The world’s most creative and empowering youth-led websites have been announced! Scores have been tallied, publications have been designed, and the stage is set for Tunis to showcase the best young e-content creators to the world!
We’ve seen online music communities, digital design training for slum youth, interactive gaming platforms e-learning flash applications and an HIV/AIDS information portal to name just a few of the over 300 projects from 70+ countries. The top three projects in each category – Development, Creativity & Culture and Community Engagement – took center stage for Phase II of the Information Society (November 16 – 18, 2005) at the Gala on opening night.
In the often tired, formal environment, the energy and creativity of the Youth Caucus truly stood out. The eight Youth Award winners in attendance had a unique opportunity to network with over 30,000 delegates and showcased their online projects to the world. The opening Youth Award Gala event awarded category winners in a ceremony featuring high-profile speakers, flash videos, live DJing and a packed house. It was syndicated in over 30 European television stations, as well as being broadcast on the Tunisian television company ERRT.
Award winners and runners-up also took center stage at a WSA Content Forum entitled “The Future is Now: Best Practices from Young People in the Information Society” and a closing reception in the Youth Hub space co-hosted by TakingITGlobal and Microsoft. And stay tuned to this space for future Youth Award news!
Ladies and gentlemen, here are your Youth Award winners!
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Category/Rank
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Project Description
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Organization
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Development
>Winner |
Patent Wars on AIDS Drugs
An information resource and online community with flash animations, interactive games, stories and galleries on today’s greatest global challenge |
Ammu Irivinti, 16 International Coordination Team
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Development
>Runner-Up |
Biotechnology, The Food Solution
Interactive website designed to raise awareness on the use of agricultural biotechnology in combating food shortages and insecurity in Africa |
Samuel Odofin, 17 Nigeria |
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Development
>Third Place |
Youth.HR
Comprehensive web resource centre for Croatian youth with a forum, blogs, virtual workshops, events, grant information and free web design services for other youth organizations. |
Ivanovic Plasko, 24 Atlas Youth OrganizationCroatia
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Creativity & Culture
>Winner |
Nairobits Trust
From the slums of Nairobi to the cutting edge of digital design, this digital design school showcases the creative ICT skills offered to its students and acts as a media channel for local African content |
Wilson Masaka Magambo , 22Kenya
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Creativity & Culture
>Runner-Up |
Absynthe Muse
From a small seed of creativity, Absynthe Muse has become one of the world’s premiere writing communities for youth |
Elisabeth Wilhelm, 18United States of America
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Creativity & Culture
>Third Place |
Electrobel
Interactive web portal for young electronic artists to share music and skills in a space of collaboration, innovation and cool |
Laurent d’Havé, 23 Belgium |
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Community Engagement
>Winner |
Vibewire
By rewiring youth media’ in Australia , this popular, interactive community empowers young people using technology |
Tom Dawkins, 26 Australia |
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Community Engagement
>Runner-Up |
Hyperstaffs
Dynamic collection of educational multimedia lessons and games that has revolutionized the way 5 to 13 year old kids see and do homework |
David Smith, 23 Staffordshire University , United Kingdom
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Community Engagement
>Third Place |
Hai Ti! (Listen Up!)
Weekly series of print and web-based comics created to empower youth, democratize civic education and develop ICT skills of educators |
Ebben Haitukalipi, 26 Schoolnet Africa, Namibia
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Media Releases
2012
- World Summit Youth Award Montreal 2012 – Young digital changemakers fight against global injustice (October 12th, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award Montreal 2012 (October 12th, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award Winners 2012 – (September 11th, 2012 – in German)
- World Summit Youth Award Winners 2012 – (September 11th, 2012 – in German)
- World Summit Youth Award Winners 2012 – African ICT Pioneers shaping MDGs Revolution (September 11th, 2012)
- Millennium Olympics Young digitals fight for a better future (July 10th, 2012)
- Millennium Olympics: Young Digitals (July 10th, 2012 – in German)
- Landing Young ICT Revolutionaries on Larry King´s Larry King´s Sofa (June 20th, 2012)
- Junge IT-Revolutionäre auf Larry King’s Sofa (June 27th, 2012 – in German)
- World Summit Youth Award – call for entries 2012 (June 1st, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award and European Youth Award – call for entries (June 1st, 2012)
2011
- The Winners’ Event is over – the Action goes on – English
- Into the Spotlight with Hip Hop and R’n’B: Category Create your Culture! – english
- Death Sentence Pregnancy: Category Fight Poverty, Hunger, and Disease! – english
- Egyptian citizens fight crime online: Category Pursue Truth! – english
- WSYA Winners 2010 selected – English
- Winners Festival 2011 is coming to Graz – WSYA 2011
- Deadline extended – WSYA 2011
- Submit your entry now – WSYA 2011 – Young People use Internet and Mobiles for Social Good.
