{"id":3339,"date":"2024-11-01T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2024-11-01T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:14:16","slug":"outstanding-digital-changemakers-recognized-at-the-global-innovation-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/outstanding-digital-changemakers-recognized-at-the-global-innovation-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Digital Changemakers recognized at the Global Innovation Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer\">\n            <img src=https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/11\/GIF-Awards-Banner-1.jpg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">Outstanding Digital Changemakers recognized at the Global Innovation Forum<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 60 applications were received from entrepreneurs, innovators and small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to pitch their innovative projects to a committee of experts at the ITU Global Innovation Forum, held in Valletta, Malta, from 28-30 October 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a series of pitching sessions, six finalists were invited to showcase their ideas to the Global Innovation Forum jury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three digital start-ups received a Global Innovation Forum award in recognition of their efforts to advance digital innovation in their communities and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three winners are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mais Taha, MTiPX (Malta), in the Digital Changemaker category for driving local change and addressing community challenges through innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MTiPX designed iPX | XEROWASTE, a digital design framework that consists of audit and smart label certification systems targeting researchers and design owners in their product design journey to eliminate materials waste, energy consumption and emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" 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entrepreneurship and building supportive ecosystems for innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muuni Fund is an ICT Research and Innovation Fund under the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) that aims at providing seed funding for undertaking ICT related research and innovation initiatives to provide for local solutions and incubation of innovations in different sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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