MARCH 2008

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ONTARIO SOFTWARE TOOL WINS GLOBAL AWARD

The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab designed a software tool to evade government censorship of the Internet.  This is the first recipient of a new award for digital pioneers chosen by an international group of specialists in Paris, France.

The new software, Psiphon, evades such censorship found in countries such as China, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, Tunisia, Iran and Uzbekistan.

Psiphon was chosen from about 100 technology projects from around the world that were nominated for the Netxplorateur of the Year Grand Prix award.  Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin presented the award to Ronald Deibert, a University of Toronto professor and director of the Citizen Lab, and Michael Hull, head of spinoff company Psiphon Inc. at a ceremony in mid-February.

Psiphon has previously been recognized by Esquire magazine, which named it one of Six Ideas to Change the World in December 2007, and by the Fast Company magazine, which listed Psiphon Inc. as one of the 50 companies to watch in 2007.