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Category 1: People – Empowering lives and communities
Bridging inequalities for a better world
This category focuses on projects, applications, and policies that utilize the power of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to empower lives and communities, create opportunities, and address social challenges.
Submissions for this category may include but are not limited to ICT projects, applications, or policies that:
- Provide access to digital tools and information for marginalized communities
- Empower individuals through digital skills training and employment opportunities
- Promote inclusive and equitable access to healthcare and education through digital
- Advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through digital innovations
Category 1: People Related SDGs
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
WinnerRunners-upFinalistsProject Name: Oky menstruation education and period tracker app for girls, by girls
Organization: UNICEF, United States
Stakeholder Type: International Organizationse-Mentor
Open Dreams, Cameroon – [Civil Society]
Historias para armar
Chicos.net, Argentina – [Civil Society]
ProFuturo Digital Education
Profuturo/Telefonica, Spain – [Private Sector]Digital Health: Aiding Humanitarian and Disaster Response
Health Tech Without Borders, United States – [Civil Society]
Cyberkid
Cyberkid, Vietnam – [Private Sector]
Connect-a-School Project
MACRA (USF), Malawi – [Government]
Amazon Fiber Project, connecting Amazonian communities to the world
Nokia, Finland – [Private Sector]
Oky menstruation education and period tracker app for girls, by girls
UNICEF, United States – [International Organizations]
Develhope – coding a brighter future
Develhope, Italy – [Private Sector]
Modular Open Source Identity Platform
Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), India – [Academia/Technical Community]
e-Mentor
Open Dreams, Cameroon – [Civil Society]
m-mama by Vodafone Foundation
Vodafone Group, United Kingdom – [Private Sector]
Her Go Programme
Yna Kenya, Kenya – [Private Sector]
Historias para armar
Chicos.net, Argentina – [Civil Society]
Chatbot Sophia
Spring ACT – Action. Compassion. Technology., Switzerland – [International Organizations]
Barangay Dalingap Digital Transformation Initiative
Department of Information and Communications Technology Regional Office 10, Philippines – [Government]
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Agriculture: The Ultimate Digital Solutions Reference Hub
Digital Agri Hub, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands – [Academia/Technical Community]
Athena
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), Peru – [Academia/Technical Community]
Bullyid App: Pioneering Digital Solutions for Empowering Victims of Cyber Harassment
Bullyid App – NMA Foundation, Indonesia – [Civil Society]
AILEM
AILEM, Belgium – [Civil Society]
Zadna Rating
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), United Arab Emirates – [Government]
ProFuturo Digital Education
Profuturo/Telefonica, Spain – [Private Sector]
Empowering Women through mobile technology.
Sheva , Guatemala – [Civil Society]Jury members
Carla Licciardello
Position: Senior Coordinator, Digital Inclusion, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Michael Downey
Position: Project Officer & Open Source Analyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Derrick Muneene
Position: Unit Head, Capacity Building and Collaboration, Digital Health and Innovation Department, World Health Organization (WHO)
Firas Bou Diab
Position: Chair, Young Engineers / Future Leaders committee, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Leticia Kiptum
Position: Cybersecurity Coordinator, SafeOnline Women Kenya