{"id":3243,"date":"2017-01-27T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T10:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=3243"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T10:32:53","slug":"about-wsa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/about-wsa\/","title":{"rendered":"About WSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left-from-content alignnone wp-image-23183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WSA-Globe_130X132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WSA (World Summit Awards)<\/strong> is a unique award system that selects and promotes local digital innovations aimed at improving society in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN SDGs<\/a>. Through a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/events\/\">international events<\/a> and a global network of startups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/jurors\/\">jurors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/speakers\/\">speakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/experts\/national-experts\/\">experts<\/a>, government leaders, academia, and civil society, WSA serves as an international platform showcasing how communication technologies can positively impact society.<\/p>\n<p>With 22 years of experience, WSA is a quality seal for digital content that drives societal impact across 182 countries.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button-cta\" style=\"margin-left: 0;\" href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/contest-global-award\/participate-submission-guide\/\">Learn how to participate<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is WSA?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nbmtBuqB_74?si=dkYKIPfuwoiuyZl2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSA (World Summit Awards) is a unique award system that selects and promotes local digital innovations aimed at improving society in line with the UN SDGs. 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