Planet - SDG Digital 2024

SDG Digital GameChangers Award

Category 2: Planet – Innovation for our climate and environment

Sustaining our planet, securing our future. innovating for a greener tomorrow

This category highlighted initiatives that leverage ICT projects, applications, and policies to innovate for a healthy and sustainable planet. It emphasized the significance of protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and enabling the transition to a more sustainable future for all.

Submissions for this category included ICT projects, applications, or policies that:

Promote clean and accessible water through digital monitoring systems

Utilize renewable energy sources and optimize energy consumption through smart technologies

Implement sustainable urban planning and smart city solutions to create liveable and resilient communities

Advocate responsible consumption and waste management through digital applications

Leverage ICTs to mitigate climate change and foster climate resilience, preserving marine life and ecosystems through digital innovations, and protecting biodiversity and natural habitats through digital tools and data-driven approaches

SDG Digital GameChangers Award Category 2: Planet — Category 2: Planet

Related SDGs

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Goal 13: Climate Action

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Goal 15: Life on Land

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Winner

Runners-up

Finalists

Project Name: The Water Treatment Plant(WTP) Digital Twin(DT) Pilot Project
Organization: Korea Water Resources Corporation(K-water), Korea (Rep. of)
Stakeholder Type: Government

Indoor vertical farm
Farm Estates ltd, Ghana – [Private Sector]
AquaCare: Smart Water Quality Monitoring Solution
Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, Qatar – [Government]
SoilSmart
Malawi Comunications Regulatory Authority, Malawi – [Government]
Virtually Zed Ventures: Immersive VR for Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Preservation
Virtually Zed Ventures, Zambia – [Private Sector]
Development of Local Coral Propagation Monitoring and Data Management System
Management & Science University, Malaysia – [Academia/ Technical Community]
Digital Transformation for Sustainable Water Management in Oaxaca
COVA: Conservación, Vida y Agua, Mexico – [Civil Society]
MyClean App
Grete Solution, Ghana – [Private Sector]
Green Land System
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), Saudi Arabia – [Government]
CarbonTrac – Sustainable Grocery Choices made Easy and Rewarding
CarbonTrac, United Kingdom – [Private Sector]
Solar-Powered Computer Lab in Shipping Container for Kenyan Learners
Robotics Society of Kenya, Kenya – [Civil Society]
SMART GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BARGE
GREEN HYDROGEN SOLUTIONS, South Africa – [Private Sector]
Document Management System
Innovation and Digital Development Agency, Azerbaijan – [Government]
Smart Rail Level Crossing Management System Using IoT and Renewable Energy for Indian Railways
Brainware University, India – [Government]
Real-Time Water Potability Monitoring and Crowdsourcing in Philippine Rural Areas using IoT and Community Networks
De La Salle University, Philippines – [Academia/ Technical Community]
Forest Fires Support Decision System
Orman Genel Müdürlüğü(Directoriate of General Forestry), Türkiye (Republic of) – [Government]
Water Sensitive Cities in Colombia: Adaptation of public spaces to climate change with NBS and VR in Colombian cities
Universidad del Rosario, Colombia – [Academia/ Technical Community]
The Water Treatment Plant(WTP) Digital Twin(DT) Pilot Project
Korea Water Resources Corporation(K-water), Korea (Rep. of) – [Government]
SatGPT: ChatGPT for Satellite Imagery Analysis
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand – [International Organizations/ UN Agencies]
Water and Wastewater AI-enabled Treatment Control System
Internet Society, Lesotho – [International Organizations/ UN Agencies]
Artificial Intelligence Meets Jungle / Forest Forward
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany – [Government]

Jury members

Vanessa Gray

Head, Environment and Emergency Telecommunications, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Edward Kwakwa

Assistant Director General, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Sabeen V. Dhanani

Deputy Director, Technology Division, USAID

Julia Schoendienst

UN Digital Community Lead, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Xinhui Wang

Vice President, ZTE