António Madureira, Nico Baken and Harry Bouwman received an "Award for Excellence" for their paper "The Origin of Value Through Information Networks: a Preliminary Framework from an Evolutionary Holonic Perspective", distinguished as one of the four best student papers presented at the International Telecommunications Society 18th Biennial and Silver Anniversary Conference in Tokyo, Japan. António Madureira is with the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS). Nico Baken is with the faculty of EEMCS and Royal KPN. Harry Bouwman is with the the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) and with the Åbo Akademi University in Finland. This joint work is sponsored by the project Trans-sector Research Academy for Networks and Services (TRANS).