The European Youth Award (EYA) is a pan-European contest to motivate young people, social entrepreneurs and start-ups to produce socially-valuable digital projects that address the goals defined by the Council of Europe and Europe 2020. It demonstrates their potential to create innovative solutions with Internet and Mobile technology.
The winners event (EYA Festival) is an established platform for international knowledge-exchange and a widely recognized networking-event for future cooperation. EYA is organized by the International Center for New Media, a Non-Profit Organization based in Salzburg, Austria.
Digital Changemakers working on a better Future
Over 7.3 billion mobile connections are registered worldwide. In 2014, the number of mobile phones exceeds the global population for the first time. The growth rate of Internet usage since 2000 has been more than 500 percent. Internet and Mobile technologies have become indispensable companions in the lives of most people, but they are not only tools of communication and information. The UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) has already recognized the potential of ICT & new media to contribute to development and create a liveable future. High-tech innovation connects people around the globe and enables the rapid spread of new ideas and innovative solutions. EYA supports young social entrepreneurs who use digital tools to tackle the most pressing issues of today.
6 Goals to make a Change
1. Showcasing and promoting the most innovative digital projects by young developers, start-ups and entrepreneurs from all over Europe.
2. Demonstrating young people’s creative potential and entrepreneurial spirit.
3. Taking action on Europe’s most pressing issues such as employment, resource management, health, education, urban development, cultural diversity and social inclusion.
4. Contributing to the progress towards the goals defined for Europe 2020 and by the Council of Europe.
5. Connecting next generation IT pioneers with experienced experts from business, technology, education and science.
6. Encouraging inspiration and international exchange of knowledge, ideas and visions.
2. Demonstrating young people’s creative potential and entrepreneurial spirit.
3. Taking action on Europe’s most pressing issues such as employment, resource management, health, education, urban development, cultural diversity and social inclusion.
4. Contributing to the progress towards the goals defined for Europe 2020 and by the Council of Europe.
5. Connecting next generation IT pioneers with experienced experts from business, technology, education and science.
6. Encouraging inspiration and international exchange of knowledge, ideas and visions.
Expected Participants:
Who can participate and maybe become EYA Young Digital Champion 2015?
People who fulfil the following criteria are eligible to participate in the competition:
• Creative minds under the age of 30 (born after January 1, 1985)
• Living in one of the member states of the European Union or Council of Europe
• Who have produced an outstanding, innovative digital project with social value.
State: Pending
References
Website
Physical location
Graz
European Center of Modern Languages and others (TBC)
Gala: Dom im Berg
Graz University of Technology
European Center of Modern Languages and others (TBC)
Gala: Dom im Berg
Graz University of Technology
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