Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has called for applications for e-Swabhimani 2020, the Digital Social Impact Awards, to be held for the 10th consecutive year in recognition of the digital solutions which are of strong social impact.
People, groups and organisations which have developed disruptive digital solutions are encouraged to apply for these awards. The closing date for applications is July 31 and interested applicants can obtain more information on eswabhimani.lk.
A new category has been introduced and applicants below 26 are eligible to apply for the newly introduced Youth category. The winners will receive opportunities to take their solutions to the global level and to represent Sri Lanka at the World Summit Awards (WSA), for which ICTA acts as the national expert and is mandated to carry out the national pre-selection process.
A grand jury comprising experts in diverse areas of interests will conduct the evaluation which takes into account the social impact alongside the technical and strategic aspects under each category.
Since its inception in 2009, e-Swabhimani has built the best of local talents, incentivising them to reach greater heights through an innovation-based approach. Strongly committed to promote innovative and creative digital products and services of local developers, e-Swabhimani serves as a platform to take the best digital content and applications to the global level, providing them the due recognition.