Submit your digital innovation contributing to the achievement of one of the UN SDGs. Your application will be reviewed by your national expert. One local solution per WSA award category can be nominated by your national expert to the WSA Global competition.
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SpekTech
SpekTech is a digital platform that combats climate change in semi-arid regions using e-commerce to accelerate and democratise ecosystem restoration, providing benefits for consumers, companies and investors. By generating sustainable revenue streams together with their partners, SpekTech creates green jobs in vulnerable communities and unlocks opportunities for stakeholders to enter the emerging African carbon market.
Sebenza
Sebenza, a new tech platform is working towards changing the narrative by offering free WiFi and content solutions for those who need it most: commuters on taxis and buses. They are bridging the digital divide, promoting social inclusion, and fostering equitable opportunities for the majority of South Africans. In a world where access to information and connectivity is increasingly important, platforms like these are vital in ensuring that no one is left behind. As Sebenza continues to grow, it will be interesting to see the impact that it has on South Africa and beyond.
OpenUp
OpenUp seeks to empower people and government to become active agents in creating positive social change through data, technology and innovative thinking. They do this by: 1. Building impact-centred technology 2. Building impact-centred tools 3. Making and/or opening data 4. Building evidence and knowledge 5. Training of and passing on skills 6. Engaging stakeholders, communities and knowledge-sharing
Lelapa AI
The language barrier stands out as a major obstacle contributing to the prevalence of unbanked individuals. This is where the innovation of Lelapa AIs product, Vulavula, truly shines. Vulavula serves as a pioneering language technology-as-a-service that focuses on languages that have been historically underrepresented. It is strategically designed for application within financial institutions, where AI emerges as the bridge to overcome linguistic barriers, facilitating the provision of online banking services in the account holders preferred language.
Ambani Africa
Ambani Africa is an Edtech start-up focused on teaching young children African languages through augmented reality (AR) and a gaming app. It is a culture-centric and future-facing technology company that specializes in educational products and services. Through the use of augmented reality, animation and gamification, Ambani Africa has successfully developed learner-focused products for language learning.
Lelapa AI
Envisionit Deep AI is a groundbreaking South African company with an incredible team, dedicated to empowering radiologists with AI-enhanced medical imaging diagnosis for the effective screening and detection of tuberculosis, coronavirus pneumonia, breast cancer, and other diseases. Envisionit Deep AIs products include: RATify a platform that allows for a prospective analysis of the AI’s performance in real-time once it has been deployed into an environment. CAT: The computer-aided training (CAT) tool is an intelligent case-solving platform for medical imaging specialist training. Envisionit Deep AI® teleradiology platform: Envisionit Deep AI provides access to qualified teleradiology services with highly experienced, board-certified senior radiologists in South Africa, including certified paediatric radiologists.
You and your team developed a digital solution with a positive impact on your local users?
You want to receive global recognition and be nominated for the WSA 2024?
WSA selects and promotes local digital innovation improving society.
It is a non-monetary award system with a focus on sustainable knowledge transfer through a worldwide network.
Winners benefit not from a one-time financial reward, but a lifelong partnership and integration.
WSA invites all UN member states to nominate their best local digital solutions for the global award.
In order to get nominated, your National Expert, needs to recognize and select your solution as best digital impact solution in one of the 8 WSA categories from your country.
Each country can only nominate one project/solution per category per year.
Here, WSA team collected comprehensive information for your use.
Be it a wearable to help the blind using smartphones, or a VR reanimating history- WSA offers a platform for those, who think beyond the box.
Since 2003, over 600 Winners have been selected from over 82000 nominations, presenting a diameter of innovation from Indonesia to Argentina, from Iceland to New Zealand. Be it a tool for accurate diagnostics of wounds, a webpage to organize international meetings for you or a political think tank, the WSA Winners offer a vast spectre of digital innovation.
WSA seeks and recognizes Global Best Practices in digital Solutions achieving the UN SDGs
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WSA (World Summit Awards) is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society.
- Global competition for digital solutions contributing to the UN SDGs
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Focus on Digital Innovation and Creativity and Social Entrepreneurship
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Active in over 182 UN member states
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National pre-selection by global experts network: local winners = nominees for global WSA
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WSA Global Congress and Winners Award Ceremony
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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.
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World Summit Awards is a nomination based system. To be considered for the Global Contest, you need to be nominated by a local National Expert. To apply for WSA local pre-selection round, you have to provide detailed information on your solution in this WSA Nomination Database.
Here you can find guidelines on how to fill out the application, rules of the contest, eligibility, tips and guiding questions for the Application. Please make sure to go through the materials, so that your submission has the highest chance of being nominated!
To make your user experience as flawless as possible, please refer to the Database user Manual.
If you run into any difficulties, don't hesitate to contact the WSA Office!
