Congratulating “all the incredible innovators who emerged as winners”, Mr. Emmanuel Amos, founder, Programos Foundation and World Summit Awards National Awards for Nigeria, told Techeconomy that their products “stands out, and we are proud to have you represent Nigeria on the global stage”.

“Wishing all our winners the best of luck at the World Summit Awards Global Jury, where they will compete alongside tech talents from over 180 countries! Your journey is just beginning, and we can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make”, Mr. Amos said.

The WSA is a highly diverse and democratic award system that selects and promotes the world’s best digital innovation with impact on their respective countries.

WSA was initiated in 2003 in the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS).

It contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Agenda by recognizing local digital content with an impact on society, demonstrating the richness and diversity of innovative applications.

To date, 182 Countries are actively involved, making the World Summit Awards are a global hub for everyone who values the crucial importance of local content to make today’s information society more inclusive.

Be it an app to help the blind using smartphones, or a website reanimating history – the WSA offer a platform for those who think beyond the box.

Seven (7) startups selected for WSA (Nigeria) 2024 are;

1. Category: Learning & Education

Winner: Compass-AI

Compass AI, led by David Ojo, is a cutting-edge AI-powered platform designed to address the widespread challenges facing young tech enthusiasts in Africa and Asia.

The platform leverages psychometric AI to recommend tailored tech career paths, create personalized career roadmaps, and provide access to mentorship and community support.

With its focus on solving the pain points of tech beginners—such as confusion over career choices, lack of guidance, and community isolation—Compass AI stands out as an essential tool for developing tech talent in regions experiencing immense digital growth.

The product’s unique features, including a psychometric evaluation system, personalized learning paths, access to mentorship, and a built-in AI course moderator, position it as an innovative learning experience platform. With strategic partnerships with Udemy, Cera, and Allison, Compass AI offers extensive access to educational resources and mentorship opportunities while generating sustainable revenue through subscription models and commissions. In its beta phase, Compass AI has demonstrated strong market traction, with over 1,500 recommendations and 600 upskilled talents.

“This innovative solution aligns perfectly with the World Summit Awards focus on leveraging digital solutions for societal impact, making it an ideal candidate for the 2024 WSA Global Competition from Nigeria”, said Mr. Amos.

2. Category: Health & Well-Being

Winner: RollMal

Musami Umar’s product, RollMal, is a revolutionary AI-powered app that has the potential to significantly enhance the Nigerian healthcare system by introducing advanced AI mechanisms to combat malaria, one of the country’s most pressing health challenges.

The startup provides real-time risk assessment and personalized prevention strategies, particularly targeting vulnerable groups like pregnant women and children under five, who are most affected by the disease.

By leveraging AI technology to analyze user-reported symptoms and environmental factors, RollMal offers a proactive, data-driven approach to malaria prevention.

According to Mr. Emmanuel Amos, “This kind of innovation promotes the adoption of AI in healthcare by showcasing how intelligent systems can deliver precise, personalized health interventions”.

“By promoting RollMal, Nigeria’s health system can take a significant step toward adopting AI-driven solutions to tackle infectious diseases, improving public health outcomes, and setting an example for other nations in Africa”, he added.

3. Category: Business and Commerce

Winner: Exportplug

WSA (Nigeria) jury recommended ExportPlog for nomination in the Business and Commerce category at the WSA 2024 Global Competition for many reasons:

ExportPlog addresses critical challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Nigeria, enhancing market access and overcoming logistical barriers through its e-commerce platform.

By integrating AI-driven logistics, ExportPlog improves efficiency and reliability, showcasing how technology can drive social change and empower marginalized communities.

The platform promotes local agriculture, enhances livelihoods, and contributes to Nigeria’s economic development, aligning with global sustainability goals.

Scalable Business Model: With a projected profit of $14 million by 2029, ExportPlog has a viable revenue model and plans for expansion across Africa.

Also, by equipping farmers with the necessary tools to navigate global markets, ExportPlog while Revolutionizing Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Industry uplifts individuals and fosters community resilience.

4. Category: Inclusion & Empowerment

Winner: VerionX

VerionX stands out as a winner in the Inclusion and Empowerment category due to its innovative approach in addressing the critical issue of youth unemployment across Africa.

By leveraging AI-driven tools, VerionX equips young Nigerians and African youth with essential skills, enabling them to transition from education to meaningful employment.

