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The World Summit Award (WSA) is the global follow-up initiative of the United Nations World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).

  • Global competition for digital innovation with social impact
  • Focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Active in over 180 UN member states
  • National pre-selection by global experts network: local winners = nominees for global WSA
  • 8 Categories
  • WSA Global Congress and Winners Award Ceremony
  • Conducted since 2003

The World Summit Award (WSA) was founded in 2003 by Austria as part of the UN World Summit on Information Society as a global initiative to award local digital content with high social value and presents it worldwide. Through close cooperation with the United Nations agencies and strategic alignment with the UN SDGs, the WSA is a globally recognized quality seal for digital innovation.

Visit for more information: www.worldsummitawards.org, facebook.com/WorldSummitAwards and twitter.com/WSAoffice

ABOUT WSA

APDC - Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications presents the World Summit Awards Portugal 2019 which is an initiative to select and promote the best digital content and innovative applications. It aims to make the benefits of the new Information Society accessible and meaningful for all humanity, and in particular, to raise public awareness and give deserved public recognition to the highest quality digital application based initiative.

The submissions are evaluated by the National Grand Jury, who select the 8 winners. Being nominated for this national contest means that your product is the best in the country in one of our 8 categories. All winners from this National Contest will be nominated for World Summit Award 2019 to take part in the WSA global contest.

World Summit Award is a United Nations based global awards initiative with a clear focus on digital innovation with social impact and relation to the UN SDG’s.

It has been initiated in 2003 in the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) held in Geneva, and cooperates with UNESCO and UNIDO. The declared aim of the conference was to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessible to everyone and to bridge the digital divide. The World Summit Awards (WSA) was established as a means to achieve this and has been working since then on putting the UN-WSIS goals into action.

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The World Summit Awards are a non-monetary award system with a focus on sustainable knowledge transfer through a worldwide network. This means that winners benefit not from a one time financial reward, but a lifelong partnership and integration.

 

Winners of the World Summit Awards Benefits

  •  Invitation to the WSA Global Congress including:
    • Pitching seminars
    • 5 minute pitch session in front of an international audience during the Congress
    • A program of especially crafted workshops for the winners
    • Invitation to the prestigious award ceremony and Gala night
    • Board and lodging for the durance of the Congress
    • Eye to eye exchange with speakers, jurors and international guests
  • Integration into a network of internationally recognized digital content developers
  • Access to the WSA community of global experts and industry leaders in over 180 countries
  • Interaction with world-renowned sponsors and partners of the WSA community
  • Workshops specially shaped for the winners needs
  • videoclip highlighting the winners projects
  • Special placement on WSA website, youtube channel and social media promotion
  • Long-term coverage within WSA editorial channels

 

Nominees' Benefits

A nomination for the World Summit Award is already a win - these are the rewards:

  • More coverage on your product. WSA provides nominees with press templates to help them to gain the attention of national media with support of the WSA national experts
  • World Summit Award nominee seal to use on websites, social media channels and publications
  • Opportunity to receive feedback from the jurors.
  • Being nominated for the World Summit Award means to be the best in the respective country in one of our 8 categories. Our experience has shown that this qualification can immensely improve outreach.

 

Producers' Eligibility

  • Any company, organisation or individual from all UN and UNESCO member states are welcome to apply.
  • The WSA Young Innovators Award is limited to projects initiated and executed by people under the age of 26 from any of the UN and UNESCO member states.

 

Products' Eligibility

  • WSA is strictly restricted to digital applications with a strong impact on society.
  • Submissions for the WSA can contain mobile applications, sms based products, webpages, databases, kiosk installations, wearables, IoT etc. There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the projects work with.
  • The projects can be max. 2 years old at the date of nomination.
  • No ideas, drafts, demonstrations or concepts are accepted, all submitted projects must be market ready or already on the market.
  • WSA evaluates and highlights the content, user value and local impact of digital solutions.

HOW TO APPLY

WSA is a nomination based awarding system.

  • To apply, you need to complete your application, with detailed information on your product, in the WSA Portugal online contest platform;
  • Please find here some guidelines on how you should provide this information in order to make the application easier to evaluate and process and hence promote your project the best;
  • This manual will give you a complete guide on how to submit your application for WSA 2019;
  • Then, if selected, you will be nominated by the WSA National Expert Panel as best national Digital Application in one of the 8 categories.
  • Each country can only nominate one project/solution per category.
  • Nominations to the international WSA are possible only through the National Expert’ selection.

