{"id":58,"date":"2024-06-17T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:17:40","slug":"pioneers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/award\/pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"    <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        Special Category: Pioneers \u2013 Unlocking ideas from youth    <\/h2>\n                        <p>\n        This award recognizes a young innovator &#8211; between the ages of 18 and 29 &#8211; or a youth organization that is stepping forward as a trailblazer in their community and beyond by bringing fresh perspectives and creative solutions to achieve the SDGs.    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/SDGAward-04-pioneers-bg-1024x624.png\" alt=\"SDG Digital GameChangers Award Special Category: Pioneers\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/SDGAward-04-pioneers-bg-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/SDGAward-04-pioneers-bg-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/SDGAward-04-pioneers-bg-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/SDGAward-04-pioneers-bg.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Special Category: Pioneers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer tabHeader grid nogap\">\n                            <div class=\"ituCard alt tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"0\">\n                    Winner                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ituCard tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"1\">\n                    Runners-up                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ituCard tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"2\">\n                    Finalists                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n            <div class=\"ituTabsContent\">\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent \" data-tab=\"0\">\n                        Project Name:\u00a0<strong><strong>Jyoti AI: Seeing with Sound; Transforming Lives Through Digital Assistive Technology<\/strong><\/strong><br>Organization:\u00a0<strong>Torchit Electronics Pvt Ltd, India<\/strong><br>Stakeholder Type:\u00a0<strong>Private Sector<\/strong>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent visually-hidden\" data-tab=\"1\">\n                        <strong>AHADI-Tanzania&#8217;s First Digital Mental Health Facility<br><\/strong>Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF), Tanzania<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Violetta<br><\/strong>Prevenci\u00f3n y Psicoeducaci\u00f3n de la Violencia Violetta AC, Mexico<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em>                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent visually-hidden\" data-tab=\"2\">\n                        <strong>DigitRise Africa<br><\/strong>DigitRise Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em><br><strong>3R VIDEOGAME<br><\/strong>3R VIDEOGAME, Dominican Republic<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>e-Mentor<br><\/strong>Open Dreams, Cameroon<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Digital Financial Literacy and Inclusion for Youth<br><\/strong>Young Investors Network, Ghana<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Jyoti AI: Seeing with Sound; Transforming Lives Through Digital Assistive Technology<br><\/strong>Torchit Electronics Pvt Ltd, India<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>Salaam Crop Parametric<br><\/strong>Salaam Takaful Limited, Pakistan<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>Climate Action Vanguards<br><\/strong>EcosparksNG, Nigeria<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em><br><strong>Amplitude: waves of change<br><\/strong>Amplitude, Bangladesh<em> \u2013 [International Organizations\/ UN Agencies]<\/em><br><strong>AHADI-Tanzania&#8217;s First Digital Mental Health Facility<br><\/strong>Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF), Tanzania<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Her Go Programme<br><\/strong>Yna Kenya, Kenya<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>Empowering Indigenous Youth through Digital Skill Development and Cultural Preservation<br><\/strong>O&#8217;KANATA, Canada<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>EcoTrack: Digital Monitoring for Sustainable Agriculture<br><\/strong>Anesu Brokers Pty Ltd, South Africa<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>Violetta<br><\/strong>Prevenci\u00f3n y Psicoeducaci\u00f3n de la Violencia Violetta AC, Mexico<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Fighting against poverty through no interest rate community microloans<br><\/strong>Bridging Gaps, Germany<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>Krishi Updates Digital Agriculture Model<br><\/strong>Krishi Updates Digital Agriculture Model, India<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em><br><strong>Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Presents SheHacks through Technological Innovation and Women&#8217;s Empowerment towards Achieving the SDGs<br><\/strong>INDOSAT OOREDOO HUTCHISON, Indonesia<em> \u2013 [Private Sector]<\/em><br><strong>Digital Inclusion Program &#8211; Australia<br><\/strong>LiteHaus International, Australia<em> \u2013 [Civil Society]<\/em><br><strong>AI-powered TB Screening in Underdeveloped Areas<br><\/strong>China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, China<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em><br><strong>Nature Eye Labs<br><\/strong>Ain Shams University, Egypt<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em><br><strong>SmartCart<br><\/strong>DHBW Stuttgart, Germany<em> \u2013 [Academia\/ Technical Community]<\/em>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <script>\n        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<\/script>\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        Jury members    <\/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                                                <div class=\"ituCard candidate\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/cat5-rv.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Regina Valiullina, candidate\" \/>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Regina Valiullina<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ituLnkGrp\">\n                                        <span class=\"ituIcnLnk\"><i class=\"fal fa-list-alt\"><\/i>Academia Relations Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) <\/span>\n                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"ituCard candidate\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/cat5-sc.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Sameer Chauhan, candidate\" \/>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Sameer Chauhan<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ituLnkGrp\">\n                                        <span class=\"ituIcnLnk\"><i class=\"fal fa-list-alt\"><\/i>Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)<\/span>\n                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"ituCard candidate\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/cat5-mmms.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Melissa Michelle Mu\u00f1oz Suro , candidate\" \/>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Melissa Michelle Mu\u00f1oz Suro <\/p>\n                <div class=\"ituLnkGrp\">\n                                        <span class=\"ituIcnLnk\"><i class=\"fal fa-list-alt\"><\/i>Director of Innovation at OGTIC and Coordinator of the Innovation Cabinet of the Dominican Republic<\/span>\n                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"ituCard candidate\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/cat5-na.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nadir Atayev, candidate\" \/>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                <p class=\"title\">Nadir Atayev<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ituLnkGrp\">\n                                        <span class=\"ituIcnLnk\"><i class=\"fal fa-list-alt\"><\/i>Hardware Research Engineer and scientist, Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AzerCosmos)<\/span>\n                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"ituCard candidate\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/initiatives\/sdgdigital2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/cat5-oj.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Omar Jagne, candidate\" \/>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n            <div 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            <p class=\"title\">Lori Freeman<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ituLnkGrp\">\n                                        <span class=\"ituIcnLnk\"><i class=\"fal fa-list-alt\"><\/i>Vice President and GM of Salesforce for Nonprofits, Salesforce<\/span>\n                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    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