The Highway Africa New Media Awards have become one of the major highlights of recognition, reward and celebration for creativity in using new technologies to advance the Information Revolution n Africa. The wide range of organisations and individuals that have won from journalists and students, NGOs and profit making organizations represent the range of Africans that have actively taken up new technologies and adapted them to local context. These individuals and organizations have made information and communication interventions that are critical to genuine free flow of information and participatory communication. They have also increased the amount and quality of information produced by Africans from their own perspectives and circulated globally. They have also proved that new technologies are not context specific and can be used and extended in different contexts to make a difference in the lives of the people. The awards have also inspired Africans to actively innovate and experiment and each year we have seen both an increase in the number of entries and better entries. When the history of new media technologies is written the awards will have a central place as a process and event that played the role of catalyst and promoter of innovation. This year, at the 14th anniversary of Highway Africa, the entries reflect yet more qualitative improvement and the increasing levels of sophisticated usage by Africans.