HUMANITIES AWARD

Google wins Prince of Asturias Award

06/11/2008

The Foundation says that by providing instant and selective access to the wealth of information on the Internet, Google "contributes decisively to the progress of peoples."
Google Inc. Photo: EFE

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Google Inc. Photo: EFE

Google Inc. has won a communications and humanities award in Spain for a search engine praised as revolutionizing the world's access to knowledge.

The Prince of Asturias Foundation says that by providing instant and selective access to the wealth of information on the Internet, Google "contributes decisively to the progress of peoples."

The award announced Wednesday is one of eight handed out each year by the foundation, which is named for Crown Prince Felipe.

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