Through this high-level selection system, please be aware that every country has their own deadlines for the call. The generally communicated WSA deadline is the timeframe of the global call and communicates the last possible date of a nomination by the national expert panel.

 

WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS CATEGORIES

 

 

GOVERNMENT & CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

GOVERNMENT & CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

services | open data | democratic participation

HEALTH & WELL BEING

HEALTH & WELL BEING

medical care | sport | lifestyle

LEARNING & EDUCATION

LEARNING & EDUCATION

knowledge | science | skills  

ENVIRONMENT & GREEN ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT & GREEN ENERGY

climate | sustainable resources | agriculture

CULTURE & TOURISM

 

CULTURE & TOURISM

heritage | entertainment | subcultures

SMART SETTLEMENTS & URBANIZATION

 

SMART SETTLEMENTS & URBANIZATION

mobility |productive work | sustainable living

BUSINESS & COMMERCE

 

BUSINESS & COMMERCE

innovative services | security | finance | marketing

INCLUSION & EMPOWERMENT

 

INCLUSION & EMPOWERMENT

diversity | gender | justice | human rights

WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS

 

WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS

youth taking action on the SDG's | strictly for people under 26

 

WSA Young Innovators: EYA serves as the official continental qualification system for the WSA Young Innovators. Among all categories, the best 10 projects of the second jury round from UN or UNESCO countries produced by people under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1993), will automatically qualify for the WSA Global Young Innovators Jury of the WSA Young Innovators Award. For more information please visit eu-youthaward.org

 

WSA WINNERS from PORTUGAL, Edition 2019

 

Imagem

Government & Citizen Engagement - meuParlamento.pt

Lembra-se qual foi a última decisão tomada pela Assembleia da República? A que foi tomada ontem ou há uma semana? Agora imagine que o Parlamento pode falar diretamente consigo sempre que vota uma lei. É este o objetivo de o meuParlamento.pt, ser uma aplicação digital que lhe permite tornar-se membro do Parlamento sempre que quiser. Será convidado a votar um conjunto de dez propostas já debatidas, descobrindo mais tarde qual o partido votou de maneira mais semelhante à sua. Tudo isto, claro, enquanto recebe toda a informação e contexto sobre a legislação em causa.

TV T21

Learning & Education - TV T21

Com conteúdos em várias línguas e vídeos interativos, a T21 Web Tv COMmunity é uma plataforma gratuita que promove a aprendizagem online, promovendo e contribuindo para a melhoria da inclusão social e o emprego de jovens europeus portadores do Síndrome de Down nas áreas do turismo e e-skills. Este projeto, desenvolvido pela Escola Superior de Educação, do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém com vários parceiros, mereceu o apoio do ERASMUS+.

GoParity

Environment & Green Energy - GoParity

É a primeira plataforma de investimento portuguesa que liga cidadãos que querem investir as suas poupanças em projetos que visem a sustentabilidade e que estejam à procura de financiamento (crowdlending). Os projetos são abrangentes, desde ideias que visam projetos ligados à energia, ao ecoturismo aos projetos de moda sustentáveis. A plataforma já soma mais de 1,2 milhões de euros de investimento captado junto de mais de 2.500 investidores. Bastam 20 euros para ir a jogo, sendo o retorno de até 6% ao ano. A plataforma quer transformar-se numa espécie de ‘banco verde’.

SENSEOS

Culture & Tourism - SENSEOS

Quer acompanhar o que está a acontecer em milhares de zonas arqueológicas pelo mundo fora, de modo a identificar os riscos a que estão sujeitas, como escavações, roubos, agricultura intensiva, construções ilegais ou danos provocados por eventos naturais? É isso que faz esta plataforma digital, usando para esse efeito informação recolhida via satélite. Além do ponto da situação sobre as zonas arqueológicas, o SENSOS permite também medir a integridade das infraestruturas e até medir a solidez dos terrenos mesmo nas condições meteorológicas mais adversas.

eParkio

Smart Settlements & Urbanization - eParkio

Tem um veículo elétrico e precisa de recarregar? Esta aplicação identifica os pontos de energia, reserva um para si e permite-lhe pagar o serviço sem sair da aplicação. O eParkio oferece outro serviço: se tiver uma frota de veículos elétricos, pode usar a aplicação para os agregar a todos, verificar o seu nível de abastecimento, custos e pagamentos. Além do utilizador individual ou empresarial, o verdadeiro vencedor é a cidade, já que esta aplicação permite reduzir o número de veículos à procura de postos de abastecimento livres.

