The ITU Telecom World Awards recognize the most promising innovative tech solutions with real-world social impact.
As the UN specialized agency for ICTs with 193 Member States, over 700 private sector entities and 155 years of industry expertise, ITU understands the critical role of digital technologies in accelerating social and economic development in emerging and developed markets.
Our Awards celebrate the innovation and creativity of ICT-based applications and initiatives changing lives for the better around the world – and provide an international platform to:
The ITU Digital World 2021 SME Awards were open to any start-up or SME using tech creatively to solve socio-economic challenges – anywhere in the world.. We received the highest number of submissions ever in the history of the Awards this year.
The SME Awards 2021 were an opportunity to recognize excellent innovative tech solutions, build resilience and foster investment in tech SMEs in five categories: