Meet the 2025 Young Innovators Shortlist

🥁🥁🥁 Aaaand the results are in!

After weeks of careful evaluation, discussion, and inspiring discoveries, the Young Innovators 2025 jury process has reached an important milestone - the shortlist is here.

During the WSA Young Innovators Online Jury, 307 submissions from 72 countries were reviewed by expert jurors across categories. Each solution was evaluated based on innovation, impact, and relevance, with one shared goal: selecting the most inspiring digital solutions driving remarkable positive impact.

The result is a carefully selected Young Innovators Shortlist 2025, showcasing solutions with strong vision, creativity, and ingenuity.

Next up is the WSA Young Innovators Shortlist Showcase. The best 10-12 teams will present their solutions in an online pitching session on February 3, from 13:00–15:00 CET. Make sure to mark the date!

A heartfelt thank you to all teams who applied and took part in this journey - and congratulations to all of you who made it to the shortlist! 

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