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ITU Digital World SME Virtual Awards 2020

Seeking tech SME solutions with social impact.
The platform is virtual. The recognition is real.

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The ITU Digital World SME Virtual Awards are an opportunity to recognize excellent innovative tech solutions, build resilience and foster investment in tech SMEs in the midst of this crisis.

Our winners benefit from UN recognition, international visibility and an invitation to join ITU Digital World 2021 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, next October. Catch up on all the highlights:

ITU Virtual Digital World 2020 SME Awards Winners and Finalists

Our 2020 winners and finalists
Our 2020 SME Awards jury
Winning the Award will be reassuring to mobile operators we want to partner with and investors who sometimes doubt our capacity to find key partners to allow us to scale. This prize will also make us more credible when we go and talk to other UN organizations.
Simon Schwall, Co-founder and CEO, OKO Finance

SME Masterclasses

Masterclass #1

Achieving high levels of productivity and quality in your business

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Masterclass #2

Keeping safe in cyberspace: cybersecurity for SMEs

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Masterclass #3

The ultimate tech startup guide to international expansion

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Masterclass #4

Preparing the investor pitch deck

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Our Awards categories

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Connectivity

innovative solutions to increasing universal access to the internet.
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Smart cities, smart living

using digital tech innovatively to improve urban life and beyond in areas such as energy, transport, planning, food management, commerce and education.
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E-health

using technology to improve healthcare through remote diagnosis and treatment, care in the home, monitoring and prevention.
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Digital finance

ICT-based initiatives focused on increasing and improving access to the economy for the banked and unbanked.

Where you've applied from (accepted applications)

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Event partners

The Startup Club
The Startup Club
International Trade Centre
International Trade Centre
International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization
Cyber Readiness Institute
Cyber Readiness Institute
Global Cyber Alliance
Global Cyber Alliance

Media partners

IT Edge News
IT Edge News
ApaNa Magazine
ApaNa Magazine
PhoneWorld
PhoneWorld

Award winners' success stories