WORLD SUMMIT AWARD for e-content and creativity

Waheed AlBalushiBahrain Internet Society

in the framework of the UNITED NATIONS

The 8 Categories:

WSA is..

A cooperation of: World Summit on the Information Society

(WSIS) European Academy of Digital Media (EADiM) International Center for New Media (ICNM)

and the EUROPRIX Network

Under patronage of:

Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria Carlos Kirchner, President of Argentina Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People‘s Republic

of Bangladesh Alexander Kwasniewski, President of Poland Ion Iliescu, President of Romania Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisia

What do we stand for?

the WORLD SUMMIT AWARD is a global effort to…

select and promote world’s best in e-Content and Creativity

support innovation and quality

give the deserved public recognition to valuable initiatives

build and foster a global network, based on a shared vision

support sustainable and equitable development

and through this to reach its overall goal -

HOW DO WE DO IT?

PART I

THE SUCCESS 2003

Expert Panel members: 136

Nominated products: 803

Participating countries: 136

WSA Grand Jury: 36

Selected WSA 03 best: 40

Special mentiones: 21

Jury in Dubai, Oct. 17-23, 03

2003 selection of the world‘s

best practise examples through

an expert network and the grand jury

Jury in Dubai

17 - 21 October 2003

The Jury Process

Over 500 guests

4 Heads of State personally on stage

34 of 40 winning teams

Certificates handed over by:

Abdoulaye Wade, President of SenegalIon Iliescu, President of RomaniaRobert Kocharian, President of the Republic of ArmeniaBegum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of BangladeshFranz Morak, Secretary of State for the Arts and Media, AustriaMontassar Ouaili, Secretary of State, Min. of Comm. Techn.and Transport, TunisiaAbel Rwendeire, UNIDO, MD, Programme Development and Technical Coop. Div. Paul Meyer, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada

WSA at the WSIS December 10-12, 2003

Exhibition and GALA

HOW DO WE DO IT?

PART II

THE ROAD SHOW 2004

Throughout 2004 and 2005

the world wide road show in each

of the world regions demonstrating WSA 03 best…

best contents exhibitions

workshops by winning producers

know how exchange

best practice demonstrations

separate featuring of the national best

key note speeches

round tables

and more…

The ROAD SHOW destinations 2004: raising awareness for quality content for the new information society on all continents…

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Tanzania...

more to come…

WSA MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

GLOBAL ICT SUMMIT Hong Kong (May 13-15, 04)

Azerbaijan Global ICT Conference (25-28 Nov. 04)

GLOBAL ICT SUMMIT Bahrain (May 05)

Global ICT Conference Austria (2-3 June 05)

more to come…

HOW DO WE DO IT?

PART III – PRESENT

WSA 2005 Expert Panel and Contest

168 CONTRIES PARTICIPATING

IN THE WSA 2005!

WSA CONTEST 2005. STEPS

WSA Expert Panel 2005 – 168 countries participating

National contests on all continents as of today: 50

Grand Jury evaluation: Bahrain, August 2005

Winners Gala at the WSIS Tunis, November 16th, 2005

Arab’s winners in WSA 03..

Bahrain - eGovernment Qatar - eGovernment Jordan - eLearning Dubai – e-Business

Arab Jurors in WSA 03..

Gabriel Deek – Lebanon Effat Al Shooky – Egypt Ezzildin Othman – Sudan Waheed AlBalushi - Bahrain

Bahrain’s Contribution..

Bahrain eContent Award Arab eContent Award

www.wsis-award.org