Apr 1, 2021
Local gig technology company, M4Jam has been named by the WSA Global Congress as a Global Champion for 2021.
Out of more than 8 200 solutions from 184 countries, featuring technology that combines smart content with a social cause to solve global problems, M4Jam not only won its category but has become one of just nine WSA Global Champions for the year.
The WSA Global Congress was held virtually in Salzburg, Austria, last week. A panel of international Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts and 45 social tech entrepreneurs convened to assess three-minute pitches of the creative and innovative tech solutions addressing social problems, such as digital inclusion, education and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mar 9, 2021
South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps.
The WSA awards, which were founded within the framework of the UN World Summit on Information Society, recognise technology’s ability to solve social problems by enhancing equality, information access and inclusion. The winners are rewarded for providing meaningful solutions in bridging gaps that disadvantage local communities around the world.
In all, 40 solutions from 26 countries have been recognised as category winners in this year’s WSA awards, which drew together international experts from all regions and technological fields to select the winners. The final jury phase concluded with an on-site three-day meeting of 43 international high-level experts who were tasked with finding the most powerful and content-rich soluti