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Young Innovators Competition: Application Form

The document provides an application form for young innovators to apply for the Young Innovators Competition. Applicants are asked to provide biographical information, select which global challenge their submission addresses from a list of six options, give a title and category for their submission, and describe their idea in 300 words or less. They must also answer a series of short questions about their initiative, motivation, innovation, social impact, implementation plans, feasibility, and reasons for applying to the competition. Optional attachments of a business plan up to 5,000 words or a 10 slide presentation can also be included.

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Young Innovators Competition: Application Form

The document provides an application form for young innovators to apply for the Young Innovators Competition. Applicants are asked to provide biographical information, select which global challenge their submission addresses from a list of six options, give a title and category for their submission, and describe their idea in 300 words or less. They must also answer a series of short questions about their initiative, motivation, innovation, social impact, implementation plans, feasibility, and reasons for applying to the competition. Optional attachments of a business plan up to 5,000 words or a 10 slide presentation can also be included.

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YOUNG INNOVATORS COMPETITION

APPLICATION FORM
The application form must be completed by following the instructions and answering all the
questions as clearly as possible in English only. You can copy, paste and fill it in using a word
processor of your choice. Please save it under your TitleOfSubmission.doc and send it as an
attached file to [email protected] by June 30th. If you are having difficulties contact
us using the same address.
1. Biographical information please fill in the table
Name
Gender
Primary e-mail address
Telephone number (optional)
Month and Year of Birth1
Nationality

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How did you hear about the competition? (enter your answer here)
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Summary of Submission

Please give us a short description of your submission below. The most important
qualification is your ability to describe this project within the competition's framework.
Judges will be looking for the best innovative ideas that answer one of the set challenges.
2.1. Which one of our Global Challenges are you addressing? Please only select one.

I am addressing challenge number:


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Improve employment opportunities for young people and migrant workers


Reduce food and water wastage at individual and retail level
Facilitate access to public services for the elderly
Improve natural disaster prediction and response
Improve road safety for both drivers and pedestrians
Protect sensitive personal data and inspire the creation of local digital content.

2.2. Title of Submission


The title of my submission is:

Hint: The best titles are short and catchy!

1 We will verify this information if your project is selected as a winner, so you need
to be able to document your month and year of birth, as well as your nationality.

2.3. Category of submission. Please choose one of the two listed below.
2.3.1. Concept: well-researched and documented ideas that have not yet been
implemented but are poised to launch
2.3.2. Start-up: on-going operations showing preliminary results (e.g. prototypes
or pilots) and in need of support to scale their impact.
The category of my submission is:
2.4. Describe your idea in a maximum of 300 words in the box below.
enter your answer here

3.

Initiative and Motivation


3.1. Tell us more about yourself by answering the following questions: What makes
you a social entrepreneur? What are your most important skills, capabilities, and
personality traits? How did you come up with the idea? Why is it important for you?
(maximum 150 words)
enter your answer here
Hint: We would like to learn about you, your commitment to and your relationship
with the initiative. Judges will focus on applicants who have the ability to deliver and
are strongly committed to their initiatives.
3.2. Tell us more about the innovation of your project by answering the following
questions: How is your solution different from other existing solutions? What is the
novelty? (maximum 150 words)
enter your answer here
Hint: Please describe how you are going to address the challenge. As innovativeness
is a very important criterion of the winning submissions, we would like to learn
more about what makes it unique.
3.3. Tell us more about the social impact of your project by answering the following
questions: What has been and is the projected impact (over the next 1-3 years) of
your initiative? Describe how it makes a difference! (maximum 150 words)
enter your answer here

Hint: Demonstrate an understanding of the social background and context of the


problem and how the solution will have a positive effect on the concerned / target
group. Judges will be looking for applicants with strong knowledge of the
background of the issues.

3.4. Tell us more about the implementation of your project by answering the
following questions: How do you plan to go about implementing your idea? What are
some of the milestones for your future development? What is the potential for
growth of the idea? (maximum 150 words)
enter your answer here
Hint: Judges need to get a clear idea of how you will deliver your initiative. Be
concise, focus on the most important details, but leave enough space for flexibility
and demonstrate you can adjust your plans to any changes in the current situation.
3.5. Tell us more about the feasibility of your project by answering the following
questions: How do you envision success for your initiative? What barriers might
hinder it? How do you plan to overcome them? What momentum does your initiative
have? What phase is it at and how will it advance? (maximum 150 words)
enter your answer here
Hint: Being always clear on what barriers you have and knowing how to tackle these
is one of the most important abilities an entrepreneur can have. Show our judges
where your initiative goes and how it will get there.
3.6. Tell us more about yourself and the Young Innovators Competition by
answering the following questions: Why are you applying to this competition? How
will winning the ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition help you deliver the
initiative? Which benefits are crucial for you at this stage? Why should we choose
you? (maximum 100 words)
enter your answer here
Hint: We would like to learn more about your relationship to ITUs Young Innovators
Competition.
4. Business Plan (optional; to be attached separately to [email protected])
This is your chance to explain your proposal in greater length. For entrepreneurs, a business
plan is essential to communicate the aim of the proposed project or solution to external
parties. The format is up to you - just make a convincing argument!
The limit is 5,000 words; longer documents will not be accepted.
5. Presentation (optional; to be attached separately to [email protected])
Summarize your project in maximum of 10 slides. Use text, graphics, pictures or whatever
you would use when selling your initiative to investors! You might want to use it as a tool for
your pitch at the event if you are selected, so include slide notes. The limit is 10 slides;
longer presentations will not be accepted.

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