The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced the ten winning projects of the ''ITU Telecom World: Young Innovators Competition'', promoted in the context of the ''ITU Telecom World 2013'' conference:
- Al Dalilah (a satellite assisted mission control and first response system)
Represented by Ahmed Fawzi, Qatar
- Broad Street Maps (producing individualized healthcare maps to support health organizations)
Represented by Hannah Judge, United States
- Kumba Connect (an interface connecting unemployed Caribbean migrants with technical skills based in the UK with Caribbean-based companies)
Represented by Keston Perry, Trinidad and Tobago
- Land-Sea Digital Bridge (an HF digital radio communication system connecting fishing boats and shore stations)
Represented by Nguyen Tran Hoang, Vietnam
- M-Tambula (providing the elderly with easy access to public services using Interactive Voice Response over mobile phones)
Represented by Brenda Katwesigye, Uganda
- NduruApp (a one-stop mobile app to manage all aspects of road safety)
Represented by Thomas Kioko, Kenya
- Open Curriculum (an online platform for local K12 educational material)
Represented by Varun Arora, India
- SalvageHub (a web and mobile platform to reduce food wastage at individual and retail levels)
Represented by Oscar Ekponimo, Nigeria
- SiSwApp (an English-SiSwati translation app aimed at migrant workers)
Represented by Timothy McDermott, Australia/Swaziland
- Tudlo Disaster and Emergency App (a multi-purpose information platform for emergency and disaster situations)
Represented by Bella Donna Esconar, Philippines
The competition is aimed at young people aged between 18 and 26, and its aim is to identify innovative ideas among the next generation of entrepreneurs developing projects in the area of telecommunications which are beneficial to the development of society.
Further information:
- Young Innovators Competition 2013 http://world2013.itu.int/event/young-innovators-competition-2013/
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- ITU - 3rd edition of the Young Innovators Competition https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1159302