The platform’s personalized services, such as automated CV creation, interview preparation, and AI-powered job recommendations, address the growing mismatch between educational attainment and employable skills—one of the main contributors to the high youth unemployment rate, which stands at 42.5% in Nigeria alone.

VerionX doesn’t just prepare candidates for the current job market; it ensures access to emerging sectors like climate tech, making it a future-focused solution. Its integration of digital learning resources and partnerships with institutions like GWG further strengthens its ability to empower young people, preparing them for real-world demands.

In a continent where over 60% of the population is under 25, VerionX offers a scalable and sustainable solution, aligning with key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4 and SDG 8).

By tackling unemployment at its core, VerionX empowers Africas next generation to thrive, driving economic growth, reducing poverty, and fostering a more inclusive society.

5. Category: Environment and Green Energy

Winners:

1. CheapMarketDeal – category winner
2. LoopBox (1^st runner-up)
3. CyclexAfrica (2^nd runner-up)

CheapMarketDeal stands out as a winner because it addresses critical gaps in Nigeria’s agricultural sector through an innovative digital solution.

By directly connecting smallholder farmers to buyers, it eliminates the need for intermediaries ensuring farmers receive fair prices for their produce.

This empowerment leads to increased income for farmers, fostering their financial independence.

Additionally, the platform offers microloans for purchasing high-quality inputs, which improves agricultural productivity and profitability.

The integration of warehousing services and partnerships with key stakeholders ensures a seamless supply chain, significantly reducing post-harvest losses—an issue that contributes to food insecurity in Nigeria.

In a country where over 70% of the population relies on agriculture, CheapMarketDeal’s solution has the potential to transform lives.

The platform not only addresses market access and financial constraints but also enhances food security by making fresh produce more available.

The LoopBox solution by ArleeGreen, which earned the esteemed position of 1st runner-up in the Environment and Green Energy category, represents a groundbreaking and transformative approach to solving one of Nigeria’s most pressing public health and environmental challenges—water contamination from human waste.

This recognition highlights several key strengths of LoopBox:

It addresses the critical issue of water contamination by upcycling chemical tanks into durable septic systems impervious to groundwater seepage.

In regions where traditional septic systems fail, leading to the contamination of water sources, LoopBox offers an eco-friendly alternative that directly combats the spread of waterborne diseases.

This innovation provides a sustainable, long-term solution that aligns with the green energy and environmental preservation goals of today’s global agenda.

LoopBox’s incorporation of IoT technology sets it apart from conventional systems. By monitoring essential parameters like pH, COD, BOD, and temperature, the solution ensures proactive management, helping to regulate conditions that kill harmful pathogens.

This technology minimizes system breakdowns, maximizes operational efficiency, and ensures that communities benefit from continuous sanitation without the health risks associated with system failures, amongst other amazing features.

The CyclexAfrica project is an outstanding initiative that addresses a critical and growing challenge in urban waste management, particularly in the Kano metropolis.

With an innovative approach to solid waste management, CyclexAfrica’s CyclexApp introduces a groundbreaking solution by transforming the way recyclables are collected, transported, and incentivized in real time.

Solid waste generation and its improper management have long been a global concern, especially in fast-growing urban centers like Kano, where only 36% of the 3100 tons of waste generated daily is evacuated.

By leveraging technology through the CyclexApp, CyclexAfrica provides an essential link between households, businesses, and recycling facilities, offering a seamless and transparent process for trading recyclable waste for cash.

This project stands out its usage as a cross-platform mobile application with a real-time tracking system adds unparalleled transparency and accountability to the waste management process.

Users are empowered with real-time updates, ensuring a reliable system that motivates more participation.

CyclexAfrica not only reduces the cost and labor associated with waste sorting, but it also creates a robust incentive system that drives sustainable waste management practices, particularly in areas where recycling infrastructures are lacking.

The initiative has a direct positive impact on women, youths, students, and waste pickers, providing financial incentives and opportunities for improved livelihoods. This inclusive model addresses both environmental and social challenges by elevating the roles of marginalized groups in the waste management ecosystem.

This project holds significant potential for scaling and replication, not just across Nigeria, but throughout Africa, where similar urbanization trends and waste management challenges exist.

WSA (Nigeria) 2024 jurors:

The products and other submissions were judged by invited jurors in WSA (Nigeria) 2024. They are; Albashir Ishaq Ibrahim, WSA Youth Ambassador; Jide Awe, CEO, Jidaw Systems; Fauzuddeen Mahmud, a past WSA winner, and Siro Collins, a past WSA winner.

