During Phase II, an Expert Group revised the projects referring to the rules for project submission and nomination criteria. The outcome of the Expert Group's work was a list of nominated projects listed below. The Expert Group consisted of professionals working on the implementation of WSIS outcomes. The decisions of the Expert Group are final and without appeal.
All nominated projects will also be part of the WSIS Stocktaking Report.
The aim of the project is to improve the mobility, the information accessibility and the subjective as well as objective safety of elderly people. Another goal of the 2PCS system is to reduce the emotional and psychological burden for care persons as wel… more »
As a result of this project, a fully functional 3D virtual environment has been created. The purpose of this virtual island is to find a way that enables older people to find new friends and be in touch with friends and relatives. As a result, virtual pl… more »
The aim of AALUIS is to facilitate the connection of different services to different types of user interfaces and thus to enable future users of AAL systems to use more services interacting in their preferred way The user interface (UI) is an important f… more »
A home-based system has been developed that allows the connecting of elderly persons with their families, friends and other significant people over the Internet. The resulting system uses ambient displays, tangible interfaces and wearable devices providi… more »
One of the main Algerian Scout activities is to provide arabic lessons, as a lot of young people in Algeria are weak in this language. Another target audience are women who have been unable to complete their studies at high school or university because o… more »
“Aliadas en Cadena” is a non-profit NGO that advances women's human rights in Venezuela to support low-income women through training programs in technology (ICT). In Venezuela, the underprivileged women are the highest impact population for a social prog… more »
The project work resulted in two possible products, depending on the configuration of the robotic system. First, an assistive robot for home environments, that provides support in emergency situations and for staying in contact with relatives and friends… more »
The central part of ALICE is a Set-Top Box (STB) connected to a TV set. This STB integrates a video camera and microphone for communication, which is updated with computing resources for applications that facilitate social interaction. It is equipped wit… more »
The objective of the project was to create a system, which provides its users sense of presence of their family, friends, and health care personnel, i.e. so called safety net, and assures that the elderly people are never left alone. The system encourage… more »
Ananke is a non-profit, online interactive platform engaging women across the MENA region and beyond. The digital publication showcases women trailblazers, visionaries, women in leadership positions as role models for young women seeking inspiration, gui… more »
ArcCert is a blockchain-based platform where educational institutions issue tamper-proof diplomas and certificates. Graduates have their verified diplomas and certificates all in one place, and are free to choose either to privately share certificates w… more »
The arVerse Project is an initiative aiming to create a new generation of Augmented Reality platform and ecosystem, allowing AR technology to be widely adopted by the mainstream. Users will get the ability to use powerful Augmented Reality logic and cont… more »
The ASSAM project aims to compensate for declining physical and cognitive capabilities of elderly persons by user-centred development of modular navigation assistants for various mobility platforms, such as walker, wheelchair, and tricycle, enabling sust… more »
The platform developed in the AWARE was based on: s Environment adaptation module s Sharing knowledge module: This module will enable workers to maintain an active role after retirement s ICT approach module: This module will be a trainer tool for the pl… more »
BastarNet is a project initiated by Govt. of Chhattisgarh for laying optical fibre backbone network to boost internet and telecom connectivity in the Bastar division, where there is very little penetration of any of telecom provider of India. It will ser… more »
Bestmile vision is to make efficient and affordable transportation available to all. The main mission is to provide a mobility platform that allows operators to support multi-modal, multi-service offerings in a safe, accessible, efficient and lucrative … more »
The problem is clear: the resolution of VR devices on the market today is just 1/100 of what the average human eye can see. People with vision that poor aren’t even allowed to drive a car in the real world. So is the solution: Varjo’s patented Bionic Dis… more »
The BOMA Project is a U.S. nonprofit and Kenyan NGO that helps ultra-poor women in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Africa achieve financial inclusion and self-sufficiency. BOMA works with extremely poor women of rural pastoralist communities in N… more »
Buenos Aires Data is the open data policy of the City of Buenos Aires, which kicked off in 2012 with the signing of Decree 156/2012 which created the public data platform data.buenosaires.gob.ar to facilitate the search, discovery and access of open data… more »
