WSA GLOBAL CONGRESS VIENNA 2018
VIENNA 2018 SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH DIGITAL INNOVATION MARCH 20–22
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WELCOME TO VIENNA 4
IMPRINT EDITORIAL TEAM Editor and Author: Peter A. Bruck Text Management: Manuela Wagner, Nora Wolloch Winners Descriptions Text Editing: Hania Fedorowicz Layout and Design: floorfour, Herbert Ellinger WSA PROJECT TEAM Kordian Bruck, Carlos Linares Breijo, Luka Kalas, Manuela Wagner, Nora Wolloch WSA GLOBAL CONGRESS TEAM Philipp Benedikt, Emilia Bruck, Birgit Ecker, Luka Kalas, Birgit Kolb, Marlene Leberer, Carlos Breijo Linares, Karin Maurer, Alexis Pelekanos, Anna Rechberger, Franziska Stadler, Manuela Wagner, Nora Wolloch
Produced by World Summit Award Office ICNM – International Center for New Media Leopoldskronstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Thurngasse 8, Top 9, 1090 Wien office@worldsummitawards.org www.worldsummitawards.org © 2018 ICNM All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission of ICNM in written form. This edition has been published by ICNM.
WSA WELCOME WORDS 6 PATRON STATEMENTS 8 ABOUT VIENNA
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WSA CONGRESS LOCATIONS
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WSA CONGRESS PROGRAMME
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GLOBAL CONGRESS KEY PARTICIPANTS
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ABOUT THE WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS
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ABOUT WSA 2017/18
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WSA WINNERS
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WSA GRAND JURY BERLIN
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WSA NATIONAL EXPERTS
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WSA YOUTH AMBASSADORS
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THE JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE
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MAKE-IT IN AFRICA
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WSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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WSA UPCOMING
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SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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WSA TEAM
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WELCOME TO VIENNA
Vienna has been among the world’s most innovative cities for generations. Its strong welfare system, social housing for almost two thirds of the population, and the drinking water supply from the nearby mountains have worked reliably for decades thanks to sustainable planning. These accomplishments are just examples for the many social and technological innovations that enhance quality of life in Vienna every day, and have led to its worldwide reputation as a highly liveable city. To make sure Vienna remains a good place to live for everyone even as it continues to grow fast, we are already preparing the right framework conditions for the future: with a Smart City Strategy that focuses on social inclusion, responsible resource management, and inventing the future by investing in science and research. Dr. Michael Häupl, Mayor and Governor of Vienna
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SMART | DIGITAL | SOCIAL – THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CONTENT DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY
WELCOME TO THE WSA GLOBAL CONGRESS IN VIENNA! Digital technology transforms society, but often not for the better, and surely not always with the intention to create a more equal, just and sustainable society.
WSA allows a close look at innovation and creative use of technology where digital solutions result in a positive social impact. WSA is a global magnifying glass. It focuses on content driven technology and high quality interactive content with a clear intention to create a more equal, just and sustainable society. WSA puts the best of digital content developers, most impactful social entrepreneurs, and the most creative solutions to the challenges of the globalized world onto the stage. Within the framework of the UN and its World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process towards 2025, entries from 180 member states are selected, evaluated and juried on content quality, technology excellence, and their contributions to close digital divides and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). By joining the WSA Global Congress in Vienna, you will meet the 45 projects and products, apps and solutions, which are the world´s best digital innovations creating sustainable so-
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cial change and impact. An international jury has carefully evaluated them in a three-stage process. The WSA winners are impacting the daily lives of millions by meeting deeply rooted needs. They stand out in the combination of smart content, social aims and digital innovation, doing more than just providing means of communication and information. WSA winners are winners because they solve real problems. The WSA Global Congress allows exploring new ways of approaching education with AI technology, coding hardware and flipped classrooms from India, the UK and Mexico. A German solution shows how 3D printing can be used for organ donation. Digital Innovations for the blind from Sudan and Denmark are presented side by side with block chain business solutions from Poland and Canada. You can discover reinventions of culture and transformative labour market access solutions from South America. Smart products from Malaysia and Austria show how governments become more transparent and effective, while a solution from Ghana presents support for small farm holders. I invite you to engage, explore and open your mind through these three days. You will become part of a global network and community of
people committed to use digital technologies as drivers for the UN SDG’s. WSA has a proven record of accomplishment within the framework of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2003-2025, mandated by the government of Austria since 2003 and implementing the 2005 WSIS Plan of Action. WSA is organised in collaboration with UN organisations such as UNESCO, UNIDO, UNCTAD, UNDESA and ITU. By building a unique global network of national experts, NGO’s, corporates, governments and other professional associations, WSA presents quality content and digital innovation from over 180 UN-member states and supports a global movement for sustainable digital solutions. In 2018, WSA conducts the Global Congress for the first time in Austria, on invitation of the City of Vienna, a perfect match for WSA. The City of Vienna pioneers providing smart digital solutions for citizens and visitors with a focus on social benefit, making it one of the world’s most liveable cities. Being a hub for start-ups and transformative environmental and infrastructural solutions, Vienna proves that a perfect symbiosis can be made of smart, digital and social. Smart, digital, social – WSA facilitates this Viennese symbiosis. We have aimed to build a
unique partner network around the WSA Global Congress, making the event the starting point for sustainable partnerships between Vienna and the participants from the global WSA network. The Vienna Business Agency provides a start-up package for one of the WSA winners to encourage that international start-ups also succeed in the heart of Europe. The alumni of the Social Impact Award by the Vienna Impact Hub will be connected with international mentors to support their ventures. The Umdasch Group uses their Research Prize to innovate their work through collaboration with start-ups. Finally, a hackathon at the end of the Congress will connect Viennese companies with you and international talents to come up with innovative ideas for their challenges. Please join me to thank all WSA Global Congress Partners for providing this unique stage to the most outstanding social entrepreneurs and creative teams. Engage, explore and share – smart, digital and social. I wish you great three days in Vienna. Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck Chairperson, on behalf of the WSA Board of Directors and the WSA Team
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Today, the world has the largest youth population ever, with 1.8 billion young women and men across the planet. In many countries, young people face obstacles in engaging in productive activities leaving them vulnerable to social economic exclusion. Youth unemployment rates are significantly higher in most, if not all geographic regions. However, young people want to be actively involved in their communities and are ever more interested in making choices based on their ethical values. Many young people are actively seeking novel solutions to societal problems, acting as agents of innovation and change. To foster such development, international organizations, such as UNIDO, are helping countries to work towards increasing youth employability and providing them with the necessary tools to create and develop innovative and sustainable enterprises, ultimately empowering them to improve their livelihoods. Together, we can support our youth by building an enabling environment for the full realization of their capabilities.
The future is digital. Innovation, creativity and technical know-how are all important for shaping this future. Spaces where changes take place need to be purposefully used. Digitisation is a huge challenge for education systems around the world, and simultaneously it offers many opportunities for the future of learning. We are currently faced with the important task of equipping young people with the skills necessary to prepare them for future developments. The World Summit Award, now in its 15th year, honours innovative projects from young entrepreneurs around the world who are working towards creating a sustainable and digital future. I would like to warmly congratulate all this year’s winners, and to thank all the participants for their active involvement. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz FaĂ&#x;mann Austrian Minister of Education, Science and Research
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An ancient Chinese proverb says: When the winds of change blow, some build walls, others build windmills. We are currently in the midst of such change. Technological developments revolutionize the way we live and work, the way we communicate, how we travel, how we learn, how fast we age and how healthy we remain. Digitalization thus gives us the opportunity to successfully meet some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, but only if we take the chance and learn to build windmills. At our Ministry we are trying to shape and support digital development through the provision of the necessary digital infrastructure and the funding of technology & innovation, however, we know that we can only pave the way. It is smart, curious, dedicated people like the youngsters participating in the World Summit Awards who are the real game changers. These people with their impressing ideas and projects are the ones who truly enrich the future and make a difference. Norbert Hofer, Austrian Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology
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PATRON STATEMENTS Preparing for the digital future is one of the most important tasks today. The internet expands new economic opportunities, creates jobs and connects people. Modern technologies offer big chances and require entrepreneurs to fully unlock their economic potential. The World Summit Award presents the most innovative youngsters and their outstanding digital projects from more than 180 countries, each with deep impact for improving our society. I would like to thank all participants and winners of this year`s Award for their courage and patience, working on new digital solutions for a better world. Dr. Margarete Schrambรถck, Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs
Why are we working together with the WSA? Because we are looking for precisely those companies to which the WSA has access: young, aspiring start-ups with fresh, digital ideas and technological innovations. We as a successful industrial group of companies will secure our continued existence only if we continually renew our approach and re-invent ourselves. This time we are also going to get our ideas and innovations from outside, through the Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2018. And of course we are very pleased to be doing this together with the WSA. Dr. Andreas J. Ludwig, Executive Chairman Umdasch Group
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VIENNA ABOUT VIENNA Wineyards
Danube City, UN, Austria Conference Center
City Hall Vienna, WSA Location
Stephansplatz, Center of City
Donaukanal, Schwedenplatz Prater, Giant Wheel Museums Quarter
Vienna is a fantastic place to live and work. As the city grows, the chances and opportunities of the local population continue to improve. Vienna’s growth is built on a number of strong pillars, including the city’s high diversity of business structures, a strong education and training sector, excellent environmental quality and ample green spaces. Vienna is equally known to stand out by international comparison with its good public transport network, strong public housing sector, and generally available social services. Vienna is a city of science, research and development. By making targeted investments, the city ensures it will continue to play this role, and promotes innovative projects. With almost 200,000 students, 20 universities, a large scientific community and many research institutes, Vienna offers excellent conditions for future innovation and progress. At the same time, Vienna’s ICT sector is a force to be reckoned with, including plenty of innovative businesses and a strong startup scene. In brief: Vienna is a smart city. Its internationally unique Smart City Strategy protects and sustains the city’s high quality of life for the future – based on responsible resource management, social and technological innovation, fair opportunities for social participation, and excellent standards in services of general interest provided to the entire population of Vienna.