Others are; Samuel Johnson, Moses Amos, Henry Lamba, all WSA Youth Ambassadors, and Samuel Ikande, WSA National Nominee.

Dr. Habib Abubakar Gajam, the executive secretary, of Zamfara Information Technology Development Agency (ZITDA), said that the Agency, which serves as a clearing house for ICT projects and programmes in the State, is open to partnering with technology ecosystem players to tackle socio-economic issues ravaging the State.

Gajam was speaking through Bilyaminu Ibrahim Gusau, his technical adviser, on Saturday, February 17, 2024, during the United Nations World Summit Award (UN-WSA) Nigeria Youth Ambassadors Conference 2024 and the launch of the InnovationbedAI Career Transformation and Mentorship Product & Services Portal under the theme: Driving Rural Nigeria by Sustainable (AI4Dev) Innovations.

The event which was aimed to showcase the WSA Youth Ambassadors network to the public, as well as launch new initiatives of Programos Foundation, was opened by the President of OCCAM, Architect Pierpaolo Saporito.

OCCAM is the Observatory on Digital Communication, affiliated to the UN ECOSOC since 2005. The President in his opening address invited the government and private sector from Nigeria to the 23rd Infopoverty World Conference, scheduled to take place on April 12, 2024, in a hybrid format at the UN Headquarters in New York.

It was also noted that the Programos Foundation facilitated the participation of the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy by the former Minister, Prof. Isa Pantami (FNCS) in the 2023 edition, and was ably represented by the Technical Adviser,  Dr Femi Adeluyi.

Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), represented by the head of Innovation at the NDPC, Chiderah Ike-Okonkwo showcased Nigeria’s safety landmarks within 2 years.

The NDPC expressed willingness to understand what we do at #InnovationbedAI #Labs and the World Summit Awards process of Innovation tech scouting and promotions.

Leading a delegation for the grand jury session on the WSA 2023 global competitions in India of the WSA Youths Ambassadors for Nigeria Conference.

Emmanuel Amos, Programos Foundation founder had volunteered as the United Nations World Summit Awards National Expert for Nigeria and Country Coordinator for SPACE4ICT – an SDG-Advisor, decision support service consultancy for developing countries and small Islands, initiative with UN World Summit Awards and UN ICT4SIDS respectively.

WSA (World Summit Awards) is a unique awards system, that selects and promotes local digital innovation to improve society.

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, WSA is an international platform for cutting-edge examples of how ICTs can impact society positively.

With 20 years of international experience, WSA is a quality seal for digital content with a societal impact in 182 participating countries.

In what has become an interesting journey for 15 years now, Amos Emmanuel has had to build and nurture a digital ecosystem InnovationbedAI as a vehicle to administer the work role in a manner that compliments the political leadership’s agenda for the good of society.

Amos says:

“#InnovationbedAI #Labs, pioneers a transformative ecosystem that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and innovation to drive positive change in Nigeria.” he continues, “Our mission is to nurture diverse talent, catalyze small and medium enterprise creation, and provide cutting-edge AI consultancy services through young people in Africa. Through collaboration, education, and innovation, we aim to propel Nigeria and indeed Africa towards a prosperous and technologically advanced future.

To empower individuals and businesses in Nigeria through the strategic application of artificial intelligence and innovation. We foster diverse career transformation, facilitate the creation of sustainable small and medium enterprises, and establish a dynamic AI consultancy services marketplace. Our mission is to bridge the gap between potential and opportunity, igniting a wave of creativity and progress in the Nigerian landscape.”

And Zamfara happens to be one of the States where some of the youth ambassadors have emerged. In 2023, Fauzudeen Mahmoud from Zamfara state, the innovator for ZamTracka – a transparency and Open Government and Citizens Engagements project, won the prestigious WSA Awards and was celebrated among other winners at the congress in Puebla, Mexico City. Two other winners from Edo and Lagos state respectively: Labohack, Sqooks also represented Nigeria and the Winners Congress.

Speaking in that line, Gajam said ZITDA is working with the State Executive on technology development legislation that will focus on digital rescue missions with key pillars:

1. Literacy/skills education,
2. E-Government,
3. Human Capital Development

We are ready to partner with technology ecosystem players in these areas. We understand that technology evolves every second these days. The advent of machine learning, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, transition from Web2 to Web3, has given us hope and platforms to innovate. For instance, we want our girls to participate in ICT challenges and emerge as champions. We might be late, but we can do it. We need every support we can get.

