WSA Global Award

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.

The 2025 call will open in Spring

We will open the 2025 call for nominations in Spring. Do you want to be the first person to hear about it? Follow us on Facebook, X, Linkedin, Instagram or sign up for our newsletter in the form below.

Are you under the age of 26? You may want to also consider to apply for the WSA Young Innovators!

Benefits Timeline Rules Apply

WSA is a nomination based award system, eligible for all UN member states.

Each country has a national WSA representation – the WSA National Expert. The WSA national experts are carrying out the local pre-selection for WSA, through national contests or national expert panel selection. To participate in WSA, you need to be nominated by a WSA National Expert as the best national digital application in one of the 8 categories. Each country is eligible to nominate one project/solution per WSA category. Please note that a country’s local deadline for application may vary from the WSA Global deadline.

Benefits

WSA offers applicants global recognition, mentorship, and networking opportunities with industry leaders in 182 countries. Winners gain access to the WSA Global Congress, pitching sessions, tailored workshops, and exclusive promotion. Nominees also benefit from increased media exposure and expert feedback. More than an award, WSA provides lifelong integration into a global innovation ecosystem.
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Timeline

The WSA Award starts during the open call, when National Experts start receiving submissions. Once the National Experts have all submitted the nominations for their countries, the nominations undergo a jury process:

Jury Process

The WSA Jury process is a strictly democratic and transparent system to guarantee a fair and diverse selection of worldwide digital innovation. Once a digital solution is nominated for the WSA it has to pass several stages of evaluation and assessment before it can become a WSA Winner and maybe even a Global Champion.
Timeline Jury Process

WSA rules & conditions

WSA looks for digital applications that have a strong impact on society in one of its categories, focusing on content depth, strategic value and local impact of a product.

By submission of a project, producers accept the rules of the WSA contests.

All submitters to WSA have to abide by the rules and regulations mentioned in the UN Declaration on Human Rights. Submissions which encourage war, the exercise of violence, fraud, racism or discrimination will therefore not be accepted and eliminated. Similarly, submissions that violate international copyright provisions will be excluded.

WSA cannot assume liability for the contents and rights of accepted submissions.
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