2010
- World Leaders debate, Young People act – Winners Events 2010 in New York
- WSYA Winners 2010 – long version
- WSYA Winners 2010 selected – short version
- WSYA Newsflash Issue 2 / June 2010
- WSYA at the Press Conference, Salzburg “Generation Web 2.0: Opportunities and Challenges”, May 2010, (English)
- WSYA at the Press Conference, Salzburg “Generation Web 2.0: Opportunities and Challenges”, May 2010 (Deutsch)
- World Summit Youth Award Kick-off in Geneve (English)
- WSYA Newsflash_1 / April 2010
- WSYA 2010 Call for Registration_EN
- WSYA 2010 General Info and Invite
- WSYA 2010 Call for Ambassadors
2009
- The World Summit Youth Award 2009 – Call for Registrations
- A new deadline for latest entries – WSYA 2009
- Last call for submissions – WSYA 2009
- WSYA 2009 – Winners Announcement
- WSA 2009 – Gala Events Mexico
- WSYA 2009 – Winners Booklet
WSYA in the Media
- In Focus: Mathias Haas (International Reporters, Germany, November 27, 2012)
- In Focus: Saransh Dua (International Reporters, Germany, November 19, 2012)
- In Focus: Nathan Masyuko (International Reporters, Germany, November 11, 2012)
- Larry King Moderates Debate on Digital Era (tvmcgill.com, Canada, November 7, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award: Helping Farmers in Ghana (tvmcgill.com, Canada, November 6, 2012)
- In Focus: Jason Muloongo (International Reporters, Germany, November 5, 2012)
- In Focus: Mary Olushoga (International Reporters, Germany, November 2, 2012)
- Communications Minister congratulates Youth Award winners (my broadband, South Africa, October 30, 2012)
- Young idealists leave Montreal (WAVE Magazine, Serbia, October 25, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Awards honor global digital projects for good (ITBusiness.ca, Canada, October 24, 2012)
- The Youth Republic wins runner-up position at WSYA 2012 (Pamir Times, Pakistan, October 4, 2012)
- ‘Quirky’ online forum gets UN youth award (The Times of India, India, October 2, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award (International Telecommunication Union, Switzerland, September 28, 2012)
- The Youth Republic brings laurels to Pakistan! (Chitral Times, Pakistan, September 26, 2012)
- The Youth Republic brings laurels to Pakistan! (lhrtimes.com, Pakistan, September 21, 2012)
- Super Stage Winners Make TV Debut & Win UN Global Award (supernews.co.za, South Africa, September 13, 2012)
- Afroes’ games win World Summit Youth Awards (afroes.com, South Africa, September 12, 2012)
- ICT Ministers’ Panel: Leadership and Innovation (WCIT 2012 Newsletter, Canada, September 12, 2012)
- Africa in the lead (theceomagazine-ug.com, Uganda, September 11, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award: e-Contest 2012 (The Nation, Sri Lanka, July 22, 2012)
- World Summit Youth Award, Lil’ MDGs Seek Young Social Entrepreneurs! (Huffington Post, July 9, 2012)
- Digitales Engagement (Computerwelt, July 2, 2012)
- European Youth Award – call for entries (City of Graz official portal, June 29, 2012)
- WCIT – Bringing the World to Canada (Backbone Magazine, Canada, June 21, 2012)
- European Youth Award on Creative Industries Styria (CIS, June 20, 2012)
- ‘Revolutionaries’ coming to Montreal for WCIT 2012 (IT World Canada, June 15, 2012)
- WCIT2012 unveils its program for the first-ever Montreal event (ICT Association of Canada, June 15, 2012)
- World Congress on Information Technology 2012 press release (WCIT 2012, June 15, 2012)
- 2012 World Summit Youth Award calling for nominations (Seeqnce blog, June 14, 2012)
- Opportunities: WSYA 2012 (Wupy.org, May 23, 2012)
- Interview with Youth Award Winner Amira Salah, co-founder of Kherna project (Ahram Online, May 8, 2012)
- Interview with Youth Award Winner Heba Habib, co-founder of the Harassmap project (Ahram Online, May 8, 2012)
- Interview with Youth Award Winner Ahmed Nagy, co-founder of Zabatak project (Ahram Online, May 8, 2012)
- Young Egyptian Digital Planet: Youth Award Winners’ Workshop at ICT Cairo, Egypt (Wupy.org, April 28, 2012)
- Global Citizenship The Youth Connection (British Council’s Global Publication, 14. February 2012)