“We believe UN WSA and Programos Foundation and the body of youth ambassadors network can be our partners to leapfrog our technology ecosystem and energize our youth/innovators in the area of security, e-learning, and health tech, amongst others”, the ZITDA boss said.

He added that security has been a major issue in the State for some time now hence the present government of Governor Dauda Lawal has taken steps to tackle it among other socio-economic challenges.

Earlier, Mr Amos said that the InnovationbedAI Labs: Career Transformation and Mentorship for Digital Product & Services Innovation Portal will emphasize innovations development capacity in key areas among youths in tertiary institutions across the country in rural farming, healthcare, security/safety, green energy, eCommerce, eLearning & education, smart-settlement, open government, inclusion & empowerment.

He shared a slogan for the #InnovationbedAI as ‘Giving power to the creative minds leveraging advancements in AI and ML’

He said that through the pre-conference, InnovationbedAI aimed to showcase its ICT Village Model for Nigerian Youths by identifying pilot villages to apply digital innovations to bridge the gaps.

Impressed by the speakers’ devotion to helping the African youth to innovate especially in Nigeria, Professor Amjad Umar, the lead Architect of the UN ICT4SIDS initiative, admitted to having worked with Programos Foundation boss on the UN ICT4SIDS (SPACE4ICT – Computer-Aided Planning for Digital Transformation Programme) in Working Group for more than 12 years, said, “What Programos is doing with its InnovationbedAI Initiative is important to us in the education and entrepreneurship space for the African regions.

“We are very interested in how digital transformation can be done and replicated in developing countries and small islands without failure. Therefore, Programos Foundation has done noble work and we are still interested in working with Amos’ InnovationbedAI Incubation programme to link startups to international partners and assist them to scale”.

Prof Amjad Umar presented on The ICT4SIDS Partnership, expressing the Platform for Rapid Digital Capacity Building of SIDS in developing countries.

The objective of the Global ICT4SIDS Center is to support smart hubs that provide inexpensive and highly specialized community services in health, education, public safety, public welfare, and decision support.

These hubs are designed to collaborate across communities for rapid regional transformation and thus lead to the rapid adoption of #SmartGlobalVillage as a Powerful capacity-building platform based on research, practice, and teaching that has produced eFactory for Building Smart Hubs: A Smart Global Village for implementation of SDGs, An Education and Advising Practice for SIDS, A Lab, and Sandbox for Experimentation.

Prof Amjad Umar who is also the Director of Graduate Programmes at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in the US also spoke about the partnership with Programos Foundation’s #InnovationbedAI #Labs for the new Harrisburg University campus in Dubai, UAE. The benefits of learning in HU@Dubai are enormous: Easy Entry Visa, Hybrid (online, on-site), Scholarship for 50% of US tuition in Dubai, Possibility to work and study, and Transition Paths, through CITO.

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The immediate past Managing Director/CEO of Wemabank Plc, Mr Ademola Adebise shared his experiences with the youths. He was also a winner of the WSA National Nominee for Nigeria under the Business and Commerce category by Wemabank’s ALAT.ng digital banking revolution product.

David Atabo – The Coordinator, of Youth Ambassador Network, Africa remarked on the NDPC’s presentation recommending an up-to-date preparation to keep Nigeria’s privacy and protection concerns safe from emerging digital threats.

Jide Awe, the founder of Jidaw Systems, and a pioneer National Pre-Selection Committee Member (The WSANigeria Jury) appointed by the national Expert was happy to see consistency in the WSA process in Nigeria, applauding the WSA National Expert, Amos Emmanuel, for the pedigree consolidated for the Nigerian region in the global competition since 2009;

Isaac Udotong – a Global AI and Blockchain Consultant, Former Consultant at NASA, US, and Mentor, Fireflies Notetaker.

Peter Oluka, Editor of Techeconomy, was thrilled at the quality of the event content from start to finish as is always the case for any past Programos event. He also shares the partnership between Programos Foundation and Techconomy which fuses the WSANigeria programmes into their annual Tech events.

Arslan Dawood – is a digital marketing guru from Pakistan and shared plans to partner Programos on the Contents of the InnovationbedAI Labs Portal opening soon.

