{"id":4332,"date":"2017-02-06T13:51:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T13:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=4332"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:55:39","slug":"national-contests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/partner-awards\/national-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"National Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To promote, locate and select digital innovation with high social impact worldwide, WSA leverages a worldwide network of ICT <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/experts\/national-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">experts in 182 countries<\/a>. This network ensures the diversity of products in the WSA and is responsible for nominations.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>national pre-selection for the WSA<\/strong> can be in the form of a national contest or direct selection through your WSA National Expert. The <strong>nominations to WSA<\/strong> are possible through National Contests and National Expert panel selection. All national awards follow the same principles as WSA.<\/p>\n<p>Please check the list below to see if your country has national contests for WSA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eif.am\/eng\/news\/wsa-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Armenia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsummitawardsaustralia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supersocial.at\/de\/wsa-austria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Austria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Bahrain\">WSA Bahrain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Bangladesh\/\">WSA Bangladesh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiowsa.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Brazil\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iproa.org\/?uid=1120.0.0.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA China<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WSA India: <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/india-national-contests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More about WSA India Selection process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSA Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldinyou.org\/2023-world-summit-award-nominate\/\">WSA Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Lebanon\/\" data-ps2id-offset=\"\">WSA Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WSA Lithuania: national selection contest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naujasisknygnesys.lt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Naujasis knygnesys&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsaportugal.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Portugal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsasingapore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m4jam.com\/wsa-south-africa\/\" data-ps2id-offset=\"\">WSA South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Sri%20Lanka\/\" data-ps2id-offset=\"\">WSA <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Sri%20Lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Lanka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2024\/Trinidad%20And%20Tobago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSA Trinidad and Tobago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/db.icnm.net\/Signup\/WSA\/2023\/Ukraine\/#page-192-about-wsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div id=\"simple-translate\" class=\"simple-translate-light-theme\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-button isShow\" style=\"background-image: url('moz-extension:\/\/36f84770-d086-48eb-bbf7-749cd3bdb097\/icons\/512.png'); height: 22px; width: 22px; top: 523px; left: 166px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-panel \" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; top: 0px; left: 0px; font-size: 13px;\">\n<div class=\"simple-translate-result-wrapper\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"simple-translate-move\" draggable=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-result-contents\">\n<p class=\"simple-translate-candidate\" dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To promote, locate and select digital innovation with high social impact worldwide, WSA leverages a worldwide network of ICT experts in 182 countries. 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