The WSA Young Innovators are 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 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
From 2020 on, EYA (European Youth Award) becomes part of WSA. The Pan-European initiative highlighting and encouraging purpose driven digital entrepreneurship will be merged into the WSA as WSA European Young Innovators.
2 become 1 – WSA and EYA merge to foster social sustainable impact, offer support and wider opportunities for young digital entrepreneurs globally.
The WSA Young Innovators call is eligible for solutions that:
- Are developed by young innovators under the age of 26 (one of the founding members and the majority of the team is under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1997) from any of the UN and UNESCO member states
- Offer digital solutions to any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Deliver content-rich digital solutions to the user including individuals, businesses, and organizations
- Have a strong digital component: apps, webpages, software solutions, AI, applications for wearables, SMS based products, games and interactive productions. There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the solutions work with
- Are market ready or already launched on the market – no ideas or concepts are eligible
More information here -> https://wsa-global.org/wsa_categories/wsa-young-innovators/
APPLY HERE before October 13 -> https://db.icnm.net/Signup/WSA%20Young%20Innovators/2023/