Internet of Cargo

Business & Commerce - Internet of Cargo

Esta plataforma permite aos ativos que compõe a cadeia de abastecimento organizar-se de forma a otimizar as condições de produção e evitar desperdício e lixo.

Dignitude

Inclusion & Empowerment - Dignitude

O acesso de todos os portugueses a medicamentos já não é apenas uma questão de saúde, é uma questão social que tem de ser resolvida. A Associação Dignitude é uma resposta ao problema, através do envolvimento dos setores da saúde, social, empresarial e também da sociedade civil. Já foram apoiadas 9.641 pessoas, permitindo-lhes o acesso a medicamentos a que, de outra maneira, não conseguiriam ter.

SNS 24

Health & Well-Being - SNS24

É o ponto de encontro digital entre o Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) e os cidadãos. É neste espaço omnicanal que as pessoas encontram a informação de que necessitam, desde a área clínica à administrativa, oferecendo ainda vários serviços. O serviço permite ao SNS a realização de uma triagem telefónica dos doentes, marcação de consultas ou a simples navegação pelo universo que compõe o SNS. O SNS24 tem contribuído para melhorar a literacia de saúde, consolida o empoderamento dos cidadãos e melhora a eficácia e gestão do SNS.

 

 

 

 

Born From Knowledge (BfK)

O Programa Born From Knowledge (BfK) é um programa de valorização do conhecimento científico e tecnológico promovido pelo Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior através da Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A. (ANI).

O objetivo último deste programa é promover, divulgar e premiar a produção de conhecimento e inovação em Portugal, dando visibilidade ao investimento em Ciência e ao seu respetivo impacto económico e social.  

 

BfK AWARDS

Born from Knowledge - Awards reconhece projetos e empresas “nascidas do conhecimento” e que mais se destaquem em atividades de Investigação & Desenvolvimento (I&D), nomeadamente colaborativa.
É um prémio especial atribuído pela Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI) em alguns dos mais prestigiados concursos e/ou prémios de inovação em Portugal. 
Ganhar a peça de arte “Árvore do Conhecimento”, da autoria do artista Leonel Moura, é sinónimo de excelência científica e de relevância social e económica. Em 2017 entregámos 12 troféus. O próximo pode ser teu!
Descobre como podes um dos vencedores BfK Awards!

 

Critérios de avaliação

⦁ Base científica e/ou tecnológica, ou seja, sustentada no conhecimento e/ou em atividades de I&D (preferencialmente avaliada pelo número de doutorados envolvidos);
⦁ Grau de inovação;
⦁ Relevância e grau de colaboração com outras entidades nacionais e/ou internacionais (ex.: entidades do SCTN, outras empresas);
⦁ Valorização da Propriedade Intelectual, através da proteção adequada do conhecimento;
⦁ Impacto na sociedade, nomeadamente em termos económicos, sociais, ambientais ou culturais.

Prémio

Troféu “Árvore do Conhecimento”: esta peça de arte exclusiva, da autoria de Leonel Moura, é acompanhada por um comprovativo de autenticidade;
Certificado BfK Awards: assinado pela Agência Nacional de Inovação; 
Outros - podem ser atribuídos outros prémios pontuais, mediante acordo entre a ANI e a entidade organizadora de cada concurso/prémio;

JURY NACIONAL CONTEST - PORTUGAL

 

Pedro Carvalho

Altice

António Bob dos Santos

Administrator - ANI

Katiuska Cruz

Entrepreneurship and Tech Transfer Coordinator - ANI

Sandra Fazenda de Almeida

Executive Director - APDC

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Rui Ventura

President - APPM

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Nelson Lopes

Director - ASSOFT

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Francisco Maria Balsemão

Vice President – Impresa

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Alexandre Mendes

Executive Director - Startup Braga

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Carlos Cerqueira

Innovation Director - IPN

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Pedro Esteves

Executive director Marketing - FutureCast Lab - ISCTE-IUL

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Ana Gonçalves Pereira

Head of Employer Branding - Jerónimo Martins

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Ricardo Tomé

Coordinating Director -  Media Capital Digital

Isabel Borgas

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Isabel Borgas

Head of Corporate Communications & CSR - NOS

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Vasco Teixeira-Pinto

Partner Digital - NOSSA

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Ricardo Zózimo

Assistant Professor of Management - NOVA SBE

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Miguel Fontes

Executive Director - Startup Lisboa

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Fátima Cardoso

Product Manager & Vodafone Power Lab - Vodafone Portugal

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Roberto Carneiro

National Expert - WSA

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