WHO CAN APPLY?
- WSA is open to any company, organisation or individual in any UN and UNESCO member state.
- The participation in the WSA Young Innovators award is restricted to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team, where at least 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.
- Participation from the Russian Federation – please read the WSA Policy here.
APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROJECTS TO THE WSA
- Taking part in the WSA is only possible by being nominated by a WSA national expert.
- Registration, including submitting project information, must be completed online via the WSA contest database.
- Submitting a product to the evaluation and selection process does by no means entitle a producer to any benefits. There is no way of challenging this decision legally.
- Only submitted and fully filled in applications will be considered by the WSA Jury.
- Submission is free of charge.
PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROJECTS TO THE WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS
- The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is restricted to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team, where at least 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.
- Registration, including submitting project information, must be completed online via the WSA contest database.
- Submitting a product to the evaluation and selection process does by no means entitle a producer to any benefits. There is no way of challenging this decision legally.
- Only submitted and fully filled in applications will be considered by the WSA Jury.
- Submission is free of charge.
WHICH PROJECTS ARE SUITABLE FOR WSA?
- Submissions for the WSA can contain digital content applications with a clear impact on society, such as: apps, webpages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, sms based products, mobile games and interactive mobile productions. WSA accepts devices and hardware solutions, but it needs to be guaranteed that the solution is properly working. Applicants need to provide a price list and user numbers.
There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the projects work with. - All submissions have to be launched products. No drafts, prototypes, demonstrations or unfinished projects can be accepted. The solution needs to prove that it is a working product and demonstrate some local impact.
- All submitted products must clear Innovation, Updates, New Features if founded more than 2 years ahead of nomination.
- A product can only be submitted for one category. In case of multiple submissions by the same organization, company or team, each product requires a separate registration. Submissions which have been nominated in the WSA in previous years cannot be submitted again. For a project which has been already submitted before, the submitters have to document significant alterations and / or improvements and / or additions.
Deadline: 13th Oktober 2023