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Weltmuseum Wien → Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna ← Metro Line U2: → Volkstheater (Exit „Ring“) Metro Line U3:→ Volkstheater (Exit „Ring“) → Tram Lines D, 1, 2, 71: Station Burgring → Tram Lines 46, 49: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring
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UN Headquarter Vienna. → Vienna International Center, 1220 Vienna ← → Metro Line U1 in the direction of Leopoldau until you reach Kaisermühlen/Vienna International Centre and then follow the signs to Gate 1 of the VIC, the main entrance
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Wien Museum Karlsplatz →Karlsplatz 8, 1040 Vienna ← Tram from Hotel Regina: Line 71 or D → Schottentor until Schwarzenbergplatz + 4 min walk Metro from Hotel Regina: Metro Line U2 → Schottentor until Karlsplatz + 4 min walk Tram from Hotel Bellevue: Line D until Schwarzenbergplatz + 4 min walk
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PROGRAMME MONDAY 19TH MARCH | WSA WARM-UP DAY & WELCOME TO VIENNA WORKSHOPS FOR WINNERS → Hotel Regina ← 14:00 – Pre-registration 18:00 10:00 – PITCH PERFECT WORKSHOPS Training for WSA Winners with 18:00 Niki Ernst, Nathan Masyuko and Marko Haschej
TUESDAY 20TH MARCH | DIGITAL DIVIDE DAY 9:30
CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION
WORLD SUMMIT AWARD GLOBAL CONGRESS OPENING Moderation: Sonja Kato Welcome words by Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck, WSA Chairman, Austria Osama Manzar, Founder of the Digital Empowerment Foundation, India Tanja Tanja Wehsely, Member of the city council and chair of the Viennese board of financial, economic and international affair, Austria
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HOW CAN TELCOS CONTRIBUTE TO NARROW THE DIGITAL DIVIDE? Corporate Shot talk by Alejandro Plater, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, A1 Telekom Austria Group
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INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCE | Ten Meters of Thinking by Paul Hughes, Director Ten Meters of T hinking, Netherlands
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INNOVATION SHOTS 1 | Digital Journalism as a c ontent force. Delivering social value through entrepreneurial creativity Shot Talks: • Janine Warner, Founder SembraMedia, USA “Information Divide. Democracy and Journalism in Latin America” • Anshul Tewari, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Youth Ki Awaaz, India Panel Discussion with: Peter Bruck, WSA Chairman, Austria | Alexis Johann, Managing Director Styria Digital One, Austria | Helmut Brandstätter, Editor in Charge, Kurier, Austria | Markus Breitenecker, CEO ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4, Austria | Eveline Sliwowska, Retresco, Germany
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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→ Wien Museum, Karlsplatz 8 ← on invitation only
VIENNA Get2Gether AND NETWORKING RECEPTION Welcoming words by Prof. Peter A. Bruck, WSA Chairman Matti Bunzl, Director Wien Museum Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Executive City Councillor for Culture, Science and Sports SPECIAL VIEWING: EXHIBITION „OTTO WAGNER“ The Wien Museum has an exceptional place among Vienna’s museums: Its collections are a blend of art and history that leads the visitor down Vienna’s path through the centuries. What you see are inestimable treasures. What you feel is a city and its many stories.
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→ Room 319 ←
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Winners Briefing 16:00 – 16:30 WSA Global Experts Reunion 16:30 18:15 Meeting Point at Lobby Hotel Regina 18:30 19:00
→ Festival Hall, Vienna City Hall, Entrance via Feststiege II ←
10:00 – 12:15 JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE PITCHES Doka Ventures: Smart Settlements & Urbanization
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→ Room 317 ←
10:00 – 16:00 UNESCO SCHOOL How to Vlog Workshop with Francis Rafal, Günther Ebenbauer
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PROGRAMME
TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH
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W S A W I N N E R S I N N O V AT I O N P I T C H E S Grand Jury voting for World Summit Award Global Champions → Nordbuffet ← → Festival Hall II ← BUSINESS & COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT & GREEN ENERGY Moderated by Moderated by Ana Tore Haugland, Norway Goncalves Pereira, Portugal Billon, Poland Defenders of the Earth, UK Retresco, Germany M-PAYG, Denmark Qisimah, Ghana Zumpy, Brazil Broota, Chile AgroCenta, Ghana BeeAnd.me, Montenegro allGreenup, Chile REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:00 - → Nordbuffet ← 16:30 HEALTH & WELL-BEING Moderated by Jan Schwaab, Germany MedShr, UK Organ as a service, Germany Alpha Beat Cancer, Brazil Mediktor, Spain PocketDefi, Austria
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LEARNING & EDUCATION Moderated by Tanja Wehsely, Austria Gnius Club, Mexico BBC micro:bit, UK BYJU’S, India Lab4Physics, Chile Lyfta, Finland
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10:00 – 16:00 UNESCO SCHOOL How to Vlog Workshop with Francis Rafal, Günther Ebenbauer
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WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH | SOCIAL INNOVATION DAY 8:30
→ Festival Hall ←
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INSPIRATIONAL TALK | SMALL STEPS LEADING TO BIG IMPACT by Ali Mahlodji, Co-Founder whatchado, EU Youth Ambassador, Author, Austria
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INNOVATION SHOTS 2 | LOCAL INNOVATION LEADING TO SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION Moderation: Ralph Simon, CEO Mobilium, UK 5min Shot Talks by Khalid Alkhudair, CEO GloWork, Saudi Arabia Nkemdilim Begho, CEO Futuresoft, Nigeria Shinta Dhanuwardoyo, CEO Bubu.com, Indonesia Carolina Rossi, Serial Entrepreneur, Chile Rahat Hossain, Co-Founder CriticaLink, Bangladesh Nathan Masyuko, Co-Founder Nex-Gen, Kenya Rayouf Alhumedhi, Inventor of the Hijab Emoji, Austria/Saudi Arabia Dejan Stojanovic, Fuck Up Nights Vienna , Austria Stephanie Cox, Co-Founder Chancenreich, Austria
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REFRESHMENT BREAK
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WORLDCAFE | COLLABORATIONS ENABLING SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION Moderation: Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck and Sonja Kato
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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WINNING TEAMS INNOVATION PITCHES Grand Jury voting for World Summit Award Global Champions
→ Room 319 ← 13:30 – 14:15 JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE PITCHES UMDASCH SHOPFITTING Business & Commerce
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→ Room 319 ← 16:00 – 17:00 JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE PITCHES DOKA GROUP Learning & Education
GRAND JURY FEUD – CHALLENGE THE JURY
16:30- I M P R O V E Y O U R S K I L L S E T - W S A I N T E R A C T I V E W O R K S H O P S 18:30 → Festival Hall I ← → Nordbuffet ← → Festival Hall II ← THE CIRCLE OF INNOVATION How to create a Culture of Innovation by Paul Hughes
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FACTORY OF IMAGINATION Making Ideas not Things by Adam Montandon & Steffie Limere
FUCK UP NIGHTS VIENNA @ weXelerate Learn about the Fuck Ups from Viennese start-ups and meet with local entrepreneurs In Partnership With FUCK UP NIGHTS. Seperate registration necessary!
STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT by Lisa Gotschke, Red Bull Amaphiko
CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION | Moderation: Sonja Kato
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INCLUSION & EMPOWERMENT Moderated by Josephine Nzerem, Nigeria Be My Eyes, Denmark Laboratoria, Chile Advicenode, Egypt Mouse4All, Spain
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→ Room 317 ←
10:00 – 16:00 UNESCO SCHOOL How to Vlog Workshop with Francis Rafal, Günther Ebenbauer
→ Festival Hall II ←
SMART SETTLEMENT & URBANIZATION Moderated by Badr Ward, UAE "UTruckit" Application, Nigeria Directive Communication Systems , Canada chargeNET, Sri Lanka Kappo, Chile Power Arena, China
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PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, 21ST MARCH
14:30
REFRESHMENT BREAK
THURSDAY 22ND MARCH | SDG DAY
15:00
WINNING TEAMS INNOVATION PITCHES Grand Jury voting for World Summit Award Global Champions
8:30
→ Festival Hall II ←
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OUR SDGs - PRESENTATION BY UNESCO SCHOOL TEAMS
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USING THE SDGs AS DESIGN CHALLENGES, by Suzanne Stein
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IN DEPTH WITH THE SDGs panel discussion with Prof. Peter A. Bruck Thomas Stelzer, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Austria Selma Prodanovic, Founder 1Million StartUps, Austria Dorothy Gordon, Consultant ICT for Development, Ghana
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BUSINESS MATCHING HACKATHON | Hack the SDGs – international entrepreneurs hack corporate challenges Problem Owners: Atos, Erste Bank, FFG, GIZ, A1 Telekom Austria Group, Wiener Stadtwerke
12:30
→ UN HQ Vienna ←
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→ Vienna ← Meeting Point: Stephansplatz 14:45, for international delegates
→ Nordbuffet ←
GOVERNMENT & CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT Moderated by Marta Tomovska, Macedonia Budget Monitor, Georgia City Points Cascais, Portugal HYDCOP, India FWCMS, Malaysia WienBot, Austria
→ Festival Hall II ←
CULTURE & TOURISM Moderated by Sanny Gaddafi, Indonesia SnapCity, Portugal The Museum of Yesterday, Brazil LuaBooks, Colombia TravelCompute, Malaysia
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WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS PITCHES Moderated by Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, Singapore OneLamp, Uganda SCARLETRED®Vision, Austria Erase All Kittens, UK GiftedMom Cameroon oPerception Sudan
GRAND JURY FEUD – CHALLENGE THE JURY 17:00- I M P R O V E Y O U R S K I L L S E T - W S A I N T E R A C T I V E W O R K S H O P S 19:00 → Festival Hall I ← → Nordbuffet ← → Festival Hall III ← INSIDE FACEBOOK FACTORY OF INNOVATION FOR TIPS & TRICKS FOR EASY IMAGINATION THE SDGS By Suzanne Stein, Strategic FACEBOOK MARKETING by MAKING IDEAS NOT THINGS Innovation Lab, Canada Mathias Haas, Austria by Adam Montandon & Steffie Limere, Denmark
→ Steinsaal ←
UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. THE POWER OF VISUALS By Markus Engelberger, Austria 19:15
→ Vienna ←
→ Wappensaal ←
1:1 MENTORING FOR SIA ALUMNI moderated by Bistra Kumbaroska, Impact Hub
ENJOY YOUR FREE NIGHT IN VIENNA
CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION | Moderation: Prof. Peter A. Bruck