Le TICBUS ou bus numérique est un projet qui mettra en circulation des bus ambulants spécialement équipés, connectés à Internet et équipés en matériel informatique. Ces bus traverseront des villes et des villages accessibles par la vie routière pour sen… more »
The SENAI FIEMG Innovation and Technology Center is composed of a set of Innovation Institutes and Technology Institutes focused on industrial competitiveness. In practice, it is a world-class scientific engine. Created in 2011 from the Technological Cen… more »
With the rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT), people are living in an era of data explosion. The problem of how to make full use of the data resource to promote the traditional industry reformation is a concern of many res… more »
In 2013, because of the joint efforts between Rhizomatica, Redes por la Diversidad, Equidad y Sustentabilidad A.C. (REDES A.C.) and those in charge of a community radio in small village called Talea de Castro, in the state of Oaxaca, it was possible to c… more »
The Smart Communities project aims to install connectivity for the Lenca indigenous community of Azacualpa, in the municipality of Yamaranguila, La Esperanza, Honduras, in order to increase its educational and economic development. Its purpose is to cont… more »
The project is dedicated to the construction of commercial IoT network based on NB-IoT. It has several goals, including the building of a wide-coverage NB-IoT network, solutions for key problems in different service scenarios of the NB-IoT network and th… more »
Nothing exceeds meeting people eyeto-eye but new telepresence technology provides, however the second best. The project developed the ‘second best’ connection, after meeting face to face, especially tuned for older adult’s users. It is YoooM, with YoooM … more »
Info-Sarker project consists of 3 phases with the aim of extension of government ICT network to the lowest tier of administration and root level citizens. Under phase I and phase II of this project high-speed internet backbone network with high capacity … more »
Saudi Aramco digital assistant will work as virtual companion with bot integration hub allows SA employees to have a deeper insights about their organizations and accomplish business tasks quickly. SA Employees can place purchase orders, check vacation b… more »
The visually impaired and the elderly, often suffering from mild speech and/or motor disabilities, are experiencing a significant and increasing barrier in accessing ICT technology and services. Yet, in order to be able to participate in a modern, interc… more »
ELDERHOP is creating a solution which runs on existing and future open source mobile and IP connected TV platforms. ELDERHOP wants to provide a complex easy-to use solution to improve the quality of life of elderly people. The objective is to develop, te… more »
The main goal of the ELDER-SPACES project was to introduce a radical shift on the way social networking is delivered to and used by older adults (typically healthy individuals aged 55+), with a view to stimulate seniors to join social networks and accord… more »
Electronic platform that allow real estates developers to get off-plan sale, marketing and offering licenses, also the system can integrate information with several government agencies. The system advantages for real-estates: - Integrated with several go… more »
eLum’s first target customer is the telecom industry in Morocco and across Africa. The company aims to help the industry optimize production, storage, and consumption of renewable energy. In recent years, however, the price for solar panels have dropped … more »
EVA is a voice controlled eyewear for the visually impaired. EVA's Artificial Intelligence recognises objects, texts, signs and verbally describes what it sees. EVA can significantly improve everyday activities such as walking, reading, recognising objec… more »
Eyesight offers the most advanced edge-based Computer Vision and AI solutions. The company’s technology improves daily life experiences in the car, home, and with other consumer electronics, using intelligent interactions that are responsive to users and… more »
Facebook developed artificial intelligence and machine learning services to power accessible technology for people who are blind or have low vision: our Automatic Alt Text (AAT) and Face Recognition accessibility tools. Facebook's mission is to bring the… more »
Feelif d.o.o. is a high-tech company with focus on information systems for the blind and visually impaired. Our goal is to empower the blind and visually impaired so that they can easily access information in digital form. Feelif d.o.o. has roots in well… more »
The optical fiber deployment project in the most border areas of the country is considered in the strategic dimension an optical belt oriented towards the development approach as a major issue of territorial equality, according to the National Plan for t… more »
Drone for inaccessible places Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely in cities, inside buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and… more »
A Geek Culture of Sustainable Innovation Home of the Geeks - Geekulcha creates and enables platforms for Innovation and Creativity while exposing young talent and skills to the corporate world. Geekulcha is where the young, skilled, creative and ambitiou… more »
Geek Girls is a community of women and men seeking to promote inspiration and empowerment to women of all ages as change actors in the use, appropiation and creation of technology. With 5 strategic units of action; 1. Inspiring through powerful conversat… more »
