Deadline: August 31, 2020.

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).

Together with the WSA winners of each year, they are honored as outstanding digital innovation with social impact.

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.

CRITERIA

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

OFFICIAL LINK: https://www.worldsummitawards.org/wsa-young-innovators/