Contest Rules

WSA mobile looks for outstanding apps from all over the world that make a differerence for people in remote villages and urban megacities. Your idea adds substantial value to peope's lives around the globe? Go and apply with WSA mobile. Here are the rules of the game:

• The WSA-mobile is open to any company, organisation or individual in the content industry in any UN member state.
• The only way to take part in the WSA-mobile is (1) to be nominated by a national expert, (2) to be nominated by a National WSA Committee, established by a national expert, or (3) to win at a national WSA pre-selection contest.
• There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the projects work with.
• All entries have to be real products. No drafts, demonstrations or unfinished projects can be accepted.
• The same product cannot be submitted twice (i.e. submitted again).
• The producer must own the copyright of all pictures, sounds, contents etc. related to the production of his project. All software used must be licensed.
• The interface of the products can be in any of the official languages of a United Nations member state. All producer and project information must however be in English
• A product can only be submitted for one category. In case of multiple submissions by the same organisation, company or team, each product requires a separate registration.
• All submitted applications must have been completed after Jan 1st 2010.
• None of the materials submitted will be returned. One copy/version of each product submitted will be kept in the WSA archive. No commercial use of this archive will be made.
• Incomplete submissions and those not following the WSA-mobile guidelines will be withdrawn from the selection process without notice. There is no way of challenging such a decision legally.
• When submitting a project to the WSA Experts (and later Jury), participants automatically agree to the guidelines set out by the WSA-mobile.
• Submitting a product to the evaluation and selection process does by no means entitle a producer to any benefits. There is no way of challenging this decision legally.
• If offline products need to be sent to WSA Office, they need to arrive no later than Aug 20th 2012. The WSA Office does neither pay for any mailing or transport costs nor for customs duty. All products must be mailed at the cost of the sender.
• Entries in the WSA-mobile have to respect in their contents and user interaction the UN Declaration on Human Rights. Submissions therefore which encourage war, the exercise of violence, fraud, racism or discrimination will not be accepted and eliminated from the jury processes. Similarly, submissions which violate international copyright provisions will be excluded from the jury process.
• The WSA Organizers have the right to reject submission / entry without providing any further reason.
• The WSA Organizers can not be held liable for accepting of submissions or their contents and rights.