Punjab Commission on the Status of Women is a statutory institution established to promote womens empowerment and remove discrimitation against women. PCSW serves as an overight body meant to ensure laws, policies and programmes of the government of th… more »
The Gender Mobile (GM) initiative is an accessible to all intervention platform designed to provide specialized support services for girls and women who are survivors of social injustice. Gender Mobile is leveraging technology in the form of a 24/7 dedi… more »
GGateway is the first Information and Communications Technology (ICT) social enterprise in Palestine and started as an initiative in 2012 inside the United Nations for Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). GGateway became an independent non-profit entity in 2… more »
#GirlsCode is a group of women dedicated to science and technology, convinced that children and adolescents deserve the opportunity to enter to the world of computing, The existence of stereotypes usually limited to women to develop scientific skills but… more »
The concept of GOLDUI is focused on empowering the older individual, enabling them to access online “self serve” services and therefore to benefit from the digital world by using the familiar home technologies of domestic radio, TV and telephone augmente… more »
The GINS is a “Joined-Up” infrastructure through which public sector institutions will communicate & collaborate more effectively. One of the requirements for an effective e-Government is to have a connected Government. The GINS project provides such a v… more »
Within this project we will develop and implement an intelligent light wayguidance system, which should attenuate age-related mobility impairments caused by reduced spatio-temporal orientation, worry about getting lost, and fear of falling. This GUIDING … more »
HEED is a new consumer platform that is transforming the sports and entertainment experience by using Internet of Things analytics and AI to deliver real-time stories. We see a world in which live events become global digital experiences, viewers become … more »
As per the Government Programme 2015-2019, ‘Government’s objective is to transform Mauritius into a truly forward looking, environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant and innovative country with modern infrastructure, global connectivity, high skil… more »
The aimed solution is to provide easy-touse technologies and services in social housing flats to allow a better quality of communication and a better access to package services from the elders; by experimenting a European model of “connected flats” for e… more »
Huawei has already provided 5G end-to-end (E2E) commercial products and solutions, covering the core network, the bearer network, base station and terminals. These commercial products and solutions are entirely based on 3GPP standards, with full range, f… more »
San Luis 3.0 is the name of the state policy that defines actions to maximize San Luis’ digitalization and prepares it for the effects of the fourth industrial revolution. The readily available, easily accessible technological infrastructure with improve… more »
Advances in technology have led to the availability of consumer Head Mounted Displays and the availability of 360° cameras for capturing immersive content. This has enabled broadcasters to explore new experiences, where narrative and content can be deliv… more »
The indirect reach and scale of ImpactMapper is in the millions; this is because we work with the top foundations and nonprofits around the world that already reach hundreds of millions of women and girls globally. By using ImpactMapper, these foundation… more »
The main idea is having an application that knows where a smart phone is in a building, thereafter to be able to provide greater accessibility to indoor spaces for people with low or no vision. Depending on the position of the device, information related… more »
This project involves improving the performance of optical communication systems, the work has been divided into two parts, the first concerns the study of attenuation in the fiber (linear and non-linear losses), in this context, simulations were perform… more »
INCLUSION SOCIETY is a connected service system which will support organisations delivering an improved community care service. The aim is to help people adapt their lifestyle, improve their health, and feel connected. The solution consists of: The homeP… more »
The main objective of this project is spreading the Indonesia Internet eXchange (IIX) Networks as the solution of free local internet eXchange, which includes of rural and remote areas (particularly education sector). Implementation of this project sha… more »
Currently, information society has entered the era of multimedia big data. However, the properties of non-structural, massive, multi-model and complex distribution cause several challenges in the aspects of multimedia information transmission and process… more »
It produces the requirements of the interconnection of all things and rapid growth of mobile data services with proposal of the national strategy of internet of things and speed-up and fee-reduction for mobile communication network. However, there were s… more »
The major objective of internet in PNU Campus is to facility highly reliable and secured internet service to entire PNU Campus Users: Students, Education Staff, Administrative staff, and Contractors. Which help female student to access internet from anyw… more »
