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Young Innovators Competition

Message from Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, ITU-D

Finalists of the Young Innovators Competition 2012

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Chipsafer

CrisisCommunicator

Descarte Correto

Excalibur

Gradberry

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Isara

LabMagic

SasaAfrica

Takachar

Youth Ki Awaaz

Winners of the Open Innovation Competition 2011

Mentors of the 2012

Knowledge Partner American University in Dubai


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Young Innovators

Competition

ITU launched the second edition of its Young Innovators

Competition within the framework of ITU Telecom World 2012,

giving young, talented social entrepreneurs from all around

the world the chance to win funding, mentorship and ongoing

support.

Open to 18-25 year olds worldwide, the Young InnovatorsCompetition called for projects/concepts which engage the

power of ICTs to meet real-world developmental challenges

relevant to one of eight core areas under the theme Youth

Innovation for Development:

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Omaima Al Muraikhi

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Oman

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Healthcare

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Victoria Alonsoprez

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South America

Website

www.chipsafer.com

Core Issue

Healthcare

Contact

[email protected]
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are recognizing the need for solutions such as ours, and we

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Innovator

Linkesh Diwan

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Worldwide

Website

www.WiseEarthTechnology.com

Core Issue

Healthcare

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Lucas Simo Oliveira

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Amazon region, Brazil

Website

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Core Issue

Environmental Sustainability

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Global

Core Issue

Cybersecurity

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Middle East

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Youth Employment

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[email protected]
http://www.gradberry.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.gradberry.com/


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Innovator

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Indonesia

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cation, tested it with potential users, and made several con-

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language learning content. Thus, contents within Isara willcontinuously develop along with the development of the user

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mitment to this project.


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teachers. Consequently students fail to develop an interest in

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sciences in schools.


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features to immerse themselves in an augmented virtual

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within a year of ITU Telecom World 2012. To accomplish its

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Iram Tariq Bhatti

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Pakistan

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[email protected]


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frequently receive a minimal part of the income. They face

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making and selling crafts - a skill that roots them deeply in

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ply chain, their crafts are limited to the local economy with

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tal divide. Our mission is to increase access to economic op-

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service and is interested in supporting our expansion to all 17

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aims to end the digital divide and enhance womens economic

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Kenya

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[email protected]
http://www.sasaafrica.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.sasaafrica.com/


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and health hazards, as well as greenhouse emissions from

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tives to sort through the waste, so that they can sell the recy-

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in a centralized plant. The capital investment of the plant is

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working on Takachar.

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Kevin Kung

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Nairobi, Kenya

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[email protected]


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innovative project aimed at educating the

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illiterates come from poor families who have

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mentoring talents empowering the youth

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unnecessary risks as a result of their work.

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Sarah Lamb

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network known as Girl Geek Dinners.

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and 23 countries around the world and

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work supports young girls and wom-

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speakers, networking, education, and

mentoring.

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development, innovation management

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work with organizations of all sizes and

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will hold interactive, engaging workshops on topic

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