Announcing WSA’s Winners of 2023
Every year WSA celebrates a breadth of projects that are helping achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Every year our network of National Experts in 182 countries nominate solutions from their local communities. These solutions undergo a filtering process.
This year, the Online Jury created a shortlist of 136 projects showcasing exceptional ingenuity in shaping a better future in alignment with the UN SDGs. After the Online Jury, the Grand Jury in Hyderabad was the next stage in the process, where the shortlist was narrowed down to our final WSA winners of 2023.
WSA is proud to welcome these new projects to our network of WSA winners.
WSA Winners of 2023
Business & Commerce | Culture & Heritage | Environment & Green Energy | Government & Citizen Engagement | Health & Well-Being | Inclusion & Empowerment | Learning & Education | Smart Settlements & Urbanization
Wakilni | Lebanon
Wakilni is an e-commerce fulfilment partner for small to medium e-commerce businesses, providing a wide spectrum of personalized and customized services to support and empower business owners
Tappoyo Fintech | Peru
Tappoyo is a physical-digital platform that connects female entrepreneurs in need of a loan with individuals who have surplus capital and wish to make a secure and profitable social impact with their money
Ethiack | Portugal
Ethiack is a B2B SaaS autonomous cybersecurity platform powered by Ethical Hackers and AI that helps digital businesses prevent cybercrime
Fefifo | Malaysia
Fefifo offers a Seed-to-Sale full value chain solution to small farmers to grow well consistently for a ready offtake
TradeTrust | Singapore
TradeTrust was designed to address the challenges of paper-based international trade, reduces costs of documentation and risks of fraud
Rongring Self-Learning platform | India
Rongring Self-Learning platform addresses the multifaceted challenges associated with preserving endangered languages, particularly focusing on Lepcha
Vacayit | Australia
Vacayit effectively addresses the societal issue of limited accessibility in tourism by collaborating with tourism operators, destinations and hotels
Readmio | Slovakia
Readmio is a digital publisher of children's literature enhanced by a captivating audio experience
Fenek AI | Qatar
Fenek AI transforms the way in which we protect and promote cultural heritage, in this case through Arabic language technologies
Literary Highways | Portugal
Clube de Autores' Literary Highways allows every author to publish their books for free, in print and in digital
Green Metrics Tool | Germany
The Green Metrics Tool plays a crucial role in promoting sustainability in energy consumption by measuring the energy usage of digital processes
Rescue the planet | Guatemala
Rescue The Planet produces high-quality content tailored for diverse audiences to reach the 'unconverted' regarding plastic pollution, tapping into their emotions and inspiring change
Safa Nepal | Nepal
Safa Nepal tackles Nepal's pressing waste management challenges by addressing the inefficient, decentralized waste management practices exacerbated by rapid urbanization
RuleWatcher | Japan
Using AI, RuleWatcher continuously retrieves/crawls articles related to the environmental and social issues it targets from over 1,300 information sources selected manually
SOLmobility | Bangladesh
SOLmobility, is swapping out toxic lead-acid batteries for smart lithium-ion ones
Digital Iceland | Iceland
Digital Iceland is a platform and an ecosystem where citizens can access all public services in one place
OpenUp | South Africa
OpenUp seeks to empower people and government, through data, technology and innovative thinking, to become active agents in creating positive social change
Digital Passport | New Zealand
Digital Passport was created as an online learning experience for the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) clients to help them gain meaningful work through development of digital and personal skills
Totoy | Austria
Totoy is a mobile app that offers a one-click solution to translate, summarize, and explain complex documents in seconds
T3 | Morocco
T3 is helping users to verify the authenticity of diplomas through certificates issued on blockchain that are instantly verifiable
PenCS | Australia
PenCS's innovative Risk of Hospitalisation module shifts healthcare focus from reactive to proactive care, aiming to address Australia's healthcare crisis
Mediwave | Sri Lanka
Mediwave's end-to-end digital Emergency Response suite powers Sri Lanka's sole toll-free emergency ambulance service
Sehhaty | Saudi Arabia
Sehhaty is a platform/application that enables individuals to obtain their health information and receive medical e-services provided by different health organizations in Saudi Arabia
Powerful Medical | Slovakia
Powerful Medical is an AI-powered ECG interpretation platform that empowers 25 000 healthcare professionals to diagnose 38 cardiovascular diagnoses from a standard 12-lead resting ECG with the precision of a cardiologist
Checkpoint Cardio | Bulgaria
CheckPointCardio remote monitoring medical solution measures huge quantity of vital signs in real time and transmits them wirelessly to medical professionals
Go Teacher | Chile
DaleProfe bridges the gap between educators and donors
Elsa | Peru
Operator of a comprehensive platform intended for businesses to prevent of workplace sexual harassment
Ehsan | Saudi Arabia
The Ehsan platform has been developed by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) as part of its efforts to support charitable giving in Saudi Arabia
Safe YOU | Armenia
Safe YOU is a multi-stakeholder mobile application and platform that is designed to empower and protect women and girls from violence
Law on your Palm | Tanzania
Sheria Kiganjani is a legal digital platform that enables low- and middle-income earners to access various legal services remotely by using their mobile phones and computers
Mission Amygdala | Poland
Mission Amygdala, is a non-prescription video game platform designed by physicians to improve mental health outcomes for children ages 8-12 years
Ambani Africa | South Africa
Ambani Africa is a language app including augmented reality features and interactive games that teaches young children African languages
ELLDI | Australia
The Early Language and Literacy Developmental Index (ELLDI) is a tool addressing early learning gaps, especially among vulnerable groups during crucial pre-school years
Hunu | Ghana
Hunu assists African educators and therapists in providing cost-efficient, tech-integrated, evidence-backed behaviour therapy and special education for children under 15 with challenges like autism and ADHD
Alfi | Chile
Alfi’s Serious Game is a financial education platform and app through which young people and children are encouraged to make financial decisions to learn about the financial world from zero
ERTH | Malaysia
ERTH offers free e-Waste pickups, rewards for devices, and grades items as Reusable, Repairable, or Recyclable based on potential use or disposition.
Mosquito Alert | Spain
Mosquito Alert offers an innovative, scalable, flexible, interoperable, participatory and real time solution to the research, surveillance and control of disease vector mosquitoes
WEO | Luxemburg
WEO delivers high-quality, affordable satellite data to fuel the smart green cities of tomorrow
The Inclusive City | Kazakhstan
Addressing the needs of the visually, hearing and speaking Impaired, musculoskeletal condition community: the Inclusive City Project actively caters to the needs of individuals with visual impairments, deafness, and speech disabilities
The Kõu Mobility Group | Estonia
Provides IoT solutions for bicycle and other LEV manufacturers so their products could be theft-proof and provide relevant data for both manufacturers but also for their end-consumers
Acknowledging excellence beyond the Winners
This list is the final list of WSA winners for 2023. However, it is not the final list of innovative projects that were submitted. The WSA nominees exhibited astounding ingenuity and creativity in crafting digital solutions to help achieve the UN SDGs. We encourage anyone wanting to explore more innovative projects to check out our shortlist. Additionally, if you didn't manage to win this year, there is always 2024!