The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest that recognizes outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for young developers and digital entrepreneurs – under 30 years of age – who use internet and mobile technology in order to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
An international jury will judge the projects/products in the following six categories:
- Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease!
- Education for All!
- Power 2 Women!
- Create your Culture!
- Go Green!
- Pursue Truth!
Applications are open until July 15, 2014.
WSYA winners will have the opportunity to be part of an international high-energy networking event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from November 28th – December 1st, 2014.
For more information see the dedicated WSYA page
The WSYA is a follow-up activity of the World Summit on Information Society. It is promoted in all UN member states through the networks of the World Summit Award (WSA) the UN Global Alliance for ICT, other participating UN Organisations and Agencies such as UNESCO and UNIDO, governments and NGOs, youth organisations, and all those committed to making a real difference in the achievement of the MDGs.