They would be an independent body and above fees and bribes. Such an award might include prizes given by some organization or country. An unbiased endorsement would go a long way toward giving the on-line public the confidence that they currently do not have when thinking about buying art on line. It seems many artists are headlong in their expectations that cyberspace will rapidly replace galleries and other traditional mediums. Personally I think that is very shortsighted.
Major shifts take time, but there is no question that fresh opportunities exist.
Looks like we'll all get an education as the medium evolves. It's for sale and available on-line and by disc. It's tightly written and has quite a few resources. Check came a week later. I didn't know this guy from Adam.