Deadline: 22 April, 2020
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) hosts Viva Technology (Vivatech), an international gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents and products in a celebration of today’s innovations and tomorrow’s possibilities. Vivatech has been a platform for more than 13,000 startup.
To commemorate its fifth anniversary, Vivatech will contribute to helping UNESCO solve three big challenges:
- Reduce the risk of natural disasters induced by climate change
- Fight disinformation as a threat to democracy
- Protect and share the world’s cultural heritage through digitalisation
Benefits
The three winners of the challenge (one per challenge) will receive:
- Five free startup passes for the three days of Vivatech
- A startup booth at Vivatech 2021
- Mentoring from senior executives of Vivatech partners
- A private meeting with the high-level jury
- A feature at the UNESCO annual conference
- Features on the UNESCO website and in its official communications
- Features by Vivatech media partners
Eligibility
- The founder must be under 35 years
- The solution/product must be functional (real code and design implementations, not mockups)
- The solution/product presented must be relevant, original and innovative compared to existing alternatives
- The solution/product presented must be FOSS/Open Source, in line with the commitment of UNESCO to harnessing new technologies to improve people’s lives and tackle sustainable development challenges
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Abel Caine
