The World Summit Award (WSA) is the global contest to select best practice in e-Content and innovative ICT applications.

The contest shows that new media keep the promise and can contribute to a better world. It increases public awareness for ingenious content ideas and applications with a twist, thus assisting in marketing high-quality multimedia products.

New Zealand at the Word Summit Award

A call for submissions from New Zealand has been made.

The WSA is a global showcase of 40 outstanding projects, in eight categories, with a special emphasis on those which show the benefits of information and communication technology for the development of communities and society at large.

The eight categories are:

• e-Business & Commerce
• e-Culture & Heritage
• e-Entertainment & Games
• e-Government & Institutions
• e-Health & Environment
• e-Inclusion & Participation
• e-Learning & Education
• e-Science & Technology

Past success

NZ was enormously successful in the first competition in 2003 with two projects in the top 40 globally. In 2005 we received two Special Mentions & again in 2007 NZ supported two winners and was delighted with three Special Mentions http://www.wsa-awards.org.nz/award/2007_winners.html

Timeframe

Call for Submissions: August 18 – November 20 2008
Final selections: 20-30 November
International Registration starts: 1 December 08
International Registration deadline: 30 January 09
Products check-in:  1 – 28 February 08
Grand Jury:  15 – 30 March 09
Winners Gala, Mexico: May 09

The judges

Janet Mazenier: mazenier@gmail.com
Pete Macaulay: peter@no1.co.nz
Jan Bieringa: jan@bwx.co.nz

Contact

If you have a project you would like us to consider please contact Jan Bieringa: jan@bwx.co.nz, 04 385 9435

Further information

WSA New Zealand website