WSA @ UNITED NATIONS LUNCHEON Matching the WSA WINNERS WITH THE UN SDGs, in partnership with UNIDO and UNIS Vienna (seperate registration necessary)
VIENNA SIGHTSEEING TOUR
→ Festival Hall II ←
STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT by Lisa Gotschke, Red Bull Amaphiko
→ Nordbuffet ←
GRAND JURY MEETING AND DECISION ON WSA GLOBAL CHAMPIONS 2018 (closed session) #WSAVienna
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THURSDAY, 22ND MARCH
WSA GALA & AWARD CEREMONY 18:00
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→ Festival Hall, Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse ← (on inviation only)
WSA GALA RECEPTION Music by: Varietas-Ensemble (Violine Daniela Preimesberger, Violine Iris Krall-Radulian Viola Marta Potulska, Violoncello Philipp Preimesberger) WORLD SUMMIT AWARD AWARD GALA & AWARD CEREMONY Moderation: Prof. Peter A. Bruck and Manar Alhashash D I G I TA L C O N T E N T W I T H I M PA C T O N S O C I E T Y Award Ceremony honouring the 40 winning teams of WSA 2017 & the WSA Young I nnovators Announcement of the 8 WSA global Champions 2018 Music by DJ Tobias Roodixx GUESTS OF HONOR Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Executive City Councillor for Culture, Science and Sports Prof. Dr. Heinz Faßmann, Austrian Minister for Education, Science and Reserach Norbert Hofer, Austrian Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology Margarete Schramböck, Austrian Minister for Digital, Business and Enterprise Tanja Wehsely, Member of the city council and chair of the Viennese board of financial, economic and international affairs Thomas Schaufler, Member of the Management Board, Erste Bank Markus Grausam, CEO A1 Andreas Ludwig, Executive Chairman Umdasch Group
20:00 → Weltmuseum ← CLUBBING BY UMDASCH GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT OF JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE WINNERS
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Open Day of Vienna Start-ups gruendeninwien.at
Sachi Wickramage, COO, i4Tradies | Australia
Patrick Awart, Senior Consultant & xRM Solution Architect, Atos | Austria
Christian Bartosik, Innovation Manager, Austrian Lotteries | Austria
Christian Bauer, Manager, Bureau André Heller GmbH | Austria
Maria Baumgartner, Managing Partner, Speedinvest Heroes | Austria
Günter Benischek, Social Banking, Erste Bank | Austria
Helmut Brandstätter, Chief Editor , Kurier | Austria
Markus Breitenecker, CEO ProSiebenSat1Puls4 | Austria
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Dritan Mezini, Managing Partner, DM Consulting Services | Albania
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Emanuel Bröderbauer, Marketing, Erste Bank | Austria
Melanie Bukovski, Innovation Manager Austrian Lotteries | Austria
Johannes Cech, CEO, JCCI GmbH | Austria
Lisa Maria Fassl, CEO, AAIA | Austria
Stephanie Cox, Initiator, Chancenreich, Politician | Austria
Eva Czernohorszky, Technology Services, Vienna Business Agenca | Austria
Emil Diaconu, Managing Director, Social City Vienna | Austria
Christian Fencz, Innovation Manager, Wiener Stadtwerke | Austria
Lisa Gotschke, Storyteller, Red Bull | Austria
Andreas Gschöpf, Start-Up Consultant, INiTS Universitäres Gründerservice Wien | Austria
Alexander Diesenreiter, Start-Up Services, Vienna, Business Agency | Austria
Gabriele Domschitz, Managing Director, Wiener Stadtwerke | Austria
Günther Ebenbauer, Learn Phoneography | Austria
Mathias Haas, Founder, Supersocial | Austria
Norbert Hofer, Minister, Fed. Min. for Transport, Innovation and Technology | Austria
Philip Hofmacher, Head of Sales, Der Brutkasten | Austria
Markus Engelberger, Founder, The Creative Tribe | Austria
Niki Ernst, Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours | Austria
Markus Ertler, Business Angel | Austria
Jordan Janeczko, Global Cloud Strategist, Atos | Austria
Alexis Johann, CEO, Styria Digital One | Austria
Markus Kainz, CEO, PrimeCrowd | Austria
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Heinz Faßmann, Minister, Austrian Fed. Min. of Education, Science and Research | Austria
Carina Felzmann, CEO, Cox Orange | Austria
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Wilfried Kainz, Zero-Project, Essl Foundation | Austria
Sonja Kato, Moderator | Austria
Kambis Kohansal, Serial Entrepreneur | Austria
Markus Raunig, CEO, AustrianStartUps | Austria
Andrea Rauscher, Technology Services, Vienna Business Agency | Austria
Werner Richtsfeld, CEO, BikerSOS | Austria
Stefan Kreppel, Start-up Manager, FFG | Austria
Ali Mahlodji, Co-Founder, whatchado | Austria
Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, C. Councillor for Culture, Science & Sports, C. of Vienna | Austria
Christian Rupp, Speaker Platform Digital Austria | Austria
Thomas Schaufler, Member of the Management Board, Erste Bank | Austria
Margarete Schramböck, Minister, Fed. Min. for Digital, Business and Enterprise | Austria
Andre Martinuzzi, Head of the Institute for Managing Sustainability, WU Wien | Austria
Mario Mayerthaler, Head of Innovation, Telekom Austria Group | Austria
Natalie Michulec, Chief Digital Officer, BMVIT | Austria
Christian Schwarz, Business Platforms & Solutions Sales Manager, Atos | Austria
Thomas Stelzer, Former UN Nations Assistant SecretaryGeneral, United Nations | Austria
Dejan Stojanovic, Founder FuckupNights Vienna | Austria
Alejandro Plater, CEO, Telekom Austria Group | Austria
Selma Prodanovic, Founder, 1Million Start-Ups | Austria
Francis Rafal, Founder, Learn Phoneography | Austria
Gabriele Tatzberger, Head of Startup Services, Vienna Business Agency | Austria
Gabriel Tirouflet, Partner, Kermingan GmbH | Austria
Tanja Wehsely, Member of the Vienna City Parliament, Initiator Social City Vienna | Austria
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Matthias Weichhart, Social Impact Expert, FFG | Austria
Jens Wirsching, Angel Investor, Senior Advisor and Startups Mentor | Austria
Shanay Gulusoy, Proj. Man., State Agency for Public Service & Social Innovations | Azerbaijan
Suzanne Stein, Ass. Prof Strategic Innovation Lab, OCAD University | Canada
Carolina Rossi, Serial Entrepreneur and Start-Up Coach | Chile
Alex Hung, CEO, Crossover | China
Nawaf Abdulrahman, Head of IT, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Cardiac Center | Bahrain
Rahat Hossain, Co-Founder, CriticaLink | Bangladesh
Ashraf Abir, CEO, MCC Ltd | Bangladesh
Sergio Llano, Professor Universidad del Norte | Colombia
Steffie Limere, Co-Founder, Factory of Imagination | Denmark
Adam Montandon, Co-Founder, Factory of Imagination | Denmark
Bernardo CalzadillaSarmiento, UNIDO | Bolivia
Tanja Madzarevic, Business Dev.
Tore Haugland, CEO, Ouvi | Brazil
Baudouin Schombe, Coordinator, Centre Africain d´Echange Culturel (CAFE) | DRC Congo
Dagmawi Lemma, Ass. Prof. Dep. of Com.Science, College of Nat. Sciences, Addis Ababa Uni. | Ethiopia
Ilkka Kurkela, Business Area Director, University of Helsinki HY+ | Finland
George Sharkov, Director, ESI Center | Bulgaria
Pavel Varbano, Project Coordinator, European Software Institute | Bulgaria
Catherine Warren, CEO, FanTrust Entertainment | Canada
Jakob Detering, Manager, Social Impact Award | Germany
Alexander Felsenberg, Consultant | Germany
Jan Schwaab, Manager, Digital World, GIZ | Germany
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Stephanie Wiedner, Junior Consultant, GIZ | Germany
Dorothy Gordon, Consultant ICT 4 Development | Ghana
Shaik Khasim Shareef, Founder, Friends2support.org | India
Manar Alhashash, eContent Alchemist & Activist | Kuwait
Odeta Iseviciute, Online and Mobile Marketing Expert, Adcanon | Lithuania
Jovan Despotovski, Director Fund for Innovations and Technological Dev. | Macedonia
Anshul Tewari, Founder and Editor in Chief, Youth Ki Awaaz | India
Osama Manzar, Founder, Digital Empowerment Foundation | India
Shinta Dhanuwardoyo, CEO bubu.com | Indonesia
Ivo Ivanovski, Director Intern. Regulatory & EU. Affairs, A1 Telekom Austria Group | Macedonia
Bistra Kumbaroska, Regional Program Coordinator, Impact Hub Vienna | Macedonia
Marta Tomovska, Former Minister, Min. of Information Society & Admin. | Macedonia
Sanny Gaddafi, CEO, 8Villages | Indonesia
Ehssan Riazi, IT Consultant, Hamsafar eSolutions | Iran
Gerard Kudzo Tay , CoopĂŠration Conseil International | Ivory Coast
Lala Andriamampianina, President, NIC Madagascar | Madagascar
Victor Besliu, Dep.of Automation&Information Technology, Technical Uni. of Moldova | Moldova
Zuhair Lakhdissi, CEO, Dialnet | Morocco
Ismail Wahdan, Head of E-Government Section, Greater Amman Municipality | Jordan
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Nathan Masyuko, Co-Founder, Nex-Gen | Kenya
Herman van Oorschot, CEO, Fullmoon | Netherlands
Paul Hughes, Founder, Ten Meters of Thinking | Netherlands
Nkemdelim Begho, Founder, Futuresoft | Nigeria
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Emmanuel Amos, Founder, Programos Foundation | Nigeria
Josephine Nzerem, Director, Venture and Fellowship, Ashoka Africa | Nigeria
Kristian Bruaroy, Consultant, Bridj | Norway
Chitranganie Mubarak, Chairperson, ICTA | Sri Lanka
Micael Gustafsson, Managing Director, Clusterland Sweden | Sweden
Fadwa Murad, Director, ICT Incubator Syrian Computer Society | Syria
Josephine Cacdac, Vice President for Academic Affairs TRACE College | Philippines
Jakub Lebuda, CEO, Clipatize | Poland
Katarzyna Klimek, Project Manager, Fundacja MOST | Poland
Badr Ward, CEO, Lamsa | UAE
Daniel Stern, Manager, Uconnect | Uganda
Ralph Simon, Founder and CEO, Mobilium | UK
Ana Goncalves Pereira, Executive Director, APDC | Portugal
Dmitry Priemov, Head of Mobile, Rossiya Segodnya | Russian Federation
Rayouf Alhumedhi, Inventor of the Hijab Emoji | Saudi Arabia
Nigel Hickson, Internation Government Organisations Engagement, ICANN | UK
Janine Warner, Creator, DigitalFamily | USA
Khalid Alkhudair, Founder, Glowork | Saudi Arabia
Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, UN Youth Representative for Caring for Cambodia | Singapore
Vladimir Burcik, CEO, iLearn Online Learning Centre | Slovakia
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ABOUT THE WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS The World Summit Awards (WSA) are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high impact on improving society. Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups, s ocial entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia and civil society. WSA is conducted within the framework of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2003-2025, mandated by the 2005 WSIS Plan of Action and the government of Austria and executed in collaboration with UN organisations such as UNESCO, UNIDO, UNCTAD and ITU. WSA presents quality content and digital innovation from over 180 UN-member states and supports a global movement for sustainable digital solutions. The WSA Congress was held already in Geneva (Switzerland), Montreal (Canada), Cairo (Egypt), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Singapore. 2018 WSA Global Congress is held for the first time in Vienna (Austria).
