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The Third National Competition of Best Internet Resources Has Started in Kazakhstan Source: KazInfo http://www.centrasia.ru/newsA.php4?st=1120855080 Competition of best internet sites has started in Kazakhstan. "Kazakhstan internet-preminum Award 2005." It is already taking place for the third time and has consistently been the central event for IT-specialists and internet users of Kaznet, accorrding to a correspondent for Kazinform. As representatives of the Competition "Award 2005" organizing committee noted, maximum objectivity is provided with the structure of an international jury of 21 professionals. They are divided into 3 working groups, which judge each site according to their own highly specialized criteria: "Functionality and technicality," "contents and interactivity," and "design and usability". This years competition will be conducted in 10 thematic and 5 incentive categories. The sections of the thematic categories are: mass media; education and science; culture and art; history and folklore; sport, medicine and health; travel and leisure; net services; corporate sites; branch and regional portals; authorities and self-governance; social organizations; personal pages. Incentive categories: prize of spectacular sympathiess, site--opened in 2005, best site in state language, best web studio, and best design. The grand prize of the competition for best site of 2005 is determiend from among the winners in all categories and is based on the highest mean score. The competition traditionally goes in three phases: the first phase from 1 July to 30 September accepts competition applications; in the second stage -- 1-15 October--the jury and internet users will select the five best in each category, in the third stage--16-31 October the winners in each category and the best site will be named. A solemn award ceremony will take place in November. Organizers of the competition are Kazakhstan Federation of Internet, Internet Agency Index Group, the foundation "Internet Initiative" and a number of Kazakhstani companies.