UN awards searching for Malta’s best e-content

Counterfeit drugs are a serious health risk and an economic issue in many African countries. In 2009, two web developers from Ghana created mPedigree, an SMS based mobile app protecting consumers from potentially harmful drugs.

This solution was a World Summit Award Global Champion in 2012 (WSA). It shows how quality e-content creates value add for users and opens up business opportunities for developers.

The World Summit Award (WSA) is a United Nations initiative that selects and promotes the world’s most outstanding digital content. As such, it is also open to participation from Malta.

“Today, our world is almost entirely connected. But in this ocean of products and services, quality e-content is hard to find and local solutions have a hard time to compete with mainstream solutions,” said WSA chairman Peter A. Bruck. “WSA provides the answer to this issue, by promoting local content with global relevance.”

Maltese e-content creators are invited to take part in the 2013 edition of the WSA.

Projects can be submitted until July 1, 2013 in one of several categories that cover, amongst others, e-government, e-education, e-health, the environment, e-entertainment, e-media, e-business and e-inclusion.

After the national pre-selection period, a jury of eminent experts will come together in Tallinn, Estonia to evaluate the submissions and select the 40 best products from among hundreds of national nominations.

The 40 WSA winners will get the chance to present their products at the WSA World Congress in Sri Lanka in October. The event will offer a platform for high level experts, industry leaders and government representatives to discuss innovation in mobile content. At the event, a jury will select eight overall winners: The WSA Global Champions 2013.

The local contact for WSA is Kenneth Bone at SEASUS, available at wsa@seasus.com