May 2019

Since it's initiation in 2003, in the framework of the WSIS Process organized by International Telecommunication Union - ITU, UNESCO and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, WSA selects global best practice solutions in digital interactive and content rich applications along the WSIS action lines C7. 🌍

Once more, WSA invited several members of the WSA network to contribute to the WSIS FORUM 2019 in Geneva. Hosting a workshop on Techpreneurs take action on the UN SDGs.

Thanks to WSA Winner Jordi Serrano Pons from UniversalDoctor, WSA Youth Ambassador Jon Mark Walls and Arsene Tungali for sharing their views in this workshop!

WSIS ACTION LINES AND THE INTEGRATION IN THE WSA AWARD SYSTEM

WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development

C2. Information and communication infrastructure

C3. Access to information and knowledge

C4. Capacity building

C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

C6. Enabling environment

C7. ICT Applications:

C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content: World Summit Award awards local content and accepts applications in all local languages

C9. Media

C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society

From 9th to1 1th April 2019, WSA Partner 4GAMECHANGERS Festival took place in Vienna. Conform to the international digital festivals theme of rising and BUILDING NEW BRIDGES connecting the most important entrepreneurs from the HEART OF EUROPE with the leading visionaries from ASIA, WSA network memebers provided inspiring insights!

Shinta Dhanuwardoyo, WSA Expert for Indonesia, shared insights on WOMEN IN TECH, Mohammad Rohayl Varind, WSA Youth Ambassador, talked about his winning project Slum Schools in the panel about EDUCATION 4.0 and WSA Winner Japleen Pasricha, shared her insights on THE UNEQUAL EQUALITY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Find here all the talks by:

Shinta Dhanuwardoyo, WSA Expert for Indonesia, about WOMEN IN TECH: "If I tell the truth, it’s more failures, than success.[..] For me it’s more like my asset – all the failures, that I have done. They become my learning ground. That’s why I am there, where I am now.''
Mohammad Rohayl Varind, WSA Youth Ambassador, about EDUCATION 4.0: ''Digital literacy is the only way forward. It is the only way to prepare the next generation for the digital change.''
Japleen Pasricha, WSA winner 2018, about THE UNEQUAL EQUALITY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: ‘’Diversity is not just about bringing one muslim, lower caste or black woman to the table. It is about brining diverse voices to the table to have more qualitative conversation.’’
Ralph Simon, WSA Board member, was discussing with Stewart Copeland on COMPOSING CHANGE.