The United Nations World Summit Awards (UNWSA) is an international competition which aims to select and promote the world’s best startup companies in digital content and innovative applications. It is organised by the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),  cooperates with UNESCO and UNIDO and is operated by the International Center for New Media (ICNM)

Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia and civil society, the WSA is an international platform for cutting-edge examples on how ICTs can affect society.