{"id":27760,"date":"2021-04-26T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=27760"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:26:23","slug":"un-escwa-digital-arabic-content-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/un-escwa-digital-arabic-content-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UN ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Native Arabic speakers represent 5% of the world population, yet the share of Arabic content on the Internet is less than 3% of total content. To promote the development of good quality digital Arabic content in support of sustainable development, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unescwa.org\/events\/escwa-digital-arabic-content-award-2022-2023\">ESCWA<\/a>) launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unescwa.org\/digital-arabic-content-award\">ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award<\/a>, in collaboration with WSA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">The Award is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>delivered annually<\/li>\n<li>targets institutions and young entrepreneurs from all Arab countries<\/li>\n<li>highlight the benefits of digital technologies for advancing sustainable development<\/li>\n<li>promote the creation of quality content related to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Applications are open to institutions and young entrepreneurs from Arab countries who have created digital Arabic content applications or products that have a clear impact on society. Institutions can be public or private, academic or non-governmental; and young entrepreneurs can be from formal startups, teams of young people, or individuals younger than 35 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">The rules and conditions for participation are set by a joint ESCWA-WSA steering committee, and submissions will be evaluated by a jury of experts, leading to the selection of winners and announcement of their awards at AFSD.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Previous ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Awards<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27760 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/2025\/12\/17\/escwa-digital-arabic-content-award-2025-2026\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ecswa2026-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-45730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ecswa2026-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ecswa2026.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-45730'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>ESCWA 2026<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/escwa-digital-arabic-content-award-2024-2025\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1B-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1B-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1B.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44955'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>ESCWA 2025<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/escwa-digital-arabic-content-award-2023-2024\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44947'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>ESCWA 2024<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/escwa-digital-arabic-content-award-2022-2023\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44946'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>ESCWA 2023<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/2021\/06\/21\/launch-of-the-1st-escwa-digital-content-award-for-sustainable-development\/' target='_blank'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ecswa1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' 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