Deadline: July 31, 2019.

The WSA Young Innovators is a special call within the framework of WSA, that promotes and awards young social entrepreneurs. The WSA Young Innovators is a special recognition for young people under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team – at least one of the founding members and the majority of the team must be under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1993).

The WSA Young Innovators call is eligible for projects that:

• Are developed by young innovators under the age of 26
• Offer digital solutions to any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Deliver content-rich digital solutions to the user including individuals, businesses, and organisations
• have a strong digital component: websites, apps, SMS based solutions, IoT, wearables etc.
• are market ready or already launched on the market – no ideas or concepts are eligible

 

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible for young citizens of all UN member states, WSA Young Innovators is open to every start-up, social entrepreneur, NGO, student or individual!

• Submissions for the WSA Young Innovators can contain all mobile and web-based projects, such as: apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS based products, games and interactive productions. There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the projects work with.
• All submissions have to be launched products. No drafts, ideas or unfinished projects can be accepted.

 

BENEFITS

• Invitation to the WSA Global Congress including:
  • Pitching seminars
  • 5 minute pitch session in front of an international audience during the Congress
  • A program of especially crafted workshops for the winners
  • Invitation to the prestigious award ceremony and Gala night
  • Board and lodging for the durance of the Congress
  • Eye to eye exchange with speakers, jurors and international guests
• Integration into a network of internationally recognized digital content developers
• Access to the WSA community of global experts and industry leaders in over 180 countries
• Interaction with world-renowned sponsors and partners of the WSA community
• Workshops specially shaped for the winners needs
• A videoclip highlighting the winners projects
• Special placement on WSA website, youtube channel and social media promotion
• Long-term coverage within WSA editorial channels

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

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