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\n Digital Frontiers Award <\/h2>\n

\n Recognizes pioneering and forward-looking initiatives that responsibly leverage emerging technologies \u2014 including artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, space technologies, and other frontier innovations \u2014 to address global challenges and shape a more inclusive digital future. It includes both the development of cutting-edge technologies and leadership in advancing their\u00a0 ethical, safe, and responsible development and use \u2014 demonstrating strong governance, future readiness, measurable impact, and potential to scale. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Digital Frontiers<\/h2>\n\n
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\n Winner<\/a>\n Runners-up<\/a>\n Finalists<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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To be announced.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n \n Civil Society \/ NGO<\/span>\n

AI BRIDGE – AI Bias Reduction and Inclusive Data Generation Engine<\/h3>\n

AfriLabs \u2014 Nigeria<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n International Org<\/span>\n

CAFEIN – Federated Privacy-Preserving AI Platform<\/h3>\n

CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) \u2014 International<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Government \/ Public<\/span>\n

CyberE71: The UAE’s National Platform for Trusted Cybersecurity and AI Innovation<\/h3>\n

UAE Cyber Security Council \u2014 United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Private Sector<\/span>\n

EcoBioNet: A Spatio-Temporal Hybrid Fuzzy MCDA Framework for Environmental Assessment<\/h3>\n

Ecooconsult SRL \u2014 Republic of Moldova<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Civil Society \/ NGO<\/span>\n

Energy Access Explorer The World’s First Digital Public Good for People\u2011Centric, Climate\u2011Compliant Energy Transitions<\/h3>\n

World Resources Institute \u2014 United States of America<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Government \/ Public<\/span>\n

Geospatial solutions for Sustainable Urban Environments<\/h3>\n

Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan \u2014 Azerbaijan<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Start-up<\/span>\n

Maadi AI & Discover S\u00e9n\u00e9gal \u2014 Africa’s First Sovereign Cultural Heritage Artificial Intelligence<\/h3>\n

Discover S\u00e9n\u00e9gal \u2014 Senegal<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Government \/ Public<\/span>\n

MCMC\u2019S AGRINXT OIL PALM CHAPTER (OPC)<\/h3>\n

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) \u2014 Malaysia<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Academia \/ Research<\/span>\n

National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN) Testbed<\/h3>\n

National University of Singapore \u2014 Singapore<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Academia \/ Research<\/span>\n

Observat\u00f3rio Obst\u00e9trico Brasileiro (OOBr – Brazilian Obstetric Observatory): Open Data Platform for Maternal and Child Health<\/h3>\n

Observat\u00f3rio Obst\u00e9trico Brasileiro (OOBr) \u2014 Brazil<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Private Sector<\/span>\n

Rahat: Smart-Contract triggered cash assistance and early warnings before disasters<\/h3>\n

Rumsan \u2014 Nepal (Republic of)<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Start-up<\/span>\n

SAARIA<\/h3>\n

SDM \u2014 Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Private Sector<\/span>\n

Salesforce Accelerator \u2013 Agents for Impact: Using AI to Connect Critical Resources with Communities in Need<\/h3>\n

Salesforce \u2014 United States of America<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Government \/ Public<\/span>\n

SudaPass: A Trusted Digital Identity for Every Sudanese Building the Foundation of Sudan’s Digital Public Infrastructure<\/h3>\n

Ministry Of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications \u2014 Sudan<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n Start-up<\/span>\n

Swaasa\u00ae \u2014 AI-Powered, People-Centred Respiratory Screening for TB, COPD, and Asthma in Andhra Pradesh<\/h3>\n

Salcit Technologies \u2014 India<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jury Members<\/h2>\n\n
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Preetam Maloor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head, Emerging Technologies Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Yasemin Derebasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Analyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Dalila Hamou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Hoda Al Khzaimi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Assistant Professor & Director, Center of Cyber Security, NYU Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Digital Frontiers Winner Runners-up Finalists To be announced. To be announced. Civil Society \/ NGO AI BRIDGE – AI Bias Reduction and Inclusive Data Generation Engine AfriLabs \u2014 Nigeria International Org CAFEIN – Federated Privacy-Preserving AI Platform CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) \u2014 International Government \/ Public CyberE71: The UAE’s National Platform for Trusted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"obsolete-templates\/page-submenu.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/digital-unga2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}