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ABOUT THE WSA CONTEST 2017/18 NOMINIES 128 WINNERS
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Outreach supported by WSA partners in 180 countries
WSA partners organize local pre-selections. 1 submission / country / category 391 ENTRIES from 120 countries nominated for WSA
Online Jury 70 international experts evaluate all entries online. WSA SHORTLIST Grand Jury, Berlin
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NOMINEES/ CATEGORY Government & Citizen Engagement 49 Health & Well Being 60 Learning & Education 58 Environment & Green Energy 40 Culture & Tourism 42 Smart Settlements & Urbanization 34 Business & Commerce 61 Inclusion & Empowerment 47 391
NOMINEES/ TYPE OF ORGANISATION Start-up 166 NGO 27 Social Enterprise 29 University/Academia 12 Government 53 Corporate 27 SME 13 Individual 9 Other 55 391
WINNERS / COUNTRY Austria 2 Brazil 3 Canada 1 Chile 5 China 1 Colombia 1 Denmark 2 Egypt 1 Finland 1 Georgia 1 Germany 3 Ghana 2 India 2 Malaysia 2 Mexico 1 Montenegro 1 Netherlands 1 Nigeria 1 Poland 1 Portugal 2 Spain 2 Sri Lanka 1 UK 3 40
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Red Bull Amaphiko supports social entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their community and aims to inspire a broad audience to do the same. This global program includes development programs and tools, such as academies and workshops, digital know-how and resources for social entrepreneurs; as well as events and programs which connects them to a supportive community and contributors who bring in the skills, resources, time; and a world-wide network of likeminded individuals reflected in an online community.
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It enables producing and spreading stories through an online magazine, various Red Bull channels & broader media. WWW.REDBULLAMAPHIKO.COM
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WINNERS GOVERNMENT & CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
One Region. One Company. One Vision. →
BUDGET MONITOR ბიუჯეტის მონიტორი
State Audit Office of Georgia Georgia www.budgetmonitor.ge/en
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Budget Monitor is a citizen engagement web-platform designed with an auditor’s perspective and providing comprehensive analytical information about public finances. Using various easy-to-interpret data visualization tools, it creates transparency for citizens in a user-friendly approach. Through an electronic platform, citizens can engage constructively throughout the audit cycle and express their opinion on public finance issues.
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A1 Telekom Austria Group has around 24 million customers in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, Serbia and Macedonia. With A1 Digital, we are gaining ground beyond our traditional footprint in Germany and Switzerland. Together, we are pioneers in and companions on the journey into the digital future.
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Cascais City Hall Innowave Technologies Portugal www.cascais.pt/citypoints Based on gamification and reward, City Points Cascais encourages citizens to take an active role in enhancing their community and working for the social good. The users perform pre-defined activities related to the environment, citizenship, social responsibility, mobility and more, to be awarded with points exchangeable for services offered by a network of local partners.
M.Mahendar Reddy,IPS.,DGP, Telangana State K.Sreenath Reddy, Inspector, IT CELL, Hyderabad City Police India www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/hydcop HYDCOP is a mobile based application assisting front-line police officers deployed in the field. By providing access to various in-house databases on the spot, facilitating the input of crime scene data, verifying criminal records and gaining supervisors’ approval for action, the app enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of police officers, while promoting people friendly and responsive policing.
Dato Sri Mohd Amin Abdul Nor Dato Rathakrishnan Vellaisamy Malaysia www.fwcms.com.my The FWCMS is an online system to assist stakeholders in all compliance and regulatory processes related to employing migrant workers. The holistic approach offers support beginning with selection, recruitment and monitoring, all the way to ensuring that workers return home safely. With simultaneous implementation in both source and destination countries, FWCMS provides an efficient methodology for managing the migrant workforce.
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Sindre Wimberger Betty Schwarz www.m.me/WienBot Austria The virtual assistant WienBot provides users with correct, relevant information about city services in Vienna on a 24/7 basis. Using machine learning the service adapts to the specific needs of the individual user. By simulating human-to-human communication, WienBot simplifies and speeds up processes like inquiry management and access to information. The City of Vienna plays a pioneering role with its chatbot. 44
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Dr. Asif Qasim
Lutz Kloke
Beaba
Jude Venn
Roman Grasy
Mukutu Games
United Kingdom www.en.medshr.net
Germany www.cellbricks.com
Brazil www.beaba.org/game
MedShr enables doctors and healthcare professionals to share and discuss clinical cases in peer-to-peer learning and medical education. It is a private, professional, cloud based network for clinical case discussion between thousands of medical personnel, including students. All patient information is anonymous. The app also assists professionals in getting consent from patients for sharing images.
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Organ as a Service links biotechnology with digital design. With specially developed computer-aided software, users can create files for functional tissue models that can be transferred to a 3D printer. A generative system enables the production of living tissue and unique organ copies which can substitute for animal experiments in bio- and pharmaceutical research. The webbased platform offers worldwide access.
Alpha Beat Cancer is an educational app designed to demystify cancer and serves as a learning tool for children diagnosed with the disease. The main goal is to provide information through challenges and recreation, using the principles of information technology combined with design, usability, and gamification. The application offers over 20 mini-games about the world of oncology.
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Cristian Pascual
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Jasper Ettema
Oscar García-Esquirol Spain www.mediktor.com Mediktor is the first pre-diagnostic tool combining three leading edge technologies to assess users’ symptoms: AI, machine learning techniques and natural language recognition. Users report their symptoms in their own words in an open text field. Mediktor uses AI to build a hypothesis on possible conditions, starts a simple question-and-answer session and subsequently matches users to the right professional.
Austria www.pocketdefi.com PocketDefi is a pocket-sized mobile public access AED device. Combining AED hardware with an app connected to back-end servers, users can communicate directly with support in emergencies. The app automatically notifies trained first responders within range who can react immediately. Through its small size and affordable price, PocketDefi makes defibrillation widely available.
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Rodolfo Laddaga López Anuar Moya Yee Mexico www.app.gnius.club Gnius Club is the first digital lab for children in Latin America. The unique program invests students with the knowledge they need to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. Teaching kids from 8 to 14 years who have no digital literacy, using flipped classroom and gamification methods, Gnius Club transforms children from digital consumers to digital creators with 21st century skills.
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Team at the Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Byju Raveendran
United Kingdom www.microbit.org
India www.byjus.com
Micro:bit is a pocket-sized, programmable computer to encourage school children to code and be creative with technology, whatever their level of experience. The website has special resources for teachers and includes easy-to-use videos, projects and tutorials allowing students to test creations in a simulator before being transferred to the Micro:bit. One million Micro:bits were delivered to every 11 and 12 yearold UK student for free.
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Komal Dadlani Alvaro José Peralta Chile www.lab4u.co
Byjus – The Learning App offers highly adaptive and engaging learning for students in classes 4-12 (K-12). It merges videos, interactive sequences and online tutorials to bring educational concepts to life. Irrespective of geographical location or proficiency level, the app leverages big data analytics to trace the learning footprint of every student and create a personalized learning experience.
Lyfta invites pupils to have memorable, immersive experiences through stories of people from around the world, helping teachers to foster global citizens who are aware of their own active role in an interconnected world. Lyftas learning environments combine powerful real-life stories with the latest VR and AR technologies to bring learners virtually to all parts of the world and to embrace empathy skills.
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Lab4U changes the way science is taught by transforming smartphones and tablets into science instruments. With built-in sensors in users’ digital devices, literally a lab in your pocket, Lab4U provides pre-designed experiments in English and Spanish with modules in physics, biology and chemistry. A project born in Chile is one of the leading science apps in high schools all over the world.
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LYFTA
Paulina Tervo Serdar Ferit Finland www.lyfta.com
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Ben Leather United Kingdom www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/ environmental-activists/defenders-earth The Defenders of the Earth campaign tracks and verifies data on the killing of environmental activists globally. Through desk-based research and verification with various organizations worldwide, the campaign produces an annual report highlighting key themes and uncovers the driving motivation behind the murders. The report is complemented by multimedia such as short films, infographics and stills.
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M-PAYG (mpayg.com)
Andre Andrade
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design & SingularityU Denmark
Sandra Sinicco
Denmark www.mpayg.com
Brazil www.zumpy.com.br
M-Payg is a combined software and hardware solution providing bottom of the pyramid customers with 100% renewable energy. Breaking down the cost of a solar housing system into affordable chunks, a monthly payment of 5 USD via mobile phone unlocks solar energy for lighting rooms, phone charging and powering of appliances. The user gains full ownership of the system within about 3 years.
