| WSYA aims to provide a wide-reaching platform
for youth-led ICT projects. The WSYA categories encompass
media, political participation, culture, multilingualism, indigenous
knowledge and a range of development issues. Projects may
be submitted in the following three categories, each of which will
have a winner and two finalists who will attend the World Summit
on the Information Society in Tunisia (November 16-18, 2005).
1) Development
- Rewards the best online platform for youth centred around
issues of poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, social
justice, healthcare or peace
- This category focuses on how technology can be used to achieve
the UN Millenium Development Goals
- Examples include online platforms around social justice or peace,
new tech-driven environmental projects, e-health and e-learning
initiatives as well as innovative uses of technology for employment
and entrepreneurship
2) Creativity and Culture
- Celebrates the most innovative online platform highlighting
young people’s potential for producing creative content,
promoting multilingualism, creating new contemporary forms of
culture and preserving indigenous knowledge and/or traditional
culture
- This category focuses on creative expression, e-content creation
and cultural/linguistic diversity in the information society
- Examples include online art galleries, e-music production, creative
writing, local and indigenous content development, projects supporting
multilingualism on the web and online communities of young artists
3) Community Engagement
- Showcases the most influential and engaging online platform
facilitating young people’s participation in global, national
or local decision-making processes and sharing news/ideas
to empower youth and build community
- This category focuses on empowering marginalized youth to become
more active citizens and strengthen their voice in the political,
economic and social decision-making processes
- Examples include blogs, online magazines, discussion forums,
online activist communities, e-democracy initiatives and knowledge
sharing around media, opinions and new technologies
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