- The Voice of Youth goes global (Us Magazine, 21. October 2011)
- Akinyele Olubodun’s hip-hop and R’n’ B Music Platform “PlayMyJamz” wins international UN youth Award (TechTrendsng.com, 21. November 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award in Graz (Kleine Zeitung, 14. November 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award: Jugendliche Revolution in Graz (Kleine Zeitung, 10. November 2011)
- MAD makes a difference at WSYA (IBNLive, 2. November 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (CIS, October 2011)
- Write3 receives WSYA 2011 (The Daily Star, 7. October 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) recognizes the talent of Pakistani youth (asian.correspondent.com, 6. October 2011)
- The international acclaim: A forum for the youth to mingle and share their views (The Express Tribune, 2. October 2011)
- Not for profit celebrates international UN award for using digital technology to eradicate poverty (Education Generation, 30. September 2011)
- Views that matter (TheAsianAge, 27. September 2011)
- The 2011 World Summit Youth Award Festival comes to Graz (Women’s Forum, 11 August 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (Ö1 ORF, 27 July 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award verlängert (Computerwelt, 18 July 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 (Opportunity, 18 July 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (Horizont, 15 July 2011)
- Local businesswoman appointed as Ambassador for UN youth awards – World Summit Youth Awards entries closing this Friday (TechSmart, 12 July 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award – Meeting UN Millennium Development Goals through Innovative e-Content (DigitalQatar, 13 June 2011)
- The World Summit Youth Award 2011 (Vancouver Youth, 2 June 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award: Call for Entries 2011 (EMYAN, June 2011)
- Let’s put UN Millennium Development Goals into action! (TAMK Arts and Media, 29 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 – Call for entries (TAMK, 29 May 2011)
- Mach mit! – World Summit Youth Award 2011 (OTS, 24 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 (Go Youth, 24 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 open for registration (Africa Youth Trust, 23 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 (Young Innovations Europe, 20 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 now open for registration (Network for Youth in Transition, 18 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 now open for registration (Funds for NGO’s, 18 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (ICT for Development / Comminit.com, 15 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) 2011 (Leaders of Tomorrow, 12 May 2011)
- Uwaje becomes WSYA board member (Vanguard, 11 May 2011)
- YOUNG PEOPLE USING INTERNET AND MOBILES for Social Good (mladi!nfo.com, 10 May 2011)
- Opportunity for Young Africans at the World Summit Youth Award 2011 (Tech Trends Nigeria, 9 May 2011)
- Official Program for the Bahrain International eGovernment Forum 2011 announced (AMEinfo, 9 May 2011)
- World Summit Youth Award 2011 – Call For Submissions (Fantrust, 6 May 2011)
- Bahrain is set to host Arab eContent prize (Gulf Daily News, 5 May 2011)
- Cedarville University Students Win Award for Global Initiative (Cedarville University, 15 November 2010)
- Implementing the Millennium Development Goals using ICT (TechTrendsNg.com, October 2010)
- Our Experience in New York (Colour Me Green Campaign, 27 October 2010)
- MDGs: Uwaje challenges youths on using IT (Vanguard, 26 October 2010)
- Lemon24 wins WSYA award (The Daily Star, 24 September 2010)
- New York City: World Summit Young Award 2010 (Nuok, 22 September 2010)
- World Summit Youth Award: Umweltschutz in Simbabwe (Deutsche Welle, 21 September 2010)
- New York: here is the WSYA (Buziaulane Blog, 18 September 2010)
- World Summit Youth Award prämiert “junge” IKT-Projekte (Computerwelt, 4 August 2010)
- Young Moroccan digital media make UN Millennium Development Goals happen (MoroccoBoard, 3 August 2010)