{"id":50,"date":"2024-06-14T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2024-11-04T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:56:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <p>\n        The 2nd edition of the SDG Digital GameChangers Award honoured organizations that are working towards rescuing the Global Goals through digital. The award ceremony took place during SDG Digital on 20 September, 2024. Participants submitted their innovative solutions, demonstrated practical applications, and showed how digital could help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 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Winner<\/p>\n                                                    <strong>Empower Lives and Communities<\/strong><br><em>Improving the quality of life, reducing inequality, and addressing social issues<\/em>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/people\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" =_self>\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Cat2_Winner_KWater.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">Planet - Winner<\/p>\n                                                    <strong>Innovate for a Healthy Planet<br><\/strong><em>Emphasizing the importance of protecting the environment and using sustainable resources<\/em>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/planet\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" =_self>\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Cat3_Winner_Tech4Dev.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">Prosperity - Winner<\/p>\n                                                    <strong>Promote Economic Growth<br><\/strong><em>Promoting economic development, job creation, and infrastructure improvements<\/em>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/prosperity\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" =_self>\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Cat4_Winner_SoialTech.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">Peace - Winner<\/p>\n                                                    <strong>Build Peaceful and Inclusive Societies<br><\/strong><em>The importance of international collaboration, good governance, and strong institutions for peace building<\/em>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/peace\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" =_self>\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Cat5_Winner_Torchit.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">Pioneers - Winner<\/p>\n                                                    <strong>Unlock Ideas from Youth<br><\/strong><em>Recognizing youth led projects\/initiatives to advance the SDGs<\/em>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/pioneers\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" =_self>\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3\">\n        Timeline    <\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <ul class=\"ituTimeline\" data-span=\"8\">\n                                        <li>\n        <div class=\"ituCard alt\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    Submission phase opens:\u00a0<strong><s>27 June 2024<\/s><\/strong>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n        <div class=\"ituCard alt\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    Deadline for Submissions:\u00a0<strong><s>11 August 2024<\/s><\/strong>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n        <div class=\"ituCard alt\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    Announcement of Finalists, &amp; Winners informed:\u00a0<strong><s>1 September 2024<\/s><\/strong>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n        <div class=\"ituCard alt\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    Awarding of Winners:\u00a0<strong><s>20 September 2024<\/s><\/strong>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"obsolete-templates\/page-submenu.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}