iRespond, an international non-profit based in Seattle, gives identity to the world’s invisibles. In developed countries identity is taken for granted. But in developing parts of the world, millions of at-risk people exist without an identity, making the… more »
JOIN-IN aims to provide a means for older adults homebound people to escape social isolation. Within the project JOIN-IN will offered a variety of activities to motivate, but also to activate the seniors: communication by social networking, multiplayer g… more »
Aligning with KFU strategic objective “Providing a stimulating academic environment in keeping with technology”, the Deanship of Information Technology in king Faisal University has implemented the project “Setting up, Accreditation, migration, and launc… more »
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), has successfully deployed Converged Infrastructure solutions to deliver IT-as-a-Service and realize their ambitious goals for Saudi Vision 2030. According to the National Transformation Program 2020,… more »
Around 10% of the total population is with disabilities and it is not limited to mental or physical impairment. 3% of the population can neither hear, nor speak. It is very difficult for these people to express during emergency situations like when they … more »
Make-Sense established with the mission to improve the digital space by developing tools that provide equal online opportunity to all Internet users worldwide,including those with disabilities. In addition to making a positive social impact,our clients r… more »
IT for Change is an NGO seeking to promote innovative and effective use of information and communication technologies in order to promote socio-economic change in the global south. In collaboration with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and with the support … more »
Taking the step from browsing for inspiration to actually putting your travel save into action can get exhausting at times. Uncountable options, visa regulations, transportation, lodging, activities and so much more. We believe, to travel means to inspir… more »
Millicom is leading the way in gender equality in the telecommunications industry. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 49% of women are not connected while the number rises to over 67% in Sub-Saharan Africa. As one of the leading mobile operators in Lati… more »
The objective of MOBILESAGE is to provide elderly people with context-sensitive, personal-ized and location-sensitive tools which allow them to carry out and solve everyday tasks and problems when and where they occur, “just-in-time”. Modern elderly live… more »
Launched by Orange in 2015 the m-Women programme promotes women’s self-sufficiency through the use of digital technology offering essential services tailored to their needs, with support from local stakeholders. Digital inclusion for women aims to bo… more »
NACODEAL project will provide a new type of easy-to-use Technology tool for elderly people, to enable them to actively face challenges related to daily life while keeping them connected to today’s Information Society. NACODEAL will provide a guidance ser… more »
Since Jouf University covers an estimated area of 100,212 km², it is a major challenge to provide and maintain IT services with high availability in a cost effective manner. The main objective of this programme is to implement a new robust network and se… more »
Ningbo, as the pioneer of the national smart city construction, is one of the earliest cities in the country to put forward the idea of building a smart city and starting its implementation. After years of dedicated construction, a series of achievements… more »
OASIS introduces an innovative, Ontology-driven, Open Reference Architecture and Platform, which will enable and facilitate interoperability, seamless connectivity and sharing of content between different services and ontologies in all application domain… more »
The outcome of the project is a complete system (terminal, servers, communication protocols, software, etc.) that allows older adults (not necessarily familiar with ICT technologies) to build virtual communities dynamically based on interests and needs t… more »
At Perch, our mission is to change the way athletes interact with fitness technology, a market fraught with over-hyped devices that don't deliver the value they promise. We aim to turn every elite athlete, weekend warrior, and retiree alike into the best… more »
Our next-gen deep learning technology offers real-time road understanding and detection AI with breakthrough speed and precision. Providing the most natural visual navigation and safety assistance on the market. Fast and accurate semantic segmentation po… more »
The Prepaid Mobile Devices Comparator is an online tool that aims to provide the user with current, accurate, timely and comparable information on the devices offered by the different concessionaires in the prepaid mode, allowing the user to compare devi… more »
San Luis is getting ready the fourth industrial revolution with actions to maximize digitization of the province, brought together in the program "San Luis 3.0" with special emphasis on the education of its children and youth. Automation of production in… more »
