The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global contest for selecting and promoting the World’s best e-contents and applications. It sees the bridging of the Digital Divide and narrowing of the Content Gap as its overall goal and – as of today - involves representatives from 168 countries on each continent. Putting its focus on cultural identity and diversity, the WSA looks for multimedia projects that effectively and creatively work with quality contents and digitalise educational, scientific and cultural heritage. It is held in the framework of and in cooperation with the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS).
(www.wsis-award.org)






The Federal Chancellery of Austria has also declared its full support for the World Summit Youth Award. Being a powerful initiative aimed at promoting the best practices created from youth for youth, the WSYA is a prestigious project corresponding to Austria’s continuous efforts in creating valuable, innovative and rich contents.
(www.austria.gv.at)

TakingITGlobal is an international organization - led by youth and empowered by technology. TakingITGlobal connects youth around the world to find inspiration, information and get involved in improving their local and global communities.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with a growing worldwide presence, the organization's flagship program’ TakingITGlobal.org, serves as the most popular online community for young people interested in connecting across cultures and making a difference, with hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.
(www.takingitglobal.org)