Two Australians nominated for the international award 'The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics' - vote for one of them now

In 2008 the Victorian eGovernment Resource Centre was one of the ten finalists for PoliticsOnline and World eDemocracy Forum's international award 'The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics'.

Prior to that GetUp was in the Top 10 twice, in 2006 (David Madden & Jeremy Heimans) and 2007 (Brett Solomon). The ACTU was also in the Top 10 in 2007 for their Rights At Work site.

To quote the site, the award recognises,

the top 10 individuals, organizations and companies having the greatest impact on the way the Internet is changing politics.

This prestigious award seeks to recognize the innovators and pioneers, the dreamers and doers who bring democracy online. This year marked the toughest year ever in choosing the 25 finalists. The integration of politics and the Internet are reflected in this year's diverse, international nominees.

For 2009 two Australian nominations have reached the top 25, with public voting now open to select the final ten award winners.

The first is the Hon. Senator Kate Lundy MP for her series of Public Sphere events.

The second is embarrassing to mention, because it is me, Craig Thomler, for this eGovAU blog. Thank you to those who nominated me - it has come as a complete surprise.

It would be wonderful to see at least one Australian receive the award this year, so please go and vote for one of us at PoliticsOnline.