Zumpy is a carpooling app focusing on solidarity sharing between individuals with compatible routes. It offers no mechanism for monetary transactions. Users can gain virtual currency exchangeable for incentives and discounted offers by Zumpy partner networks. When a route is entered, the app matches possible car sharing options, taking personal safety settings and compatibility of routes into consideration.
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Greta Igelsias
Michael K. Ocansey Ghana www.agrocenta.com AgroCenta empowers small holder farmers in poor and environmentally challenged areas of Ghana. Poor agricultural practices can shift the balance of a household permanently into crisis and extreme poverty. AgroCenta uses integrated technology to promote sustainable agriculture, job creation and fair incomes in a fragile environment. It includes platforms for commodities aggregation, truck renting, informational and financial inclusion. An award-winning project.
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André Dias Manuel Figueiredo
Chile www.allgreenup.com allGreenup is a mobile application present in numerous countries in Latin America and the United States encouraging an eco-friendly lifestyle. It mobilizes companies to play in teams and rewards healthy living and sustainable practices. By fulfilling eco-friendly tasks, users earn Green points, exchangeable for prizes and discounts within the application, generating commitment to a sustainable world.
Portugal www.appsnapcity.com SnapCity makes it possible to discover a new city with insider tips from locals who connect with users in an online chat. With a tipping option included, locals can earn money by enhancing a visitor’s stay in their town. The community is based on a mutual rating system and records the average tip given or received.
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THE NEXT REMBRANDT
JWT Amsterdam
Netherlands www.nextrembrandt.com
The Next Rembrandt brings back one of the greatest masters of all time to create a new painting. The project used hi-res 3D scans upscaled by a deep learning algorithm, together with facial recognition and machine software mimicking Rembrandt’s brushstrokes. Executed by an advanced 3D printer generating thirteen layers of paint, the new painting would have surprised the old master himself.
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Juan Saab Silvia Andrea Valencia Vivas Colombia www.luabooks.com LuaBooks bring innovation to the book market with transmedia narratives for children and youth. Using high quality literary, graphic and technological content on multiple platforms, the publishing company promotes reading across countries and cultures, selling 30,000 books in just five years. With Booktron technology, the characters of any book come alive, enhanced by animation, 360-degrees experiences and virtual reality.
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THE MUSEUM OF YESTERDAY MUSEU DO ONTEM Babak Fakhamzadeh
Natalia Viana Brazil www.apublica.org/museum-of-yesterday
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The Museum of Yesterday mixes investigative journalism with urban exploration. It provides a playful way for users to uncover hidden secrets of the old port of Rio de Janeiro by choosing from five tours and 170 stories. Unlike other products, this app requires the user to physically move to unexpected locations in order to uncover more parts of the map.
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TRAVELCOMPUTE TRAVEL & TOURISM BIG DATA PLATFORM Dato' Syed Mohd Razif
Tabraiz Feham Malaysia www.travelcompute.com/travel-big-data-for-ntos-national-tourism-organisations
TravelCompute Travel & Tourism Big Data Platform integrates data from various public and private sources for tourism organizations. Collecting proprietary data, the platform conducts social data mining and is automatically connected to industry stakeholders. Using AI and machine learning, the platform renders meaningful data analysis, helping tourism and travel-related organizations to make informed decisions and plan proactively. 57
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Tom Roberts
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Garry Beirne, Akhil Mittal Nigeria www.utruckit.ng Utruckit’s main objective is to enable cargo owners to reliably transport goods from the comfort of their homes by using the Utruckit app. The solution bridges the logistics gap occasioned by a largely unorganized haulage industry and cargo owners, including international business organizations, seeking the affordable, seamless and secure transportation of their goods.
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Canada www.directivecommunications.com DCS is the only technology based solution that streamlines digital assets and online accounts management. The revolutionary system eliminates the emotional and financial burden on family members and professionals to locate an estate’s forgotten accounts. With password-free organization of both digital and traditional accounts, DCS ensures the disposition of an individual’s final wishes with bank level security.
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chargeNET (Pvt) Ltd.
Sri Lanka www.chargenet.lk
ChargeNET mobile application enables smart monitoring, smart payments and station management of electric vehicle charging through a cloud based backend system. The chargeNET solution is an end-to-end platform, supporting positive economic, social and environmental development through multiple platforms using IoT technology. 100% Sri Lankan and scalable, chargeNET ensures the charging infrastructure is future-proof and reliable for all types of EV and PHEV vehicles.
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Andrzej Horoszczak Robert Kału'za
Chile www.kappo.bike Kappo Bike is a platform to increase urban bicycle usage worldwide through gamification and safe navigation for citizens, and wellness & CSR solutions for companies. By giving insight into cyclist behavior, Kappo Bike enables cities to better plan urban infrastructure investments with higher returns. The platform aligns and amplifies the efforts of government, institutions and citizens to encourage bicycle usage.
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Poland www.billongroup.com Billon disrupts the technological foundation of online money transfers by tapping into distributed ledger and block chain technology, enabling the instant and direct transfer of money from user to user. By devising a new payment technology to care for people’s needs in the digital age, Billion provides a fast & surefire payment method.
POWERARENA - REAL-TIME CROWD MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 實時人流管理移動平台 Ken Law Hau Man Chow
China www.powerarena.com PowerArena is an integrated mobile platform enabling easier management of huge crowds. With timely collection, analysis and dissemination of people flow, wait-time and attendance information, using IoT, AI and Big Data technologies, PowerArena empowers operators to make decisions enhancing operational efficiency in managing people flow. It also offers an engaging experience to users by providing relevant, time-and-location specific information, tips and promotions.
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José Antonio Berrios Federico Iriberry, Santiago Fica Chile www.broota.com
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Alexander Siebert Johannes Sommer Germany www.retresco.de/en
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Sakhile Xulu Solomon Appier-Sign Kofi Aboagye-Akyea Ghana www.qisimah.com
Retresco democratises content automation. Using computer linguistics and artificial intelligence, Retresco supports content publishers by increasing value and making content accessible, by curating dynamic content and by extracting structured data from complex sources. The result is naturally worded prose. Retresco enables organisations to deliver ressource friendly value to their target audience with automated content in multiple languages.
Qisimah is a radio content monitoring platform. It provides key stakeholders in both the music and advertising industries with real-time data on the performance of their content on radio. Qisimah analyses and generates acoustic fingerprints to track the user’s content on multiple radio stations, creating a positive disruption in existing business models of legacy industries.
Broota offers Latin American entrepreneurs a way to gain capital fast and to connect with the community. Using social crowdfunding, Broota supports startups and local businesses by offering easy and close access to micro-investment. In this way, Broota also indirectly supports local economic growth, job creation and diverse interactions between investors, innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Elma Hot Alija Dervic Montenegro www.beeand.me
BeeAnd.me provides technological assistance to beekeepers to overcome traditional challenges encountered in beekeeping. The smart monitoring system consists of a microprocessor unit for measuring significant parameters such as humidity, temperature and sounds. Cloud data analytics, data mining and machine learning algorithms on data collected, enable BeeAnd.me to enhance global knowledge about beehives. 62
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PRECIRE Technologies GmbH
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Herman Marin Andrea Lamas
Germany www.precire.com/en/solutions Precire® provides in-depth understanding of written or spoken speech more precisely than people consciously hear or read. Bringing together machine learning processes and big data analysis, the technology provides crucial information about the essence of speech and communication. Precire® enhances interpersonal understanding in HR, health, media and customer care markets for better decision making, giving users tips on how to improve communicative impact.
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Hans Jørgen Wiberg Christian Erfurt Denmark www.bemyeyes.com
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Chile www.app.talento.laboratoria.la Laboratoria is an innovative education program that trains low-income young women in technical and soft skills, subsequently matching them with companies that need tech talent, while continuing to provide training. More than 600 students have graduated from the program in Peru, Mexico and Chile, with a job placement rate above 75% only three months after graduating.
Be My Eyes is a free mobile app supporting the blind and visually impaired. With one click, the app establishes a live video connection with sighted volunteers. With over half a million users across 150 countries, it is one of the largest online communities for the blind and visually impaired, harnessing the power of generosity, technology and human connection.
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ABOUT THE WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS
MOUSE4ALL José Ángel Jiménez
Javier Montaner Spain www.mouse4all.com/en WSA Young Innovators is a special recognition in the framework of the World Summit Awards for young social entrepreneurs under 30 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It is an open call to all those who use ICT’s creatively to make a change in their communities. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team, as long as the majority of the team is under the age of 30. The WSA Young Innovators award aims to encourage young change makers and match them with the WSA network of experienced social entrepreneurs to provide a mutual inspiration and knowledge exchange.
Mouse4all is an accessibility solution that allows the use of an Android tablet or smartphone, including installed apps, without touching the screen. With a connection box and an easy to install Android app, it can be used with one or two switches, a trackball mouse or a joystick, enabling access to Internet, social networks, games and any application.
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Shady Hatem
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Advicenode is a platform for creating and running a type of virtual assistance called “web-assistants” without requiring solid technical skills. Very easy to use by both the assistants’ authors as well as users, this tool supports both business and non-business users by processing their data to provide clients with advice or to solve problems on a 24/7 basis.
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Derrick Hosea Opio Jane Donna Adong Uganda www.onelamp.ug
OneLamp from Uganda, powered 100% by USSD technology, enables millions of off grid African households to order solar home systems by cell phone. Customers pay with mobile money and enjoy door to door delivery using an existing transport infrastructure and a direct village retailer sales network. Low income households acquire solar power systems on a “pay-per-use” basis with small, incremental weekly payments.
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Dee Saigal Leonie Van Der Linde, Shwetal Shah United Kingdom www.eraseallkittens.com
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Erase All Kittens from the UK is a web-based platform game especially designed to appeal to and engage girls. E.A.K. is disruptive, given that the designers immersed themselves deeply in the culture of their target users. The gamified, story-driven approach teaches new skills, inspiring users to learn to code by building and fixing levels as they play.
