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The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global contest for selecting and promoting the world’s best practice examples in e-content and creativity .
The initiative was started in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and sees bridging
the Digital Divide and the Content Gap as its overall goal. As of today WSA involves representatives from 168 countries all over the world.
Focusing 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.
Deadlines:
STEP 1: National pre-selection application:1 July 2007
STEP 2: Completing application for the world contest:
If your product/solution is pre-selected and submitted by the national jury for the world contest, a login/password email will be automatically
sent to you (producer) asking to complete your registration with additional data (i.e. description of the project, CVs).
DEADLINE for providing additional data by producers: 15 July 2007
STEP 3: Confirmation of participation
After providing the additional data (Step 2) you will receive a release form (to be signed and faxed back) stating that you agree with the rules
of the contests and confirm your participation in the WSA 2007. As long as the release form is not received by the WSA Office, the registration is not complete.
DEADLINE for confirmation of the registration: 1 August 2007
STEP 3: Sending the products (if not entirely online-based)
Products, which are not entirely online (i.e. DVD's, CD ROMS, mobile devices) have to be sent to the WSA office in Salzburg, otherwise
they will not be evaluated.
DEADLINE for physical arrival of the product at the WSA Office: 15 August 2007
Winners Gala, Venice: 6 November 2007
Contest rules
- WSA contest is open to any company, organization and individual active in the content industry and based in the “NATIONAL CONTEST COUNTRY”.
- There is no limitation regarding the platform of the applications.
- All entries have to be complete products. No drafts, demonstrations or unfinished prototypes are accepted.
- The release year of a project must be 2006 or 2007.
- Producer must have the copyright permission for any pictures, sound, content etc. used fore the production of his application. Usage of all software should be legal.
- The interface of the products can be in any of the United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). All producer and project information shall be in English.
- One product may be submitted only once. In case of multiple submissions by one organization, each product requires a separate registration.
- All materials submitted become the property of the organizers and will not be returned. One copy of each submitted product will be archived for the record. No commercial use of this archive may or will be made.
- Incomplete submissions and those not conforming to the WSA rules will be disqualified without any further notice. There is no possible legal recourse against such decisions.
- Along with the completion of the registration, participants in the Award accept the rules, guidelines and Award criteria governing the WORLD SUMMIT AWARD.
- Registration and submission of a product to the evaluation itself does in no way entitle it to any specific benefits. There is no possible legal recourse against the organisers.
- Submitters are held responsible for the smooth functioning of their products.
- All products from the winners list of the National Contest must be sent by the producers to the WSA Office in Salzburg, Austria, and arrive not later than August 15th, 2007. The WSA Office does not accept mailing and transport costs as well as the customs duty for any entry. All shipments are to be sent at the cost of the sender.
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