Deadline: 31 July, 2020
The 2020 edition of the ITU Innovation Challenge will be taking place amid a pandemic, Covid-19. This has resulted in stress on value chains and countries’ readiness for a digital economy, significantly affecting social conditions worldwide.
Traditional economies are struggling as industries have not been digitised and infrastructure is inadequate to cope with current stress levels.
As for policy-makers and innovators worldwide, they are under pressure, and their communities must embrace a digital economy so that a semblance of normalcy can be maintained in these uncertain conditions.
Therefore, the overall theme of this year’s challenge is ‘Rethinking the Digital Economy’s Value Chains during the Covid-19 Pandemic’.
Benefits
- Winners will attend a four-day global flagship ITU event to learn, network, innovate and scale up.
Eligibility
- For innovators with ideas that create digital impact in their communities
- For ecosystem builders with good practices that nurture an enabling environment for innovators in their communities
- For innovators with digital projects that empower women in their communities
To apply and for more information, click here.
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