Other eminent dignitaries include:

Mr. Anayo Agu, Co-founder, Seeds of Greatness Institute, and former Senior Commercial Specialist, American Embassy, Lagos;

Olufemi Olapegba – MD SmartHealth, United Kingdom who incidentally was Programos Foundation incubated beneficiary also shared his exploits with the WSA Youth Ambassadors.

Justina Omenihu, a member of the youth ambassador network for Africa, described WSA Nigeria as vibrant and encouraged stakeholders in attendance to assist the ecosystem to outgrow its projections.

She also charged young innovators with volunteerism, stressing that “innovators need to focus on why they are innovating despite the present economic challenges.”

Adekunle Taiwo – a Senior Technologist, Computer Engineering Department, at NILE UNIVERSITY of Nigeria, Abuja, is another product of Programos Foundation’s past incubation programmes beneficiary and has spoken so well of the Programos Foundation innovation vineyard in Nigeria for decades.

The InnovationbedAI Labs – The main goal is to provide students with training in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Our program offers a combination of theoretical knowledge enabling participants from academic backgrounds to utilise AI effectively for greater efficiency. This empowers students to develop ground-breaking ‘services’ and ‘products’ while still in school.

The roll call of some of the dynamic WSA Youth Ambassadors for Nigeria:

On behalf of the WSA Youth Ambassador for Nigeria, Agbona Boluwatife from (Ondo State) – the Head of House #HoH of the WSA Nigeria (InnovationbedAI Incubation) House solicited government support for WSA programmes in Nigeria. The gallery of the Ambassadors listed as Oluwatowo Moses Amos, ED, Programos Foundation, Prince Nyong Inyang – The Depuy headOfHouse, #DHoH (Cross River), Idris Mubarak (Kogi), Abdullahi Abubakar (Zamfara), Ibrahim Albashir Ishaq (Borno), Bishio Joan Felix (Kaduna), Oyindamola Osinubi (Ogun) Ifeoluwa David Omosowoeni (Ondo), Hayatudeen Mustapha(Oyo), Henry Lamba Danwawo (Kaduna), Motunrayo Fatoke (Osun), Queenesther Michael Hogan (Cross River), Utenwo-ojo Abraham(Kogi), Williams Okina (Cross river), Michael Sunmoni (Lagos), Awokunle Olayinka Tope (Osun), Daniel Adeyemi daniel(Kwara), Johnson Samuel Olamilekan (Ogun), Tolani Olawore (Osun), Demi Val-Ugboma (Rivers), Israel Oyenigbehin (Ondo), Eruchie Esther Chinenye (Enugu), Amedu Martha Omoye (Anambra), Daniels Sheila (Oyo), and Uthman Alimot (Lagos).

In my official and voluntary capacity as the UN World Summit Awards National Expert for Nigeria, and a member of the WSA-UN CONSULTATIVE Network, I owe it a duty to present on behalf of the teaming young innovators of the Innovationbed Africa ecosystem, as I write to you to say that your office is now viral, and that true Nigeria citizens of all works of life and who are world-class Innovators are here to help in nation building at every step of the way!

The #WorldSummitAwards is a global platform that recognizes and promotes purpose-driven digital solutions addressing the local challenges.

Through a series of international events and a diverse network of stakeholders including #startups, social #entrepreneurs, mentors, experts, and government leaders, #Innovationbed-WSA showcases cutting-edge examples of how #technology can create positive #socialimpact.

WSA is currently bringing together winners and experts from over 180 countries in Puebla, Mexico City, as they host this year’s edition of the winners’ congress. We seize this opportunity of this Mexico event, from a private citizenry innovation productivity track record, and pedigree that Nigeria ‘no dey carry last’, to decorate firstly your inauguration and secondly, as a mark for your early tasks on Presidential assignments. 

If you can develop and adopt the same responsible innovation traditions in all you do for national development, the rest will be history, as citizens will have regained that sense of belonging and trust of an improved Nigerian economic ecosystem.

As you are being inaugurated in Abuja, the stage is getting set in the beautiful city of Puebla in Mexico as helpless young Nigerian Innovators has struggled to join the rest of the world to receive their ‘Nigeria’s’ meritorious badges of honor (the prestigious WSA Awards) on the global stage, having secured 3 major global awards in the last World Summit Awards 2022 edition – The awards for Nigeria are in Open Government and Citizens Engagement category by Zamfara state indigene Fauzudeen Mahmoud’s Zamtraka Transparency product, Empowerment and Inclusion category by Edo state indigene Oare Ehiemua-Ochui’s Laborhack, and under the Young Innovators category, won by Lagos state indigene, Oluwadamilola  Soyombo, founder for Skooqs.