Over 2 billion people worldwide have different types, degrees, or combinations of disability, literacy, digital literacy or aging related barriers that impede or prevent use of ICT. Not long ago you could live without access to ICT quite well. However to… more »
Pygmalion.Tech is a Colombian technological education company that seeks to empower human talent for its insertion in the knowledge society. This company offers different services and products of technological training using tools such as educational rob… more »
Our project focuses on storage, which is considered one of the most important services in the Fog, it consists of designing and developing a distributed storage system in Fog networking. Each node, once joined to a network will have to free some of its s… more »
Reborn Initiative is an educational and entrepreneurship residency program for women and girls in rural areas of Delta state, Nigeria where they can study, learn a trade and develop their confidence. These women and girls are oppressed due to gender pove… more »
REMOTE aimed at defining and establishing a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to R&D of ICT for addressing, in real life contexts, identified needs of frail older adults, especially of citizens at risk due to geographic and social isolation in co… more »
Free-Space Optics (FSO) can transmit high data rate, up to 10 Gbps from several meters to kilometers, depending on meteorological conditions. They are potential candidates in overcoming high data rate and longer last miles connexion needs in the context … more »
We are applying in AL C2. Information and communication infrastructure category. However the form is refusing to save that information and automatically changes it to AL C11. International and regional cooperation. As an attachment please find a print sc… more »
Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical iss… more »
The SAFEER platform released the SAFEER mobile application for smart devices, to achieve further support and a smoother facilitation. SAFEER platform is currently available in the students hands through their smartphones. The application is designed and … more »
SAP University Alliances is a global program enabling more than 3,500 educational institutions in over 113 countries to integrate the latest SAP technologies into teaching. Learning resources on SAP Leonardo and other SAP solutions enhance how faculty pr… more »
Under the background of "the economics of high-speed rail" in China, we aimed to help build a smart new town with "intelligent perception, ubiquitous interconnection, management control integration, and precise service", which requires us to improve the … more »
The mobile revolution is one of the most disruptive forces in the technological world. Thus, the Government of Mauritius has adopted a strategic direction that involves the adoption and promotion of innovative and modern technologies. The Smart Mobile Ap… more »
PTA has set up a ‘Smart Pakistan m-Lab’, initially at its headquarters to provide business, mentoring and coaching services for female mobile application developers and women entrepreneurs. It will also provide start up, acceleration and launch services … more »
The smart postman is a new model for the provision of postal services, operating in 12 rural areas of Lithuania and a part of cities. The postmen are using tablets with a special task manager for the postmen called MLIS, developed in cooperation with UAB… more »
Asia Initiatives leverages social capital to promote education, healthcare and skill empowerment for underserved communities, with a focus on women and young girls. Our innovative community currency, Social Capital Credits (SoCCs), is a powerful incentiv… more »
The result of the development and research activity is complete and stable interactive platform modeled to be used by elderly people and enable elders to communicate via Internet and use the IPTV channels or internet channels in more simple way possible … more »
ICT for Community Development aimed at Educating and Developing the mental capacities of Public Primary School pupils in six different Local Government in Oyo State. The State government of Oyo State under the leadership of Governor Alao Akala in conjunc… more »
The west African examination council statistics in my country shows a significant number of teenagers who's attention is more on literature rather than physics. Mathematics showed a decline rate. ARPG Tech is passionate for a positive change to this effe… more »
The Tech Girls Advocacy Program (TGAP) targeted 100 adolescent girls with digital literacy training and built the creative skills of the girls using digital technology, media and the arts and provided a platform for girls to advocate their issues through… more »
TechHer is a community of learning, support and collaboration for women working with technology. It also a platform for encouraging entrepreneurship and providing basic support for women going into business. It provides a platform for information sharing… more »
The Botucatu Technological Park was designed to be a differentiated environment, promoting innovation through the interaction between the knowledge bases (universities, centers and research and development institutes) and the productive base (companies).… more »
The Techno Park Business Park , accredited by the Paulista System of Technology Parks, is located in Campinas / SP, in an area of 524,000 m2, which stands out for its strategic location, with direct access to three of the most important state highways, a… more »
