Introduction of the World Summit Award (WSA 2013)Internet Professional AssociationVice PresidentMr Alex Hunghungalex@gmail.comNational Expert, WSA CEO, Crossover International7 May 2013

• iProA, a non-profit making professional organization founded in 1999, is dedicated to the bridging of digital divide in society, and advancing the art & science and proper application of Internet technology.

• We participated in United Nations’ World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS). We were appointed to the Experts Panel of United Nations’ World Summit Award (WSA) as well as served in the Grand Jury representing Hong Kong and China. We were also appointed as a member of the WSA Board of Directors.

• For the "2006-2013 Hong Kong Information and Communications Technology Awards" which is strongly supported by the HKSAR Government, we are the organizer of the "Best Innovation & Research Award".

About WSA Mobile and WSAThe World Summit Award (WSA) was initiated by Austria in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). WSA is a global activity to select and promote the world's best e-Content and most innovative ICT applications. It offers a worldwide platform for all who value the creative use of ICTs and who are committed to making today’s information society more inclusive.

From health to business, from participation to inclusion: there are 8 categories reflect most crucial social issues of every-day life around the globe, they will select 5 winning entries from each category.

• Video Clips of WSA Mobile 2013 introduction

• http://goo.gl/Z9esI

• Or

• http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTQyNzg5Mzk2.html

• Video Clips of WSA Mobile 2013 – award ceremony and conference in Abu Dhabi

• http://goo.gl/wbLPQ

Or

• http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTQyNzk5ODA4.html

About WSA Mobile and WSA• The aims of the contest are to select and

promote the world’s best e-contents and applications. It adopts the bridging of digital divide and narrowing of content gap as its overall goal. This contest is on the worldwide basis and it is anticipated to have over 168 countries to apply and be nominated. Meanwhile, the applications will be evaluated by the Grand Jury formed with national experts from more than 100 countries.

• iProA has been WSA’s official China partner since 2003.

Winners of the 2012 World Summit Award Mobile• World Summit Award Mobile is a major event of the IT sector, the extremely

popular "Angry Birds" is also one of the past winning entries.• Up to 435 entries come from 102 countries and regions. The winners are

selected by more than 30 countries’ experts. The entries from Hong Kong get record-breaking 3 awards last year. Vice President of iProA Mr. Alex Hung, as a National Expert to nominate the following winning entries, are glad to see that and said “The quality and utilization of mobile network in Hong Kong are very high. As an international city and having a close relationship with Mainland China, Hong Kong is a great test bed to ready for entering the huge market of Mainland China and even the international market. Therefore, Hong Kong's works are full of great possibilities. And this competition also shows that the mobile Internet and applications in Hong Kong has been certainly all over the world.”

• Hong Kong’s winning entries include:– “iButterfly” of Cherrypicks and Media Palette;– “Towngas” of Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited; and – “Maestro Digital Publishing Suite” of Pulse Mediatech Limited

About WSA Mobile and WSA2011

• e-Health and Environment – Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Digital Museum by Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine,

• e-Learning and Education – Technology and Civilization in Ancient China

2009

• e-Science and Technology – Fossil Web by Nanging Institute of Geology and paleontology, CASPopular

• e-Business and Commerce – Aweb

About WSA Mobile and WSA2007

• e-Business and Commerce – one-stop trusted e-biz marketplace “digitalcopyright.hk” by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

• e-Science and Technology – China Digital Science and Technology Museum by Department of Science Popularization - China Association for Science and Technology.

• e-Entertainment and Games – digital publishing and content distribution platform Xplus

About WSA Mobile and WSA2005

• e-Science and Technology – “Virtual Science Museums of China”

• e-Business and Commerce – “Tianfu Agriculture Information Network”

2003

• e-Science and Technology – Agricultural Expert System in China by Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology initiated the Agricultural Expert Systems within the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (863 plan)

About WSA 20131. e-Government & Open Data2. e-Health & Environment3. e-Learning & Science4. e-Entertainment & Games5. e-Culture & Tourism6. e-Media & Journalism7. e-Business & Commerce8. e-Inclusion & Empowerment

1. e-Government & Open Data• Delivering content rich solutions from administrations to the public

including individuals, businesses and organisations and to significantly improve service depth and quality as well as democratic processes; strengthening public policies, fostering efficiency of information exchange, increasing transparency and facilitating participation of citizens and public services clients; using public access to data for innovative products and services on a commercial or non-commercial basis.

2. e-Health & Environment• Using content and innovative applications to meet the health care needs

of citizens and patients, supporting healthcare professionals and healthcare providers, as well as the broader public and policy makers; implementing client-centred models of health care where stakeholders collaborate, utilizing ICTs to manage health issues as well as the health care system; addressing important issues of the environment and supporting the “greening” of societies and economies for sustainable ways of living.

3. e-Learning & Science

• Serving the needs of learners to acquire knowledge and skills for a complex and globalizing world; transforming schools, universities and other educational institutions through interactive, personalized and distributed learning resources; addressing the learning needs of all and creating active e-learning communities and solutions for corporate training as well as life-long learning; making science accessible to citizens; presenting results of scientific projects as well as supporting forms of scientific inquiry; fostering global collaboration in science, and providing measures to promote science and demonstrate its results and their value to society.

4. e-Entertainment & Games

• Supplying digitized entertainment products and services; entertaining the user in this world’s variety of languages and its cultural diversity; supporting movement from one-way to two-way, from single to multiple players, interactive entertainment and the synergy between analog and digital platforms.

5. e-Culture & Tourism

• Preserving and presenting cultural heritage in line with the challenges of the future; demonstrating valuable cultural assets clearly and informatively using state-of-the-art technology; developing the diversity of cultures and sub-cultures and the multilingual nature of societies. Enabling travellers to find attractions, to be informed and enlightened, to enjoy safe travel and have access to up2date travel information; enhancing intermodal use of public transport, supporting orientation in cities and countryside, allowing the hotel industry to address customers, and providing navigation-based content.

6. e-Media & Journalism

• Using ICTs to report the news and present stories in an interactive way, crowd sourcing new data and sharing information, presenting the works of citizen journalism using the web for text, picture and video reporting, covering natural disasters, public campaigning, multimedia news, mobile media aggregation and search services; new forms of mobile video and m-&e-TV, movies and current affairs.

7. e-Business & Commerce

• Support and optimization of business processes; creation of new business models in e-commerce and m-commerce, business to business, business to consumers, internet security and other areas; supporting SMEs on the marketplace; using ICTs for buying and selling as well as servicing customers and collaborating with business partners.

8. e-Inclusion & Empowerment

• Measures supporting integration of the global information society; bringing least developed countries into the knowledge society; reducing “digital divides” between technology-empowered and technology-excluded communities and groups such as rural areas and women, senior citizens, disabled citizens and children; bridging society and strengthening social and political participation of individuals and groups through ICTs; empowering citizens and stakeholders in public services.

Please contactAlex Hunghungalex@gmail.comNational Expert, WSA CEO, Crossover InternationalVice president, iProA

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