JOIN THE DIGITAL WITH PURPOSE GLOBAL AWARD COMPETITION
Recognising digital applications that contribute to a better future for all
Recognising digital applications that contribute to a better future for all
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Digital with Purpose Global Award aims to highlight and celebrate digital solutions that address human needs, decrease poverty, increase inclusivity, and protect nature, as in line with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs) and the Half-Earth concept. Digital with Purpose is looking for a winning solution that will contribute to a better world where 10 billion people can live and flourish.
This year, the award extends its reach beyond the singular Global Award, introducing three new categories specifically targeting the fields of Education, Smart Cities, and Biodiversity. This expansion is not just a reflection of our commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable world but also an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of innovations making a difference in these critical areas which are also the main themes of our Summit.
The Global Award continues to honor the best digital solution that demonstrates a profound capacity to make the world a better place, potentially being one of the thematic solutions or an extraordinary project from another domain. For example the Global Award can be awarded to the solution that has won the Biodiversity DWP Award or to a solution that has proven to be more innovative and impactful while not fitting into any of the three categories mentioned.
To participate, companies must submit a digital solution which, for the purposes of this competition, will be defined as a digital application that:
Complete, end-to-end solutions
We will not be accepting entries for generic digital infrastructures that can support multiple solutions, such as mobile networks (3G, 4G, 5G etc), fixed line networks, cloud services, IoT devices, radio connectivity etc. Of course, such infrastructures may be included as a component of a submitted solution but should not be the main purpose. In this same vein, we are not looking for broad collections of applications such as ‘smart buildings’.
Operational solutions that are already demonstrating significant impacts
Solutions should have progressed beyond the development and pilot stages and should be in active deployment.
Quantification of SDG benefits
Submissions should be accompanied by a quantification of the social and/or environmental benefits delivered to date. These should be based on actual, collected data, with any assumptions explained and kept to a minimum. They should also show net benefits against a well-defined business-as-usual (BAU) baseline and take into account any associated negative impacts and rebound effects.
Potential to scale
Unless the solution is already deployed at scale, submissions should describe the potential to achieve widespread adoption and include plans to achieve this.
Creativity
We are keen to recognise innovative solutions that take sustainability forward in creative ways.
RECOGNISING COLLABORATION
Digital solutions are often developed by a consortium of partners and often require multiple technologies to operate. Awards will recognise all companies and other organisations that have played an active role in developing the application. Companies that have supplied a generic, off-the-shelf technology may be noted but will not be named as a recipient of the award.
WHO CAN ENTER?
Any organisation that has taken a leading role in the development may submit a solution on behalf of a consortium. This organisation should act as the central point of contact. The award will then be made to the full consortium that developed the application.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will follow the steps below, provided a sufficiently high level of submissions are received:
SUBMISSION
*Additional information may be supplied to support your answers. However, judges may not be able to access this additional information so please ensure your answers to the set questions are as comprehensive as possible.
DEADLINE
Entries must be received by GeSI by 18:00 CET, 19 June 2024.
Congratulations to E-REDES –with their Analytics4Vegetation digital solution – for taking home the DWP Global Award in 2023. Analytics4Vegetation, consists of an advanced analytics solution effective in controlling vegetation, due to its ability to anticipate risk situations and allow teams to act proactively. This platform makes it possible, for example, to predict the growth of vegetation, calculate the degree of risk of the associated network asset and automatically execute a maintenance order to clean vegetation, taking into account the stipulated safety distances.