The Digital Awards
Where Digital Progress
Meets Real-World Impact
The Digital Prosperity Awards recognize impactful digital initiatives, policies, and partnerships that advance innovation, public services, and inclusive digital prosperity. Explore the three pillars and seven award categories of 2nd Edition.
- DCO Member States
- 16
- A global network of Member States connecting innovators with opportunities, partnerships, and pathways to scale.
- Flagship Prize Funding
- $400K
- Over $400K in prize funding supporting exceptional ideas and innovations shaping a more prosperous digital future.
- 1st Edition Winners
- 7
- Celebrating outstanding people, ideas, and innovations recognised for advancing digital prosperity across the globe.
Recognizing Solutions That Matter
Celebrating initiatives that create measurable impact, share knowledge, and inspire scalable, sustainable change.
Recognize demonstrated impact
Encourage cooperation and knowledge-sharing
Showcase solutions with potential for scale or replication
Promote responsible and sustainable implementation
Three Pillars
The architects of digital prosperity
Celebrating the innovators and initiatives transforming digital possibilities into meaningful solutions, new opportunities, sustainable growth, and lasting impact across communities, industries, and markets.
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Digital Enablers
Transforming public services and strengthening digital cooperation.
- Public Sector Transformation
- Cooperation
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Digital Innovation
Advancing breakthrough solutions and open digital public goods
- Disruptive Solutions
- Digital Public Goods
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Digital Society
Building a sustainable, inclusive and secure digital future.
- Sustainability
- Equality and Inclusion
Seven Categories
Find where your work belongs
Explore seven categories celebrating ideas and innovations shaping a more prosperous digital future.
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Digital Enablers
Public Sector Transformation
Implemented digital initiatives or policies that improve the accessibility, efficiency or quality of public services.
Illustrative eligible submissions: citizen service portals; digital health applications; smart municipality initiatives.
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Digital Enablers
Cooperation
Structured partnerships that produce measurable digital-economy outcomes through shared implementation, governance or resources.
Illustrative eligible submissions: digital trade facilitation initiatives; regional digital payment or data-sharing agreements; public-private digital transformation partnerships; joint government-civil society digital programs.
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Digital Innovation
Disruptive Solutions
Digital applications that introduce or significantly improve how people, organizations or markets operate.
Illustrative eligible submissions: AI applications; robotics systems; Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
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Digital Innovation
Digital Public Goods
Open-source software, open data, open AI systems or open standards that meet recognized digital-public-good requirements and can be reused or adapted.
Illustrative eligible submissions: open-source data platforms; open AI models; open software; open interoperability standards.
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Digital Society
Sustainability
Digital initiatives that support environmental protection, climate resilience or responsible resource management.
Illustrative eligible submissions: water management solutions; circular economy initiatives; waste management solutions; carbon management tools; environmental data platforms.
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Digital Society
Equality and Inclusion
Digital initiatives that expand meaningful access and participation for underserved or excluded groups.
Illustrative eligible submissions: rural connectivity initiatives; women's digital empowerment initiatives; digital skills and literacy programs.
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Digital Society
Protecting Society
Digital initiatives or policies that improve online safety, cybersecurity, trust or resilience while respecting applicable rights and safeguards.
Illustrative eligible submissions: public media-literacy campaigns; child online safety technologies; online trust and safety initiatives.
Flagship Prizes
The biggest ideas deserve a bigger stage
Three flagship recognitions honor exceptional contributions shaping the future of digital prosperity.
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Flagship Award 1
DCO Member State Award
Prize for Digital Prosperity for All
Recognizes an outstanding contribution to digital prosperity by an eligible SME, Startup or civil-society category winner from a DCO Member State.
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Flagship Award 2
DCO International Award
Prize for Digital Prosperity for All
Recognizes an outstanding contribution to digital prosperity by an eligible civil-society organization from a DCO Member State or non-DCO Member State.
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Flagship Award 3
Bridging the Gap Award
Prize for Digital Prosperity for All
Recognizes an outstanding contribution by an eligible SME, Startup or civil-society organization from a DCO Member State or non-DCO Member State that most convincingly addresses a digital-economy gap identified through the DCO Digital Economy Navigator (DEN) and demonstrates measurable, scalable and replicable impact.
Category Awards
Recognition for government and non-government leaders
Each category awards two winners: one Government–DCO Member State and one Non-Government–DCO Member State.
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Digital Enablers
Explore more →Public Sector Transformation
Cooperation
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Digital Innovation
Explore more →Disruptive Solutions
Digital Public Goods
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Digital Society
Explore more →Sustainability
Equality and Inclusion
Protecting Society
How To Apply
Four clear steps from application to recognition, designed to be rigorous, fair and accessible to eligible applicants worldwide.
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Check Eligibility
Review the eligibility requirements and confirm that you and your solution qualify before starting your application.
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Submit Your Application
Complete the Application Form in English and submit the required supporting evidence by the published deadline.
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Assessment and Shortlisting
Eligible applications may progress through three rigorous assessment rounds. Shortlisted applicants participate in a presentation and Q&A.
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Awards and Recognition
Category and flagship winners are recognised through the DPA Awards Ceremony and DCO platforms and networks.