UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

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The UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is an international award that recognizes outstanding initiatives using digital technologies to enhance inclusion, access, and participation for people with disabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO prize ⓘ
international award ⓘ
administeredBy UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ
category accessibility of digital environments ⓘ
creation of inclusive knowledge societies ⓘ
digital literacy for persons with disabilities ⓘ
country Kuwait ⓘ
criterion alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ
contribution to implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
impact on inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities ⓘ
innovation in accessible and assistive technologies ⓘ
use of digital solutions to remove barriers faced by persons with disabilities ⓘ
eligibleRecipients individuals ⓘ
institutions ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ
other entities promoting digital empowerment of persons with disabilities ⓘ
field digital inclusion ⓘ
disability rights ⓘ
information and communication technologies ⓘ
frequency biennial ⓘ
hasPart individual award ⓘ
organizational award ⓘ
headquartersLocation France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
inception 2015 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
monetaryValue 40000 US dollars ⓘ
namedAfter Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah ⓘ
nominationBy UNESCO Member States ⓘ
international non-governmental organizations in official partnership with UNESCO ⓘ
presentedBy UNESCO ⓘ
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO
purpose to enhance access to information and knowledge for persons with disabilities ⓘ
to foster participation of persons with disabilities in society through digital solutions ⓘ
to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities through ICTs ⓘ
to recognize outstanding initiatives using digital technologies to empower persons with disabilities ⓘ
relatedTo Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
selectionProcess international jury appointed by UNESCO Director-General ⓘ
sponsor Government of Kuwait ⓘ
State of Kuwait ⓘ
linked to: Kuwait
website https://en.unesco.org/prizes/digital-empowerment-persons-disabilities ⓘ

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