Supera Park is an environment of innovation and entrepreneurship. We Integrate universities, research institutes, startups and technology companies through the exchange of knowledge and technologies. We benefit the economy of the region of Ribeirão Preto… more »
ParqTec is the pioneering entity that emerged from the first public policy to institutionalize the transfer of technology from academia to the productive sector. Created by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) on Decem… more »
Our mission is to promote science, technology, innovation (C, T & I) and entrepreneurship, aiming at competitive and sustainable development. To do so, we are a synergistic environment that stimulates cooperation between company and company and company-r… more »
The Sergio Paiz Foundation, also known for its acronym Funsepa, is a non-for-profit organization created aiming to provide technology that improves the educational system and contributes to the alleviation of poverty in Guatemala. We aim to be the leadin… more »
InnoCaption is a mobile captioning App for incoming and outgoing smartphone calls that enables the deaf and hard of hearing who can speak on the phone, but are unable to hear, to make phone calls. In the United States, InnoCaption is a certified Internet… more »
The main objective of the Net Pracharat project is to strengthen National Broadband Network by expanding high-speed Internet network to reach every village in the country, so that local Thai people who live in the remote areas will be able to access broa… more »
With the support of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, Sulá Batsú Cooperative is generating opportunities in the ICT sector for young women from impoverished rural areas in Costa Rica. The main objective of Sulá Batsú is to create equal conditions for … more »
Lamba Labs Beirut Hackerspace is a community of makers who like to share their skills with like minded people. They also work for the advancement of the makers community by promoting inititatives that teach skills and build potential careers. One such in… more »
Transit is your real-time urban travel companion. Navigate your city’s public transit system with accurate real-time predictions, simple trip planning, step-by-step navigation, service disruption notifications, and departure and stop reminders... all pre… more »
China Mobile UAV Emergency Telecommunications High-altitude Base Station System is an innovative emergency communication system that combines communication equipment and drones to quickly recover communications in the event of a large-scale communication… more »
In Senegal, the ICT / telecom, arouse enthusiasm, at the level of populations and young people. Most of the supervisory and teaching structures of pupils and students devote an ICT / Telecom component to their interventions and teaching. However, a lack … more »
With the Vote.org app by Outvote, you can quickly text your friends a reminder to vote in the upcoming 2018 midterms. If they aren't registered, Vote.org can provide them with the necessary information they need to register and find out where their polli… more »
The WAYFIS project aims at improving the capability of seniors to plan, manage and execute travel and transportation projects at their own discretion by solving the problems elderly people cope with when trying to move in unknown outdoor environments, th… more »
WAI-Dev, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Ecosystem for Inclusive Design and Development, will develop strategies to support mainstream production of inclusive components and services; demonstrate the potential value and showcase good practice in inclu… more »
Wheelmap is a map for finding wheelchair accessible places. The map works similiar to Wikipedia: anyone can contribute and mark public places around the world according to their wheelchair accessibility. The criteria for marking places is based on a simp… more »
wiARframe is the world’s 1st dedicated AR Prototyping tool. Allowing you to become an AR designer without games engines, 3D design tools or coding, just the design fundamentals you already know. The potential of Augmented Reality is phenomenal, but it wi… more »
The video translator enables translation from a sign language to polish language and vice versa, using a computer software. It provides with an easy and comfortable communication of a deaf (or hearing impaired) person with a translator. The service is ca… more »
Women’s WorldWide Web (W4) is an online crowdfunding platform aiming to promote girls’ and women’s empowerment worldwide, in cities and in rural areas, in both developing and developed countries. Harnessing the power of digital connection, W4 works to p… more »
A harsh digital divide between households still exists, as 1.3 billion households out of 2.1 billion in the world still don’t have any broadband connection. WTTx - “wireless-to-the-x” solutions, supplies fixed wireless access for broadband with lower cos… more »
Yecas is a social network to upload photos, complaints and suggestions on municipal topics. Yecas is the simplest and most effective way to visualize and solve the problems of your city. To claim but also to add ideas and control so that everything works… more »
The establishment of Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in Jordan . Zain Innovation Campus was created to enable women youth to convert their innovative ideas into productive start-up projects, to be marketed locally, regionally and globally. In Q4 2013, Zain… more »
