About

Eighth edition of the contest

The WSIS Prizes contest was developed in response to requests from the WSIS stakeholders to create an effective mechanism to evaluate projects and activities that leverage the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development. Since its inception, the contest of WSIS Prizes has attracted more than 300,000 stakeholders.

Following the outcomes of the United Nations General Assembly Overall Review on WSIS (Res. A/70/125) that called for a close alignment between the WSIS Process and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Res. A/70/1), the WSIS Prizes is the unique global platform to identify and showcase success stories in the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines and SDGs.

Call for Submissions

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Phases

Five phases of the contest

Phase 2

Nomination Phase
17 March 2025 – 10 April 2025

In phase two, the submitted projects will be reviewed by the Expert Group based on the rules for project submission and nomination criteria.

The outcome of this phase will be a list of nominated projects (twenty projects per category) that will be publicly announced on 10 April 2025.

The Expert Group comprises professionals actively involved in the implementation of WSIS outcomes, and their decisions are considered final and not subject to appeal.

Nominated Projects