United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Digital Arabic Content Award

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About ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award

The ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award for Sustainable Development is a regional recognition program that honors innovative digital Arabic content initiatives contributing to sustainable development across Arab countries.

• Sponsor Organisation: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Benefits of ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award

1. Strengthening Arabic Digital Ecosystems

Arabic remains underrepresented in global digital content. This Award:

• Encourages Arabic-language innovation

• Reduces digital content gaps

• Expands access to knowledge in the region

2. Accelerating the 2030 Agenda

By supporting technology-based SDG solutions, the Award contributes to:

• Faster implementation of sustainable development strategies

• Digital transformation for social good

• Scalable, tech-enabled impact

3. Empowering Youth and Startups

The Young Entrepreneurs category:

• Promotes youth leadership

• Encourages startup ecosystems

• Supports innovation-driven economic growth

ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award Requirements

The Award is open to institutions and young entrepreneurs from Arab countries that have created digital Arabic content applications or projects with a clear impact on society.

• Institutions can be public, private, academic, civil society, or non-governmental, or other stakeholders with existing products that support the achievement of the SDGs.
• Young entrepreneurs can be start-up founders, or teams of young people or individuals where at least one of the founders and most of the team are younger than 35 years old

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

25 February, 2026

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