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SERGEI KAMBALOVChief ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch
Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination/DESA
United Nations, New York
World Summit Award and the Cyber Peace Initiative
THEWORLD SUMMIT AWARD
Best in e-Content and Creativity
as a part of the WSIS implementation process until 2015
partners sponsors
WSA TODAY
PARTICIPATION: 168 countries world wide
PATRONAGE: 6 Heads of State
PARTNER NETWORK: 130 members from 78 countries
WSA NATIONAL AWARDS: running in over 50 countries
ROAD SHOW EVENTS: held each year in over 20 countries
worldwide
WSA CATEGORIES
CHALLENGE:To strengthen an inclusive, global platform and multistakeholder activity for the selection and promotion of best practice ine-Content; and to maintain itas a result of the WSISprocess.
VALUE PROPOSITIONS:To strengthen content industries for economic and cultural development
To implement measures that foster capacity building of creative entrepreneurs
To support the UN Millennium Development Goals.
WSA AND WSIS: GOALS
Create awareness through a thematic forum on e-Content within the UN follow up process
Provide a network for non-profit efforts in the selection and promotion of best practice
Invite member states, the business community and civil society organizations in a multi-stakeholder partnership on e-Content to give recognition through global awards
Seek cooperation with all relevant stakeholders active in the area of e-Content to optimize impact and sustain activity until the official WSIS review in 2015
WSA 2008-09: PROGRAM MODULS
Road Show, Conferences, Exhibitions in over 20 countries
3 Global e-Content Summits
National e-Content Contests in over 50 countries
Global Contest 2009
Winners GALA, MEXICO
REVIEW: WSA GRAND JURY 07
On invitation of the Government of Croatia
Locally organized by the Internet Institute of Croatia
Date: August 31- September 7, 2007
Site: Brijuni Islands, Croatia
Participants: 32 Jurors
IMPRESSIONS FROM THE WSA GRAND JURY BRIONI, CROATIA
REVIEW: WSA GALA EVENTS 07
Framework: Global Forum 2007
Date: November 5, 2007
Site: Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy
Participants: 280 delegates from about 68 countries
IMPRESSIONS FROM THE WSA 07 WINNERS CONFERENCE
IMPRESSIONS FROM THE AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATION 07
WSA & CYBER PEACEMODULES
WSA and Cyber Peace Initiative promoting e-Content creation for peace peace related issues in 160 countries
World Summit Youth Award. Youth for Youth in categories: Peace / Culture / Development
WSA e-Content Summit in Cairo to be held in 2008
First Lady H.E. Suzanne Mubarak to become a global patron of the initiative
YOUTH AWARD: GOALS Identify, document and showcase
best-practice youth-lede-Content initiatives
Realize young people’s potential as content creators and development actors in their communities
Promote learning and skill-sharing from and between the selected projects
Use multimedia and ICTs for peace enhancement and enlarge the awareness of concrete peace activities and their range and diversity.
How to work with WSA
WSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – CHAIRMANProf. Dr. Peter A. BruckChairman of the BoardHonorary President of the ICNMGeneral Manager, Research Studios Austria Email: [email protected]
WSA HEAD OFFICEMs. Anastasia KonstantinovaProject ManagerEmail: [email protected]
PARENT ORGANIZATIONICNM - International Center for New MediaMoosstrasse 43a | 5020 Salzburg | AustriaTel: +43 662 63 04 08-40 | [email protected]
www.wsis-award.org
For more information:www.wsis-award.org | [email protected]