Latitude59, Estonia’s frontier tech conference & community announced the call for nominations for the 2024 World Summit Awards (WSA), inviting innovative Estonian startups to participate. The WSA is an international award recognizing digital solutions that positively impact local communities, aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
WSA and Latitude59’s new collaboration aims to showcase Estonia’s digital impact to the world.
Org emphasized that one of WSA’s missions is to catapult startups onto the international stage and serve as their connection to a global audience. “Latitude59 is dedicated to representing Estonia on the international level, acting as the best global relationship builder for startups and fostering international cooperation and WSA is a great opportunity to introduce the Estonian market and ecosystem in front of a global audience,” said Org.
The WSA is an award system that focuses on sustainable knowledge transfer through a global network. Winning startups benefit from lifelong partnerships with leaders from around the world and gain access to an international community of like-minded entrepreneurs. Previous winners from Estonia include Kõu Mobility Group, Wise, Testlio and Pocopay to name a few.
To be nominated, a startup must allocate itself to one of the 8 categories and describe the impact their digital solution has had to a specific local community.
Interested startups should submit their applications by October 15, 2024, detailing their solution, the category they wish to compete in, and the UN SDG goals their solution addresses. For more information and to apply, visit Latitude59’s website: https://latitude59.