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World Summit Award goes mobile again in 2012
Wednesday, 01 February, 2012 / Salzburg, Austria
Apps that help autists communicate or show the next elevator to handicapped people were among the winners of WSA-mobile 2010. Together with other WSA-mobile awardees they demonstrate the potential of quality content for smartphones, tablets and other portable devices. In 2012 WSA-mobile, supported by key partner Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC), starts its second edition with an exclamation mark.
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WSA Road Show at the International ICT Conference in Sudan
Monday, 05 December, 2011 / Khartoum
The WSA road show in the Republic Sudan was part of the "The Second International ICT Conference - E-Applications in Developing Countries: Directions and Challenges" which was held from 27 -29/11/2011, paralleling the largest ICT exhibition show of the country, the Kitex, in Khartoum.
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Peter A. Bruck points to the content divide
Friday, 14 October, 2011 / Salzburg, Austria
“The most important digital divide is the content divide” WSA-mobile Chairman Peter Bruck said at the sixth Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi. It was important to highlight that the digital divide meant not only an access divide in remote regions. With the content gap the richness and diversity of electronic products was at stake.
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WSA-mobile meets Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi
Monday, 19 September, 2011 / Salzburg, Austria
How can Internet Governance be integrated into development approaches? What is the role of journalists in the Internet 3.0 world? Does Governance vary, comparing mobile and wired Internet? These and other questions will be discussed by members of Governments, Civil Society, International Organizations and the Private Economy during the IGF in Nairobi, Kenya on 27-30 September 2011.
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World Summit Youth Award extends deadline until July 31st!
Thursday, 14 July, 2011 / Salzburg, Austria
If you use websites, apps or other digital contents for social good, this is your chance! The World Summit Youth Award extends the deadline for submitting the entries until July 31st. Compete now with other projects from all around the world and win the chance to meet engaged Youth from all continents and network with representatives of NGOs, governments and media!
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