LifeWIRE SELECTED AS BEST NATIONAL DIGITAL SOLUTION FOR INTERNATIONAL WORLD SUMMITS AWARD IN THE CATEGORY BEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE DIGITAL MOBILE SOLUTION IN CANADA

Toronto/Salzburg, September 29, 2017

LifeWIRE was nominated as best national digital solution for Canada for the international World Summit Awards, selecting digital innovation with impact on society.  With this nomination in the Category of Best and Most Innovative Digital Solution, LifeWIRE qualifies for evaluation by the WSA Online Jury 2017 among 391 international nominations. The World Summit Award once more showcases to the world a diameter of digital innovation, from Mexico to New Zealand, from Qatar to Germany.

The WSA nominees 2017 show the richness, diversity, future and innovation of digital solutions on a global scale and prove how digital technology can improve society on each corner of the world.

LifeWIRE was nominated as best national digital solution for the international World Summit Award mobile.

LifeWIRE provides a multi-patented, cloud-based, communications platform for population monitoring and patient engagement. Used for Outreach, follow-up and feedback, patients can use any device, anywhere any time, including over 400 wearables and medical devices. Either the clinician or the patient initiates an automated, two-way, scripted dialogue which asks questions and delivers information, and as may be desired, LifeWIRE reaches out to 3rd parties such as clinicians, family, peers. LifeWIRE uses existing, provider protocols or workflows, which can include defined assessments and validated instruments. 

The WSA 2017 nominees will be evaluated based on seven fundamentals criteria: Content, Functionality, Design, Technology, Innovation, Impact and Global/UN value.

The WSA nominees are selected carefully and highly competitive by the WSA National Experts from more than 178 UN member states. The WSA National Experts nominate up to eight projects for each country – one for every WSA category.

A nomination to the WSA hence is already and award in itself – the qualification to compete and compare on an international level and being the best practice in the best digital mobile solution nationally.

About the WSA

The World Summit Award is a global initiative within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). WSA is the only ICT event worldwide, that reaches the mobile community in over 180 countries. WSA highlights digital content improving society and focusses on local content with global relevance.

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