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Category 3: Prosperity – Promoting economic growth
Driving economic growth and innovation
This category considers ICT projects, applications, or policies that promote economic growth, job creation, and the development of sustainable infrastructure.
Submissions for this category may include but are not limited to ICT projects, applications, or policies that promote:
- Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation, recognizing initiatives that foster entrepreneurship, support start ups, and leverage digital to drive innovation and competitiveness in various sectors
- Job Creation and Skills Development, highlighting initiatives that promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth by creating job opportunities, particularly for youth and vulnerable populations, and enhancing digital skills through training and capacity-building programs
- Sustainable Infrastructure, recognizing initiatives that leverage digital for the planning, development, and maintenance of resilient and sustainable infrastructure, including transportation, energy, communication, and digital connectivity
- Access to Finance and Digital Payments, highlighting initiatives that promote financial inclusion, expand access to finance, and enhance digital payment systems to support economic growth and empower individuals and businesses
- Industry Transformation and Sustainable Production, recognizing initiatives that drive the transformation of industries towards more sustainable and responsible practices, including circular economy models, resource efficiency, and sustainable production and consumption patterns.
Category 3: Prosperity Related SDGs
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
WinnerRunners-upFinalistsProject Name: Women Techsters
Organization: Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev), Nigeria
Stakeholder Type: Civil SocietyKaiOS affordable smart feature phones for closing the digital and financial divide
KaiOS Technologies Inc., Singapore – [Private Sector]
Powering the transition to safe and sustainable supply chains with the world’s most complete, open and accessible map of global production
Open Supply Hub, United States of America – [Civil Society]Bridging gap between rural artisans and global small businesses integrating UN SDGs framework via AI enabled SaaS platform
Bare Craft Consulting, India – [Private Sector]
KaiOS affordable smart feature phones for closing the digital and financial divide
KaiOS Technologies Inc., Singapore – [Private Sector]
Women Techsters
Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev), Nigeria – [Civil Society]
Digital AgroInsurance: digital solution for agro sector
AGROINSURANCE LLC., Kazakhstan – [Private Sector]
Empowering Young Digital Innovators through Business Development Training
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), Zimbabwe – [Government]
M3
Global Voice Group, Spain – [Private Sector]
SME ESG START Tool: An ESG maturity assessment tool to enable sustainable supply chains
UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB), Malaysia – [International Organizations]
Smart Villages, Sustainable well-being
Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications and Transports, Mexico – [Government]
Developers’ Hub (D’Hub)
Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT), Trinidad and Tobago – [Government]
Bridging Academia-Industry Gap
Academia Industry Platform co.Ltd (JAIP), Jordan – [Private Sector]
PressPayNg
PressPayNg, Nigeria – [Private Sector]
AgroSpace Platform – IT Tools for Agriculture
AgroInformAsia, Kyrgyzstan – [Private Sector]
U-Ask
Telecommunications And Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), United Arab Emirates – [Government]
Digital for Life. Engaging the nation to help Singaporeans develop the necessary digital tools, skills and habits to succeed in the future.
Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore – [Government]
SUSTAINMENT AND UTILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL ADDRESSING (NaPA) SYSTEM
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MICIT), Tanzania – [Government]
ChicIoT: An IoT-Based Smart Poultry Building Environment and Growth and Health Status Monitoring and Modeling
University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), Philippines – [Government]
Powering the transition to safe and sustainable supply chains with the world’s most complete, open and accessible map of global production
Open Supply Hub, United States of America – [Civil Society]
Zain KSA Supporting Generation Youth
ZAIN KSA, Saudi Arabia – [Private Sector]
ONLINE BUSINESS REGISTRY SYSTEM FOR BELIZE. Transforming Business Environment in Belize
Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry’s, Belize – [Government]
Kistpay – Women Empowerment Program (WEP)
Kistpay Private Limited, Pakistan – [Private Sector]Jury members
Hani Eskandar
Position: Head, Digital Services Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Frehiwot Fisseha
Position: Coordinator for the Functional Review, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Kate Behncken
Position: Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft
James Howe
Position: Head, Digital Markets and Connectivity, Senior Adviser, International Marketing and Branding, Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Jason Slater
Position: Chief Digital Officer, Digitalization, Innovation and TC Optimization Services, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)