- Quality and comprehensiveness of content
- Ease of use: functionality, navigation and orientation
- Value added through interactivity and multimedia
- Quality of design (aesthetic value of graphics/music or sound)
- Quality of craftsmanship (technical realisation)
- Strategic importance for the global development of the Information Society
- Accessiblity
The criteria are tied to the concept of value added for users and e-Content for a purpose. Specific criteria developed for the evaluators cannot over-ride any generic information disseminated. The final decision on the clarification of the criteria to be used is to be done by the jury. This decision must remain within the bounds of the call, the published rules of the Award and the decisions of the Head/Board of the organizers.
Rules and Guidelines of the World Summit Award
- A WSA contest is open to any company, organisation and individual active in the content industry and based in the ‘NATIONAL CONTEST COUNTRY’.
- There is no limitation regarding the platform of the applications.
- All entries have to be complete products. No drafts, demonstrations or unfinished prototypes are accepted. The release year of a project must be 2007 or 2008.
- Producer must have the copyright permission for any pictures, sound, content etc. used for the production of their application. Usage of all software should be legal.
- The interface of the products can be in any of the United Nations official languages. All producer and project information shall be in English.
- One product may be submitted only once. In case of multiple submissions by one organisation, each product requires a separate registration.
- All materials submitted become the property of the organisers and will not be returned. One copy of each submitted product will be archived for the record. No commercial use of this archive may or will be made.
- Incomplete submissions and those not conforming to the WSA rules will be disqualified without any further notice. There is no possible legal recourse against such decisions.
- When submitting a project to the WSA Experts (and later Jury), participants automatically agree to the guidelines set out by the WSA team.
- All products to take part in the WSA selection process must be sent by mail by the producers/national experts/contest organizers to the WSA Office in Salzburg, Austria. The WSA Office does neither pay for any mailing or transport costs nor for customs duty. All products must be mailed at the cost of the sender.
- Entries in the WSA award have to respect in their contents and user interaction the UN Declaration on Human Rights. Submissions therefore which encourage war, the exercise of violence, fraud, racism or discrimination will not be accepted and eliminated from the jury process. Similarly, submissions which violate international copyright provisions will be excluded from the jury process.
- The WSA Organizers have the right to reject submission/entry without providing any further reason. The WSA Organizers can not be held liable for accepting of submissions or their contents and rights.
- Registration and submission of a product to the evaluation itself does in no way entitle it to any specific benefits. There is no possible legal recourse against the organizers.
- Registration and submission of a product to the evaluation itself does in no way entitle it to any specific benefits. There is no possible legal recourse against the organisers.
- Submitters are held responsible for the smooth functioning of their products.
WSA NATIONAL CONTEST (NZ):
- Selection by 30th December 2008
WSA GLOBAL CONTEST:
- International Registration 1st December 2008 - 30th January 2009
- Grand Jury 2009, Venezula 15th - 30th March 2009
- Winners Gala 2009, Mexico May 2009
DISCLAIMER: In NZ and the Pacific the WSA selection will be undertaken by the panel of specialists.