SCARLETRED®VISION
SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Austria www.scarletred.com The Austrian Scarletred®Vision is the first objective dermatologic image analysis platform run on smartphone and tablet technology. As a multi-component medical device system, it enables objective visual assessment and analysis of dermatologic disease or drug effects on the skin. Due to its platform architecture, it can be easily scaled up from local single centric to global multi centric applications.
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GIFTEDMOM - DEMOCRATIZING HEALTH CARE IN EMERGING MARKETS Dr. Agbor Ashumanyi Ako
Alain Nteff Cameroon www.giftedmom.org
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Sudan www.wisdombox.info/percee oPerception is an intelligent mobile application allowing the visually impaired to find personal belongings by scanning their surroundings. A specially developed object detection algorithm processes local surroundings without internet connection. The app is also capable of identifying people added previously by the user and supports both voice-based and touch-based interfaces. The app notifies the user searching for the mobile about its location.
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The problem of maternal and infant deaths remains particularly alarming in Africa, mainly due to lack of adequate communication channels. GiftedMom is a social enterprise bridging this gap with digital technologies and improving access to maternal and infant health care. The GiftedMom SMS and voice messaging platform provides appointment reminders, life-saving educative health content and two-way links between the patient and health professional.
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Was zählt, sind die Menschen.
WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS
WSA GRAND JURY BERLIN
JAN SCHWAAB,
“Thanks for the opportunity to participate in the WSA Grand Jury this year. For us as Make-IT, which is the tech entrepreneurship initiative for Africa it is important to discover the digital innovations that will usher in the next generation of digital development - worldwide. And for Africa in particular it is interesting, because there is a whole young new generation coming up with a lot of innovative ideas, with a lot of inspiration – both from the local environment as well as internationally. For us it´s a perfect opportunity to match these innovations. We get inspired ourselves and we love to share this inspiration with our partners locally and globally.”
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Head of the Digital World Sector Project, GIZ
WSA INNOVATION DAYS & GRAND JURY 2017 BERLIN, OCTOBER 25 -28, 2017
Tanja Wehsely, Social City Vienna, Member of the Vienna City Parliament, Austria | Agang Dilthogo, WSA Expert Botswana, Botswana | Rodrigo Assumpcao, Consultant, Brazil | Jan Schwaab, Projectmanager Digitale Welt, GIZ, Germany | Dorothy Gordon, Consultant ICT for Development, Ghana | Sanny Gaddafi, WSA Winner 2015, LISA, Indonesia | Ian Lorenzen, Executive Director & Partner, Growth Africa, Kenya | Manar Alhashash, eContent Alchemist & Activist, Kuwait | Marta Tomovska, Digital Transformation Strategist, Macedonia | Rudy Laddaga, Serial Entrepreneur, WSA Expert Mexico, Founder Gnius Club, Mexico | Josephine Nzerem, Director Venture & Fellowship Ashoka, Nigeria | Tore Haugland, CEO Ouvi, Noraway | Safa Nassereldin, Vice President Jerusalem Alquds University, Former Minister, Palestine | Ana Goncalves Pereira, Executive Director APDC, Portugal | Chitranganie Mubarak, Chairperson ICTA, Sri Lanka | Badr Ward, CEO Lamsa, UAE | Ralph Simon, CEO and Founder Mobilium, UK
The WSA Grand Jury is one of the most important meetings and events in the whole WSA process. Since 2003, WSA has united renowned multimedia experts from all parts of the world Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, North and Latin America, and Europe - to learn about and judge the best content and most innovative applications, forming a unique college of evaluation and knowledge. The Grand Jury is a unique opportunity to learn the latest trends in each category and to get an overview about what is happening in terms of digital innovation on a global scale.
Grand Jury meetings took place in past years in Bahrain, Croatia, India, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Estonia and Azerbaijan. On occasion of the WSA Grand Jury meeting in Berlin, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development opened an exhibition focussing on digital innovation from African Tech Start-ups which have succeeded in the World Summit Awards (WSA) in the last two years. Almost 100 visitors attended the opening event of the touring exhibition.
The WSA Grand Jury Implementation partner 2017 is the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative ‘Make-IT in Africa’ (GIZ) working on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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WSA EXPERTS Afghanistan Holding Group Chairman Mr. Afghanistan Holding Group Shah Rahim Sher Afghanistan Director of Technology Services Mr. DM Consulting Services Mezini Dritan Albania Managing Partner Mr. DIDACTICA, Higher School of Management & Information Technologies Saad-Laib Mohamed Algeria General Manager Mr. Government of Andorra Font Joan Andorra Head of the Audiovisuals & Comunications Department Mr. Networking Systems Solutions Simon Nelson Antigua and Barbuda CEO Mr. SSIG, Latin America & Caribbean at the South School on Internet Governance. Carballo Adrian Argentina Director of Institutional Relations Ms. Government of Argentina Cavalli Olga Argentina advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Enterprise Incubator Foundation Yengibaryan Bagrat Armenia Director Mr. Serial Entrepreneur Wickramage Sachi Australia i4Tradies Mr. Federal Chancellery of Austria Rupp Christian Austria Spokesperson Federal Platform Digital Austria Mr. Director of Innovations Center LLC Kamran Agasi Azerbaijan State Agency for Public Service Mr. Canto.org Balthazar Tricia Bahamas Service Development Manager Mr. Internet Society Bahrain Abdulrahman Awaf Bahrain President Mr. D.Net- Development through Access to Network Resources Raihan Ananya Bangladesh Executive Director Mr. Kakar Sanzar Afghanistan
NATIONAL EXPERTS FROM
180 COUNTRIES
Abir Ashraf Bangladesh Mr.
MCC Ltd. Chief Executive Officer
Weekes Troy EZLearner Inc Barbados Founder Mr.
Mr.
Belarus Mr.
Belarus
Kovalevsky Nikolay
JSC „Technics and Communications“ Executive Director
Enin Sergey
NGO „Information Society“ Executive Director
Vansnick Rudi Internet Society Belgium Belgium President Mr.
Mr.
Belize
Mr.
Balthazar Tricia Canto.org
Service Development Manager
Aplogan Hermann
MobileTech Consulting Founder, Senior e-Content & Mobile Apps Adviser Mr. Thimpu Tech Park Dorji Cigay Bhutan CEO Benin
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Viceministery of Telecomunications Country Gateway Bolivia Coordinator Ms. Education Development Center Inc. Madžarević Tanja Bosnia and Herzegovina Business Development Manager Ms. The Clicking Foundation Diltlhogo Agang Botswana CoFounder Mr. The Computer Society of Botswana Rasenyai Gabriel Botswana Executive Secretary Mr. Prefeitura. De Sao Paulo Torquato Cid Brazil Secretário Municipal Mr. OUVI HQ Haugland Tore Brazil CEO Mr. European Software Institute – Center Eastern Europe Sharkov eorge Bulgaria Director Mr. European Software Institute – Center Eastern Europe Varbanov Pavel Bulgaria Project coordinator Mr. Yam Pukri Ouedraogo Sylvestre Burkina Faso Association Manager Mr. Burundi Youth Training Centre (BYTC) Nkurunziza Jean Paul Burundi General Secretary Ms. CCHR Cambodia Chak Sopheap Cambodia Executive Director Mr. AfricaCom International Group Nsoga John Cameroon Chairman & CEO Mr. Canadian Lenders Association Schwartz Gary Canada President Mr. Centre Dream Benoit XVI Djimtangar Golmadingar Chad IT Manager Ms. CoMedia Rossi Carolina Chile CEO
Mr.
Bolivia
Cuellar Wilson
Hung Alex Crossover International Co. Ltd. CEO
Croatian Association for Promotion of Information Society President Mr. CITMATEL, Information Technologies and Advanced Telematic Services Fernández González Cuba CEO Ms. Ministry of Communications Pérez Pérez Lissette Cuba Direction of Foreign Relations Mr. University of Nicosia Nicoli Nicholas Cyprus Department of Communications Ms. Prague Startup Centre Zalesak Michal Czech Republic Director Ms. Sociale Entreprenører i Danmark (SED) Bach Per Denmark Chairman of the Board Mr. NTRC National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Dominica Pemberton Cedric
Mr.
Croatia
Dominica
Cámara Dominicana de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación Valerio Arturo Dominican Republic Director
Mr. Kruger Kruger Ernesto Ecuador CEO
ITIDA Information Technology Industry Development Agency ITIDA VP for ICT Markets Development Mr. Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas Ibarra Rafael El Salvador IT Director Ms. Foreign Investment office Piperal Anna Estonia E-Estonia Showroom Managing Director Mr. Ethiopian Information Technology Professional Association Lemma Dagmawi Ethiopia President Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Fiji President Mr. Varaani Kurkela Ilkka Finland COO, Co-Founder
Egypt
Mr.
Mr.
China
France
China
Ms.
China
Hung Witman
Qianhai International Liaison Services Limited Managing Director
Mr.
Wong Yvonne
Qianhai International Liaison Services Limited Deputy General Manager
Mr.
Llano Sergio Facultad de Comunicación Universidad de La Sabana Colombia Professor Mr.
Mr.
Comoros
Attoumani Karim
Schombe Baudouin Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Mr.
Mr.
Costa Rica
Tay Kudzo Côte d'Ivoire
Mr.
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Mr.
Germany
Pensu Denis
WUNDERMAN Paris CEO
Ileleji Poncelet O.
The Gambia YMCAs Coordinator
Felsenberg Alexander
Capita Customer Services (Germany) GmbH Director Digital Strategy
Gordon Dorothy Technology for Development Ghana Consultant Ms.
Centre Africain d´Echange Culturel (CAFEC) Coordinator
Mr.
Independent consultant and Founder and President Coopération Conseil International Hargé de programme, CCI - LSDA
El Sobky Ahmed
Shubitidze George ICT Business Council of Georgia Georgia President
Comores Telecom (ex-SNPT) Directeur de l'Informatique et des Nouvelles Technologies
Watson Carlos ISOC Costa Rica Chapter International Foundation
Solution Oriented Freelance Systems Analyst and Software Developer
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Ladika Sebastian
Tsolis Dimitros UNI Patras, Cultural Heritage Management & New Technologies Dep. Greece Lecturer Mr.
