Anyone who rejects progress and modernity
That's because the award in question is called the "Luddite Award," after the 19th-century British artisans who protested against industrial progress and the increased use of automated machinery.
The term "Luddite" now generally refers to anyone who rejects progress and modernity, wishing instead to cling to the old ways.
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation named 10 nominees for its 2014 ITIF Luddite Awards (PDF) this month, highlighting "a growing array of interests – some economic, some ideological – now stand resolutely in opposition to innovation."
Among them was the following, somewhat unwieldy entry: "Arizona, Michigan, New Jersey, and Texas Take Action to Prevent Tesla From Opening Stores to Sell Cars Directly to Consumers."
Those are the four states that passed laws last year restricting or banning the showroom-and-online-sales model of electric-car maker Tesla Motors.
Among the other nominees are entries as disparate as France banning Amazon's offer of free shipping on books, the movement against utilities installing "smart meters," a crackdown on AirBnB by New York State, and efforts to curtail or ban ride-sharing by Nevada and Virginia.
Many of the nominees take advantage of the commercial opportunities offered online and by smartphone apps, but disrupt conventional business models in the process.