World Summit Youth Award finalists and category winners are selected by members of the WSYA Jury. Comprised of 15 global experts in youth engagement, new media and social entrepreneurship, their creative minds bring diversity of perspectives and know-how to the WSYA. Jurors will evaluate project entries in a rigorous two-stage process over a month period.

In the first “elimination” round of judging (September 18 – October 3, 2005), projects in all three categories will be evaluated by three pools of jury members in order to obtain a short list of ten projects per category. In the second round (October 3 – 18, 2005), a winner and two finalists will be selected from each category. In this round, all jurors will have a chance to judge short-listed projects to ensure objectivity and thoroughness.

From the numerous online platforms submitted during the application period, jurors independently review each site and rate them based on their content, design, innovation/creativity, interactivity and sustainability. Each project is evaluated by a minimum of two jurors and votes are tabulated online to ensure fairness and accuracy.

Winners and runners-up will be notified in October and they will be given the opportunity to present their projects in Tunisia for the UN World Summit on the Information Society, both at the World Summit Award Gala Event and the “Future is Now: A Best-Practice Youth Showcase” Workshop.

• Maja Andjelkovic: Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Serbia and Montenegro
• Jennifer Corriero: Co-founder & Executive Director, TakingITGlobal, Canada
• Abdallah Diwan: Co-founder, Sustainable Development Association, Arab Republic of Egypt
• Ashwin Gopinath: General Secretary, Association of Computer Technologists, Republic of India
• Susie Hetherington: Graphic Designer, United Kingdom
• Mikko Järvinen: Project Co-ordinator, Muusa2, Republic of Finland
• Md. Atikuzzaman Limon: Founder, Bangladesh Youth Forum on ICT, People's Republic of Bangladesh
• Nick Moraitis: Consultant for Amnesty International & Author on Youth and Technology, Commonwealth of Australia
• Marouen Mraihi: Coordinator, Club INSATech, Tunisian Republic
• Alberto Nardelli: Special Projects Coordinator, TakingITGlobal, Republic of Italy
• Edward Popoola: Nigeria's IT Youth Ambassador, Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Maitreyi Doshi: Global Youth Action Network (GYAN), Republic of India
• Margarita Salas: Program Officer, BellaNet, Republic of Costa Rica
• Philipp Wassibauer: Co-Founder, Schmiede, Republic of Austria
• Terri Willard: Project Manager, Knowledge Communications, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), United States of America