Grenada
Ms.
Guatemala
Langaigne Glendon power951 Zaghi Maria
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Ms.
Guinea
Sagno Elisabeth
CENTRE DREAM BENOIT XVI IT Manager
DevNet Project Officer Mr. CANTO Balthazar Tricia Haiti Service Development Manager Ms. Sustainable Development Networking Honduras (RDS-HN) Isaula Maria Honduras National Coordinator Ms. Hungarian Association of Content Industry Horvath Noemi Hungary EU Project Director Mr. University of Iceland Malmquist Johann Iceland Professor and Serial Entrepreneur Mr. Digital Empowerment Foundation Manzar Osama India Founder & Director Ms. Bubu.com Dhanuwardoyo Shinta Indonesia CEO & Founder Mr. Vista Samaneh Asia Esfehani Ehssan Iran (Islamic Republic of) Chairman Mr. Baghdad University Abdul-Majeed Ghassan Iraq Director of Computer Center Mr. Arekibo Communications Casey Martin Ireland Managing Director Ms. Digital-Heritage, Israel Hazan Susan Israel Director Mr. MEDICI Framework Ronchi Alfredo Italy General Secretary Mr. Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining McCain Cecil Jamaica Director, Post and Telecommunications Mr. DENTSU INC. Shimada Kei Japan Director, Business Dev., Future Communication Dep., Com.n Design Center
Mr.
Guyana
Mr.
Jordan Mr.
Jordan
Richards Malisa
Mr.
Mr.
Lesotho Liberia Libya
Mr.
National Information Technologies Chief constructor
Mr.
Kenya eLearning Centre National Coordinator
Mr.
Gakiria Andrew
Alhashash Manar
Dot Design eContent Alchemist & Activist
Mr. Dengkayaphichith Vorasone Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thimpu Tech Park CEO
Melnudris Andris Deek Gabriel Tlali Tsitso Massaley Abraham
Latvian IT Cluster Executive Director LIKTA , Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association Managing Director Lebanon Knowledge Network Lebanon Knowledge Network KoL Starts Founder & CEO Press Union of Liberia
Faculty of IT, University of Tripoli CEO Lecturer Ms. Ministry of Transport and Communications Žilionienė Ieva Lithuania Director of Institutional Relations Ms. IPv6 Forum Baxevani Pelagia Luxembourg President Mr. Metamorphosis Jashari Bardhyl Macedonia Director Mr. University of Antananarivo Andriamampianina Lala Madagascar Professor Mr. BUMAS International Lakudzala Derek Malawi Partner Ms. Multimedia Development Corporation Ong Kian Yew Malaysia Head, Enterprise Global Development/APICTA Division/Manager Mr. Maldicore Group Pvt Ltd Shunan Yusuf Maldives Managing Director Ms. AGETIC, Institut of Information Technology and communication Simbara Mariko Mali Training manager Mr. Seasus New Media Bone Kenneth Malta Managing Director
Mr.
Chigibaeva Elena Kyrgyzstan Consultant
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Ms.
Lebanon
Greater Amman Municipality Head of E-government Section
Ms.
Wahdan Ismail
Vamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta President of the South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Kiribati President Kuwait
Ms.
Ms.
Ms.
Mr.
Latvia
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology Director of e-Initiatives Unit
Kremenchutskiy Anatoliy Kazakhstan Kenya
Nael Adwan
Mr.
Mr.
Ms. Irmeja Aiga Latvia
Khaled Ben Hamed
Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Marshall Islands President Baya Ahmad Mauritel Mauritania CEO Mauritius
Kissoondoyal Dave
Internet Society of Mauritius President
Laddaga-Lopez Rudy Gnius Club Mexico Entrepreneur Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Micronesia (Federated states of) President Ms.
Besliu Victor Technical University of Moldova Moldova Professor Mr.
Anton Jurovicki Montenegro Mr.
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Skillearn and SOS Santé Social development activist and entrepreneur irman Mr. Dial Technologies Lakhdissi Zouheir Morocco CEO and Co-Founderces Mr. Maroc Numeric Cluster Tazi Mokhtar Morocco Directeur Général Ms. ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit Saifodine Zauria Mozambique Head of ICT Training & Certification Mr. Myanmar Computer Federation Oo Thein Myanmar President Ms. University of Namibia Beukes-Amiss Maggy Namibia Head of Department Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Nauru President Ms. Ministry of Information and communication Nepal Raj Khanal Ananda Nepal News Reporter/Broadcast Journalist Mr. Fullmoon Interactive Solutions Oorschot Herman Netherlands Partner & CEO Mr. Massey university in Wellington Bunn Tristan New Zealand Lecturer for Interactive Media Mr. Federal Chancellery of Austria Wilson Alfredo Nicaragua Director
Mr.
Morocco
Mr.
Niger
Machchate Khalid
Iro Adamou
Mr.
Nigeria Mr.
Norway Mr.
Oman Mr.
Pakistan
Amos Emmanuel Bruarøy Kristian Ara Jehann Abir Ashraf
Autorité de Régulation des Télécom. et de la Poste/ Cabinet du Premier Ministre
Conseiller Technique mNCS, FIIM, Programos Software Group Chief Software Architect / CEO - Founder TV 2 AS Interactive Producer and Project Manager Information Technology Authority Manager, International Relations & Information Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA) CEO, President
Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Palau President Ms.
Mr.
Palestine*
Al-Astal Ashraf eAraby
Founder
Prado Amaya Matias Ingeniería Informática Panama President Mr.
Mr.
Paraguay Mr.
Peru
Ms.
Mr.
Portugal Portugal
Klimek Katarzyna Gonçalves Pereira Ana Carneiro Roberto
Al Mansoori Reem Qatar
MOST Foundation Project Manager APDC Diretora Executive Universidade Católica Portuguesa Dean of Inst. for Distance Learning & Professor at School of Human Sciences
Mr.
Ministry of Transport and Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Digital Society Sector Development Sector
Yonsei University Lecturer Mr. SIVECO Romania Jugureanu Radu Romania Educational content project manager Mr. Rossiya Segodnya | International information agency Priemov Dmitry Russian Federation Director of Mobile Projects Department Ms. ICT Chamber, Rwanda Private Sector Federation Ntale Alex Rwanda Executive Director Mr. Ministry of Technology Wharton Wesley Saint Kitts and Nevis Director, Technology Ms. CANTO Balthazar Tricia Saint Lucia Service Development Manager Mr. ICT4dev and Internet Governance Daniel Rudolph Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independent Consultant Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Samoa President Mr. Digital Design srl Capello Luciano San Marino Chairman Mr. Yesser Al Mubaraki Mohammed Saudi Arabia Head of Awards at Center of Excellence Ms. Pace University Scharff Christelle Senegal Chairperson of Computer Science / Associate Professor / Computer Scientist Ms. Mitsunaga Kyla Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Ms.
Serbia
Matic Jasna
Johnson Algernon Brian Sierra Leone Mr.
Mr.
Singapore
Tan Aalaric
Ministry of Finance and Economy Special Adviser for Competitiveness & Knowledge Economy COMIUM (SL) Internet Service Provider Technician The creative Alliance Founder
Burcik Vladimir Academy of Communication Slovakia Director Mr.
Posibillian Tech CEO
Ms.
Toledo Rolando
Red CientÃfica Peruana
Ms.
TRACE College Vice President for Academic Affairs Ms. Clipatize Lebuda Jakub Poland CEO 80
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Urrazza Juan
Cacdac Josephine Philippines Ms.
Slovenia
Jerman Blazic Borka
The Research Institute Valdoltra J.Stefan Institute
Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Solomon Islands President Mr.
Somalia
Ibrahim Mohamed
Ms. Rabana Rapelang South Africa
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Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Senior Advisor Mr. ISOC Spain Vea Andreur Spain Board of Directors Ms. Information & Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Mubarak Chitranganie Sri Lanka Chairperson Mr. Faculty of Computer Science Abdulrahman Noureldien Suriname Dean Ms. Clusterlang Sweden Gustafsson Micael Sweden Managing Director Mr. Doerig+Partner AG Dörig Adolf Switzerland Managing Partner Ms. UN-ESCWA Idlebi Nibal Syrian Arab Republic Innovation Section Chief Ms. Syrian Computer Society, Syria Murad Fadwa Syrian Arab Republic Director, ICT Incubator Ms. Sugdagroserv Consulting Suleymanova Mahinakhon Tajikistan Director Ms. Kinu Barretto Catherinerose Tanzania Co-Founder Mr. C Asean Shelters David Thailand Program Director Mr. C4DEV, Inst. of Information & Communication Technologies for Development Amavi Komi Togo State Agency for Public Service Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Tonga President Ms. NRWPTT, Network of Rural Women Producers Trinidad and Tobago Gaspard Taylor Gia Trinidad and Tobago President Mr. R2i Zaghbib Faouzi Tunisia General Manager Mr. Ochuodho Shem J. South Sudan
mCordis Freelance consultant, web editor, journalist Ms. SembraMedia Warner Janine United States of America Executive Director and Founder Ms. Plan Ceibal Montaldo Mariana Uruguay Jefe de Contenidos Mr. brand.uz Yusupov Alisher Uzbekistan CEO Mr. Vanuatu Government Temar Mathew Vanuatu Chief Technical Officer for IT Assist. Mr. CAVEDATOS / ISOC / TecnologiaHechaPalabra Tschernig Peter Venezuela Director Mr. Quang Trung Software City Development Co., Ltd. Lam Long Vietnam CEO Mr. Hadramout University of Science and Technology Alsheikh Abubakr Abubakr Yemen Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Mr. BongoHive Makayi Mbuyu Zambia Developer Mr. Zimbabwe Youth Council Mbira Tatenda Zimbabwe IT Officer Mr. Favell Andy United Kingdom
Keser Leyla IT Law Institute at Bilgi University Turkey Director Ms.
Karryev Batyr Turkmenistan Mr.
Center of Information Technologies "SIBIS" Main IT expert Ms. Tamanikaiwaimaro Salanieta South Pacific Computer Society (SPaCS) Tuvalu President Stern Daniel Mobile Monday Kampala Uganda Director Mr.
Ms.
Ukraine Mr.
