The article deals with the use of information technologies when organizing remote contests and Olympiads. The authors analyze the potential of e-mail, traditional websites, as well as Internet social services for all stages of remote contests. Three approaches to development of websites of educational contests and Olympiads are substantiated. The development of a software module of the system of institutional support of open competitions and Olympiads are described in the article, the research results regarding the development of experimental website of competitions and contests based on the software module are represented.