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.
Are you under the age of 26? You may want to also consider to apply for the WSA Young Innovators!
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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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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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.
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Categories
WSA categories reflect the UN WSIS action lines and are updated regularly to meet the development of the UN Goals. For the edition of the WSA 2024 the categories are:
- Government & Citizen Engagement - services | open data | democratic participation
- Health & Wellbeing - medical care | sport | lifestyle
- Learning & Education - knowledge | science | skills
- Environment & Green Energy - climate | sustainable resources | agriculture
- Culture & Heritage - heritage | entertainment | subcultures
- Smart Settlements & Urbanization - mobility | productive work | sustainable living
- Business & Commerce - innovative services | security | finance | marketing
- Inclusion & Empowerment - diversity | gender | justice | human rights
Participate in the WSA Awards
The World Summit Awards (WSA) is a nomination-based award system. Each country can have up to 8 nominees representing them in the global round of the contest.
WSA National Experts, well-connected professionals in local startup and social impact communities, select the nominees in their countries.
Are you ready to convince your National Expert that your solution deserves a spot at the Global Congress in India next year? Select your country from the dropdown menu below and follow the instructions to submit your solution.