World Summit Awards
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.
WSA invites all UN member states to nominate their best local digital solutions for the global award.
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.
Singapore’s Deadline is 30 September 2024
Are you under the age of 26? You may want to also consider to apply for the WSA Young Innovators!
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:
WSA rules & conditions
WSA looks for digital applications that have a strong impact on society in one of the 8 WSA categories. WSA focuses 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 be held liable for accepted submissions and their contents and rights.
1) General contest rules
2) Eligibility, application and submission of projects to the WSA
3) Eligibility, application and submission of projects to the Young Innovators
4) Which projects are suitable for WSA?
5) WSA usage and intellectual property rights
6) WSA contest language
7) Criteria for disqualification and exclusion in the WSA process
8) Category switch
9) Winners selection process
BENEFITS
The WSA is a non-monetary award system with a focus on sustainable knowledge transfer through a worldwide network. This means that winners benefit not from a one time financial reward, but a lifelong partnership and integration – Network Capital.
By participating in the World Summit Awards, nominated teams and social entrepreneurs gain recognition for their outstanding achievements and become part of a global learning community of exceptional innovators. Connect4Impact with like-minded individuals, access mentorship opportunities, and foster collaborations that can amplify the impact of creative digital solutions.
Winners of the WSA Benefits
Nominees’ Benefits
A nomination for the WSA is already a win – these are the rewards