to young people and to schools, is to identify and reward best practices on the use of new technologies in education and training of youngsters.

The Global Junior Challenge is the world's premier contest of projects pioneering the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education and training. The contest is the "tip of the iceberg" of a range of activities aimed at celebrating ICT-based educational
innovation and promoting co-operation, shared learning, and e-inclusion in the build up of a knowledge society for all. Working together for a better world, for equal opportunities and against the digital divide is central to spirit of the Global Junior Challenge and, for this reason, we invite you to submit your experience to the contest and join the activities of this year's edition.

Who can participate
The Global Junior Challenge is dedicated to all young people, from school children to teenagers and youth taking their first steps on the job market. It concerns cities, institutions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs, communities and individual citizens. The Global Junior
Challenge concerns all those who are interested or involved in child and youth education and training, and more broadly, in helping in the construction of a more inclusive society.

Your school participation
The Global Junior Challenge is much more than the largest international contest of projects on ICT and education and training in the information society. It is the entry to an rich platform of activities of networking, shared learning, leading-edge knowledge about educational changes in the 21st century, exchanges of best-practices among international e-learning experiences and much more. When you enter the GJC competition you are actually entering this world of opportunities and participation in the processes that are today changing education in schools, training organizations, regions and countries through new technology. You are also entering a community of innovators contributing ideas and activities helping to build a better world through better education for all.

How to participate
Fill in the form directly online at the web site www.gjc.it

Deadline for submission of projects is **30 July 2006**