ABOUT THE WSA

The World Summit Awards are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society.

<P>Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia and civil society, WSA is an international platform for cutting edge examples of how ICTs can impact society in a positive way.

With over 15 years of international experience, WSA is a quality seal for digital content with societal impact in over 180 participating countries.

THE WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS

The World Summit Awards are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high impact on improving society.

The Awards 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.

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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 project is nominated for the World Summit Awards it has to pass several stages of evaluation and assessment before it can become a WSA Winner and maybe even a Global Champion.

7 Criterias of Evaluation

TECHNICAL

STRATEGIC

Content

Functionality

Design

Technology

Innovation

Impact

Global/UN Value

NOMINEES' BENEFITS

A nomination for the World Summit Award is already a win.
There are only a total of 8 Nominees per country, one for each category per year.

Nominees' of the World Summit Awards Benefits

More coverage on your product. WSA provides nominees with press templates to help them
to gain the attention of national media with support of the WSA national experts

World Summit Award nominee seal to use on websites, social media channels and publications

Opportunity to receive feedback from the jurors.

Being nominated for the World Summit Award means to be the best in the respective country in
one of our 8 categories.

Special placement on WSA website, youtube channel and social media promotion

Winner BENEFITS

The World Summit Awards are 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.

Winner of the World Summit Awards Benefits

Invitation to the WSA Global Congress including:

Pitching seminars

4 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