Our proposed advisory on tech adoption and which must be fast to instill an early digital trust cleansing are as enumerated below:

The President and the Vice,

1. The lack of adequate infrastructure: There is a lack of adequate infrastructure, especially in rural areas. This includes electricity, internet connectivity, and a developed transport system that can sustain the supply chain of technology in Nigeria.

2. Inadequate funding: Funding is a major challenge for technology entrepreneurs in Nigeria, as there is limited financing for startup companies, and the high cost of capital limits access to financing from traditional sources. Startups have had to engage even unpleasant funding which have the gross benefits at external and foreign growths.

3. Inadequate skills: Lack of adequate technical skills still limits the ability of entrepreneurs to develop sophisticated technology solutions. There is a massive deficiency in critical skills such as coding, big data analysis, and AI development, stunting the growth of the technology industry in Nigeria. Our #InnovationbedAfrica Multi-disciplinary Open-AI and Data Science Career transformation project is directed to close this widening digital gaps.

The President and the Vice,

4. Government bureaucracy: Excessive regulation, corruption, and government bureaucracy frequently stifle entrepreneurs’ efforts in securing needed permits, licenses, and approvals, which makes starting or scaling a tech enterprise in Nigeria time-consuming and expensive.

5. User skepticism: There is a significant amount of skepticism among Nigerian consumers regarding the reliability and efficacy of technological solutions, which can hinder their adoption and acceptance.

The President and the Vice,

6. Poor education: The lack of quality education, especially in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), leads to fewer individuals interested in technology and fewer qualified candidates for tech jobs, creating a gap in the Nigerian technology workforce.

The President and the Vice,

7. Cybersecurity concerns are heightening and for us as Nigerians ‘never say die’, we should be making a positive difference here, once we can lead by example to ensure our value systems best response to corrective digital rights of the Nigerian citizens: Cybersecurity is essential for any technological platform, and Nigeria has not had an excellent track record in this regard. Over the years, online and cybercrime as well as hacking have been rampant; this has influenced user trust within the Nigerian Technology ecosystem.

The President and the Vice,

8. Insecurity cum kidnapping:

Re-coding this society’s cancer and permitting more patriotic data scientists in our system to work with the security organizations can yield your regime a permanent rest from this protracted evil trade.

The President and the Vice,

9. In your formal capacity as President endeavor to open your minds to modern developments for which you are well traveled and have consumed and patronized tech benefits from within and foreign tech services as a long-term leader in Nigeria’s most economically viable state.

Addressing these impediments will require collaboration amongst regulators, the private sector, and educational institutions. This collaboration can facilitate the bridging of the technology divide and create an enabling environment for technological innovation to grow.

Lastly, the President and the Vice,

10. Ensure Innovators and entrepreneurs have demands for their supply unequivocally on merit.

Many ventures who are productive and healthy in accordance with a growing economy will happily contribute bountifully to the nation’s tax pool which can be fully automated to lubricate governments functioning.

I thank you for this rare privilege to lend my VOICE and those of my ecosystem players of 15 years in passionate volunteerism, which has also been shared with the Global Digital Compact of the UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology as we may have hosted the first public webinar on national tech adoption impact post #NigeriaDecides2023.

According to #OCCAM, #ICT4SIDS, Nations must make positive progress leveraging on modern tools of national developments with key drivers to local content and sane sustainable tech policy implementations. We need true commitment, constructive dialogue that translates what we do into in trusted thought process depicting we WALK the TALK and not witness the level of technology distrust recently exhibited during the #NigeriaDecides2023 general elections!

​Nigeria is yet to activate adoption of the #ICT4SIDS programme on #SPACE4Nigeria – Computer-Aided Strategic Planning initiative for which we got scholarships to train numerous young innovators of diverse backgrounds across the 6 geopolitical zones states and the capacity to excel and accerate on the regional developments especial the rural areas are available and internal in #Innovationbed ecosystem.

Bearing in mind every nation faces its own challenges, especially Africans, with new technologies such as IOT, blockchain, 5G, 3D, and AIML, it is possible to expand the web capacity, and optimize it to be freer and safer, decentralized, and open to all.

With this little piece of mine, I wish you all and the Nigerian citizens well.

