UNESCO announces two international innovation contests
UNESCO announces the International Innovation Design Contests “Future Designer 2024” (IIDA) and the Innovation Contest “Science for the Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs), which will be held within the framework of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD) (2024-2033). These events are part of the UNESCO-UNITRAIN Youth Competence Development (YCD) project.
The purpose of the event: The contest aims to engage talented young people from around the world in creating innovative and sustainable solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The IDSSD provides a unique opportunity for humanity to harness the full potential of science for sustainable development and to ensure a secure and prosperous future.
Key objectives:
- Improving the scientific literacy of the global community.
- Creating scientific knowledge that can be used to accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
- Promoting the development of basic sciences and global scientific cooperation.
- Promoting the principles of open science and democratization of access to scientific processes and knowledge.
- Transforming national innovation systems to support scientific and societal needs.
Terms of participation: The contest is open to young people aged 16 to 35, including schoolchildren and students, scientists and engineers at the beginning of their careers. Teams must consist of six members, and teams with more than two members must have at least one girl.
The winners will receive a joint certificate from UNESCO and the International Design Award. The results will be published on the official UNESCO website, and their projects will be key promotional materials at IDSSD events.
Submission details: Entries must be submitted in image (JPG) or video (MP4) formats via the IIDA platform.
The deadline is October 13, 2024, and the winners will be announced at the end of October.
Details of the competition are available here.
We invite you to participate!
