Hallo All, The deadline for submission of projects for the WSA Contest is fast approaching. I would therefore urge you to read through the Press Release below and submit a project for the contest, by writing to [email protected] with a description of your project.
Those who have submitted an entry for the WSA Contest will be given an opportunity to present a five- minute elevator pitch at Hive Colab on the afternoon of Friday 25 March, starting at 3 PM. A jury of experts will score the presentations and winning candidates in each of the eight categories will be sent to the WSA organizers for review. Please read below for details and the link for submitting your entry. You must have submitted your entry by Friday 18th March to be included in the Uganda WSA Contest Showcase programme. The World Summit Award is a global initiative to select and promote the world’s best digital contents, held every two years. The national pre-selection in UGANDA is done through direct nomination by the national expert or through a competition or combination of both. Focal point to suggest projects to is Daniel Stern, Hive Colab, who serves as WSA National Expert for UGANDA. Projects can be submitted to him until 25th March in eight categories: 1. e-Government & Institutions 2.. e-Entertainment & Games 3. e-Business & Commerce 4. e-Health & Environment 5. e-Culture & Heritage 6. e-Inclusion & Participation 7. e-Learning & Education 8. e-Science & Technology Categories Health, politics, business, science, education, culture, but also entertainment — these are the most crucial social issues of every-day life for everybody. To further improve their knowledge in these fields, people from everywhere — rich or poor — must have access to quality e-Contents and applications. WSA Experts are asked to nominate from their country one product or application where ICTs are used to address the following issues which are grouped into 8 categories: For further general information, go to www.wsis-award.org, [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also visit http://www.momokla.ug/ under the Latest News Section. -- Richard Zulu gtug lead, Kampala (Uganda) http://kampala.gtugs.org
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