Post the WSA Winners Congress in Mexico within the week, we are open to virtual programmes in consolidation of the above, hoping we have an audience.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Long live #InnovationbedAfrica

Long live WSANigeria

Amos Emmanuel mNCS, FIIM, CDOA, is a multi-awarded Software Entrepreneur and author of CloudIntegra and CiMobile Bond and Equity Investment Back-office and Real-time Trading Apps – Africa’s pioneer Capital Market Software solutions of more than twenty-five years reign in Nigeria and Ghana Exchanges. He is the Chief Software Architect/Chief Executive Officer of Programos Software Limited.

Nigeria’s ZamTracka and Laborhack are among the winners and will be recognized at the WSA Global Congress in front of an international audience, TechEconomy, can report.

The Innovationbed heroes will receive their awards in the Government & Citizen Engagement and Inclusion and Empowerment categories at the WSA Global Congress from March 8-11 2023, Puebla, Mexico.

The products named ZamTracka under Open-Government and Citizens Engagement solution produced by Fauzudeen Mahmoud from Zamfara State Innovationbed Incubation, and Laborhack by Oare Ehiemua-Ochui from Edo State Incubation, means Nigeria produced two winners for this year.

The WSA Global Congress is an international networking and learning event for those interested in the use of digital technology to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

The agenda will be a compilation of interaction and inspiration, hands-on workshops, business blind-dates and inspiring keynotes, bringing together the global and multi-stakeholder network of WSA.

The winners of 2022 demonstrate how digital solutions decisively support societal challenges and assist to achieve the UN SDGs.

The global pandemic specifically demonstrated the importance of digital solutions and this year’s winners are an excellent example of how digital solutions and applications can help protect the environment, support healthcare, provide inclusive and high-quality education, connect people and share relevant information.

The winning projects demonstrate the diversity and richness of digital content solutions globally.

Announcing the winners, Prof. Peter Bruck, WSA Chairman states;

“It is indeed with great honor to announce, with the powers bestowed on me as the Eminent WSA National Expert for Nigeria, the long-awaited results of the World Summit Awards 2022 edition and to share the good news that Nigeria won in 2 of the categories to become a contributor of 2 out of the 40 outstanding products declared world best in 2022.

On his part, Mr. Emmanuel Amos, WSA National Expert for Nigeria, said: “This is coming to me and Nigeria as a consolidation, a spectacular one at that, in a dozen years of selfless volunteerism. I appreciate the efforts of all the global experts around the world for this confirmations and due ratings. It is only a mark to do more, saving our societies anytime we have an opportunity!”

The InnovationBed Africa founder, adds: “The WSA Winners combine two major focus points – the commitment to the UN SDGs and solving society’s issues with smart content application. Evaluated by an international expert Jury in 2 stages – a multi-stakeholder college unique in terms of diversity and background – the 40 WSA Winners of 2022 have been tried for sustainability, aim, technical and strategic finesse. This year’s challenges show more than ever how much digital means can offer progress and solutions. This year’s WSA Winners present a wonderful showcase of purpose-driven innovation and entrepreneurship.”

The Shortlist 2022

Here the clear statistics supporting their win and general challenge

The Winners from Nigeria:

More about the World Summit Awards:

The World Summit Awards were founded in 2003 by Austria in the framework of the UN World Summit on Information Society. WSA is a global initiative recognizing local digital content contributing to the achievement of the UN SDGs.

WSA reaches digital entrepreneurs in 187 countries worldwide and provides a unique platform for everyone interested in purpose driven digital innovation. Through close cooperation with the United Nations agencies and strategic alignment with the UN SDGs, the WSA is a globally recognized quality seal for digital innovation.

Sachi Wickramage, WSA Grand Jury Member and National Expert of Australia, has this to share with global community:

In the wake of major social and political changes over the current pandemic, social entrepreneurs and digital innovators around the globe are taking bold steps to safeguard diversity, equity, and inclusion. Being a Member of the WSA Grand Jury, I have witnessed this first-hand. As became clear, there is no silver bullet. No single solution that can tackle the UN SDGs. Yet, in pushing ourselves to think outside the box and draw on the best empirical evidence that exists, the convening WSA applicants showcased promising evidence that we still have significant hope for the UN 2030 agenda. WSA Grand Jury process is the most democratic evaluation mechanism that is out there to compare and contrast Global Innovations representing all UN Member Countries. This is what I enjoy the most being a Member of the WSA Grand Jury.