Ukraine
Popova Tatiana
Association Telecommunication chamber of Ukraine Chairman of the Board
Perohanych Yuri
Association of IT Enterprises of Ukraine (AITEU) General Director
Scherer Jean-Luc Innopoolis United Arab Emirates CEO and Founder Mr.
Mr. Geissah Samer United Arab Emirates
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WSA YOUTH AMBASSADORS
WSA
Haas Mathias SuperSocial
WSA YOUTH AMBASSADORS
YOUTH AMBASSADORS
CEO
Austria
Hamberger Stephan
Red Bull Media House North America
Director of Product Management & User
Austria / USA Experience
Hossain Rahat CriticaLink
Program Director and Co-Founder
Carvalho Camila
Tem Açúcar
Founder & CEO
Martins Dornelas Renato
Skidmore-Saratoga Consulting Partnership (SSCP) Student Consultant
Oap Marcos
AnnuitWalk Accessibilities
Co-Founder & CEO
Schuler Emily
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Research Assistant
Bangladesh
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Corriero Jennifer TakingITGlobal
Co-founder and Executive Director
Knowles Eileen
Columbia University in the City of New York
Sustainability Consultant
Fung Jordan
Jet Tung-Pedosa Enterprises
CEO and Co-Founder
Canada
Canada
China
Bustamente Sebastian Empréndelo
Colombia
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co-Founder Verdéate.com / Entrepreneurship Consultant
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Pantelic Ana
FundaciĂłn Capital
Director of Business and Partnership Devel-
Adel Abbas
smava GmbH
Technical Project Owner
Mosaad Abdullah
What's up Youth Professional Services
Founder & Managing Director
Sobhy Amr
PushBots, Inc.
Colombia opment / Serbia
Egypt
Egypt
CEO
India
CEO & Founder
Krishnan Jithin Spaceboat.in
Co-Founder
India
Shaik Khasim Shareef Friends2Support.org
Founder & Chairman
Tewari Anshul
Youth Ki Awaaz
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
India
Egypt / UK
India
Bourdu SĂŠbastien Freelance
Gaddafi Sanny 8villages
Web developer and UX designer
Dreyer Charlotte
Hasso Plattner Institute
Consonni Matteo
Centre for Innovation Leiden University
Germany
Project Development, HPI School of Design Thinking
Italy
Project Design and Delivery
Schmid Carina
The Global Experience
Masyuko Nathan
After Six Labs Ltd.
France
CEO
CEO
Indonesia
Director
Germany
Kenya
Acquah Moses Afrolynk
Kumbaroska Bistra
Social Impact Award gGmbH
Scaling and Partnership Manager
Begho Nkemdilim
Future Software Resources Nigeria Ltd
Managing Director / CEO
Okoroafor Vintagesam
Savvy Instant Offices
Business Development Executive
Founder / Brainchild
Ojo Alex
The Royal Senchi Resort & Hotel
Head of IT
Ghana
Ghana
Allmayer Franz Josef Simgo
Macedonia
Nigeria
Guatemala
International Business Development Executive
Nigeria
Paz Analy
Paz Joven Guatemala
Abu Shaban Ghadeer BrailleBoard
Special Needs educator & Board member of Paz Joven
Palestine
Guatemala
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Bajwa Maninder Espranza
Founder
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Mushtaq Momal
Patteri Entrepreneurship Society
Digital Project Manager
Varind Rohayl
Times of Youth Magazine
CEO & Editor-in-Chief
Pedersen Marina
Kiyo Group
Pakistan
Pakistan
CEO
Paraguay
Muloongo Jason TelliGram
Co-Founder
South Africa
Ossendryver Nadav
THIS COULD BE YOUR STAGE! SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT NOW! THE CONTEST IS OPEN UNTIL JULY 15, 2018
Latest Sightings Pty Ltd
CEO
South Africa Ms.
UN Youth Representative for Caring for Cambodia
Silas Mangi Gloria
African Queens Project
Founder and President
Itzkowitz Adam
Better World Club
Vice President of Marketing and
Switzerland
Tanzania
EUROPEAN YOUTH AWARD DIGITAL CREATIVITY IMPROVING SOCIETY! Europe’s unique contest for young people, social entrepreneurs and start-up founders developing digital projects with impact on society.
USA Communications
CREATIVE CONTENT
Walls Jon Mark GovFaces
CEO
USA
Machirori Fungai
Zimbabwe
Her Zimbabwe Researcher and Media Consultant / Founder & Director
DIGITAL INNOVATION SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GRAZ, NOVEMBER 28-DEZEMBER 1, 2018
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CALL FOR CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL INNOVATION BY AUSTRIA BASED UMDASCH GROUP
As a successful group of companies with a history stretching back over 150 years, the Umdasch Group knows from experience that only permanent change and renewal will guarantee a continued existence. This applies all the more because digitalization is changing the world at breakneck speed and industry is undergoing enormous changes. So where will the new ideas come from? Of course from inside, but also more and more from outside. For example via the Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2018 – a newly formed partnership with WSA. For this year’s reward, the companies of Umdasch were looking for start-ups who develop innovative ideas or adapted version of already existing products for three specific challenges in the categories:
Learning & Education
Smart Settlement & Urbanization
THE JOSEF UMDASCH RESEARCH PRIZE 2018
135 submissions from more than 70 countries Nominees: the top 11 project teams will pitch their detailed
Call:
ideas during the WSA Global Congress in Vienna
The prize: the best idea in each category wins a contract for implementation
We are looking forward to YOUR innovative ideas for the upcoming Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2019! Read more: Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2018 www.worldsummitawards.org/umdasch Umdasch Group www.umdasch.com
Business & Commerce
Umdasch CLUBBING
22nd March, 20:00 @Weltmuseum With Announcement of Josef Umdasch Research Prize Winners
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TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE MAKE-IT IN AFRICA We promote digital innovation for sustainable and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In close collaboration with more than 20 corporate and financing partners, social enterprises, hubs and networks, ‘Make-IT in Africa’ supports an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs – to enable better access to finance, markets and skills. This project is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as part of BMZ’s Digital Africa Initiative
KEY SECTORS OF MAKE-IT: E-agriculture solutions enable millions of small farmers to get better access to markets, weather data, finance and insurance. This creates income for the rural population. E-health solutions improve access to medical services and strengthen health management as a whole. This saves lives and reduces spread of diseases.
Smart energy solutions enable access to the internet, better use of renewable energies and infrastructure. This is the basis for economic development, finance, education and learning. Fintech solutions enable access to financial products for people with low incomes and in rural areas. This is a key component creating resilient economic structures.
www.make-it-in-africa.org
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WSA UPCOMING
Chairman of the WSA Board of Directors: Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Christian Rupp, Federal Executive Secretary, eGovernment, Chancellery Office | Austria Rodrigo Assumpcao, President Dataprev | Brazil Catherine Warren, President, FanTrust Entertainment Strategies | Canada Witman Hung, President Internet Professional Association China | Hong Kong Sar China Dorothy K. Gordon, Consultant for ICT 4 Development | Ghana Osama Manzar, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation | India Manar Alhashash, Secretary General, Kuwait e-Award | Kuwait Latif Ladid, President IPv6 Forum | Luxembourg Ralph Simon, CEO & Founder, Mobilium International, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas | United Kingdom Chitranganie Mubarak, Chairperson ICTA | Sri Lanka NON EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS George Sharkov, Director ESI Center Eastern Europe | Bulgaria Adam Montandon, Associate Professor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Denmark Anne Githuku-Shongwe, UN Women South Africa Multi Country Office representative | South Africa Marta Tomovska, Former Minister of Information Society and Administration | Macedonia Rudy Laddaga Lopez, Founder Gnius Club | Mexico Mario Franco, Founder and Chairman, Millenium@EDU | Portugal Anya Sverdlov, Managing Director, Actis Wunderman, USA | Russian Federation Janine Warner, CEO SembraMedia | USA SPECIAL AMBASSADORS Rudi Vansnick, Special Ambassador for the Internet Society, Board of Trustees, Internet Society Belgium | Belgium Alexander Felsenberg, Special Ambassador for eContent market developments, Felsenberg Consulting | Germany Gabriel Deek, Special Ambassador for the MENA region, President, Professional Computer Association of Lebanon (PCA) | Lebanon Madanmohan Rao, Special Ambassador for Knowledge Management, Chief Researcher Mobile Monday | India Jasna Matic, Special Ambassador for Women in ICT, Special Adviser for Competitveness and Knowledge Economy , Ministry of Finance and Economy | Serbia
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WORLD SUMMIT AWARDS
2018
WSA 2018 - DIGITAL INNOVATION WITH IMPACT ON SOCIETY CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 15 – AUGUST 31, 2018 Promote Your Digital Innovation With Social Impact Worldwide!
The World Summit Awards are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high impact on improving society. Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network, WSA is an international platform for cut edge examples on how ICTs can have an impact on society. More information here: www.worldsummitawards.org For questions contact: office@worldsummitawards.org
WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS CALL: WSA CALLING FOR YOUTH TAKING ACTION IN THE UN SDG’S APPLY FROM APRIL 15 – AUGUST 31, 2018
WSA Young Innovators is a special recognition in the framework of the World Summit Awards for young social entrepreneurs under 30 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It is an open call to all those who use ICT’s creatively to make a change in their communities. More information here: www.worldsummitawards.org/ wsa_categories/youth-innovation-category/ For questions contact: office@worldsummitawards.org
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS
Under the patronage of
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Under the patronage of
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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TEAM WORLD SUMMIT AWARD Prof. DDr. Peter A. Bruck Chairman World Summit Award & Conference Chair Nora Wolloch Project and Conference Manager WSA nora@worldsummitawards.org Manuela Wagner PR, Marketing and Global Networks Manager manuela@worldsummitawards.org Carlos Breijo Linares Project Assistant and Winners´Support carlos@worldsummitawards.org Birgit Ecker Event Management Franziska Stadler PR Austria
Emilia Bruck Birgit Kolb Marlene Leberer Karin Maurer Anna Rechberger Event Support
Congratulates the winners of the World Summit Awards
Philipp Benedikt and Alexi Pelekanos Photography/ Video Tobias Rudig Sounddesign & DJ
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