Waikato University - Waikato software finalist in Stockholm Challenge

The New Zealand Digital Library Group at Waikato University has scored its' way into the final of the 2006 Stockholm Challenge with its' innovative Greenstone digital library software.

Amazingly, the softwate has been selected from 1,100 entries filed from across the globe. The software has managed to secure a spot as one of 32 finalists in the Education category.

The software has been produced with assistance from UNESCO and the Human Info NGO based in Belgium. Greenstone is a multi-lingual software and issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

This achievement is another triumph for the Greenstone team which, previously, has won the 2004 IFIP Namur Award for raising international awareness of the social implications of information and communication technologies.

More recently, the team leader of the New Zealand Digital Library Group, Professor Ian Witten, was awarded the 2005 Hector medal for his pioneering work in his particular field of expertise.

The finals will be held from 8-11 May 2006 and representatives from the New Zealand Digital Library Group hav been invited to participate. The winners in each category will be announced on the final day of the ceremony.