MOUNTAIN
VIEW, Calif., May 21, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Singularity is thrilled to announce its partnership
with Sync to launch a Global Impact Challenge (GIC) aimed at
tackling the pressing issues of misinformation, cyberbullying, and
social disconnection. This initiative underscores Singularity's
commitment to fostering innovative solutions for global challenges
through collaborative efforts.
Singularity and Sync launch Global Impact
Challenge to find breakthrough digital wellbeing innovations with
$250K prize.
Singularity has conducted 119 Global Impact Challenges worldwide
since 2010, spanning over 50 countries and recognizing countless
winners. These challenges aim to catalyze breakthrough innovations
using technology to tackle pressing global issues.
The Singularity x Sync Global Impact Challenge welcomes
applicants from across the globe. The winner, to be announced on
Nov. 7, 2024, will receive a
$250,000 cash prize and a scholarship
opportunity to attend the Singularity Executive Program. The cash
prize will be disbursed in installments, with the schedule to be
determined later. The Executive Program offers a transformative
five-day immersive experience, featuring workshops, group
activities, and deep dives into cutting-edge technologies. It
equips leaders with the mindset and tools to harness exponential
change for personal, organizational, and societal advancement.
The jury tasked with selecting the Challenge winner will include
representatives from Singularity, Sync, and distinguished leaders
from the entrepreneurship, business, or innovation sectors.
Wadha AlNafjan, Sync lead, emphasizes the urgency of addressing
key digital well-being challenges and the importance of such
collaboration: "There are many digital well-being challenges that
require our urgent focus. Our research indicates that
misinformation, social disconnections, and cyberbullying are among
the most pressing issues today. In response, Sync is joining forces
with Singularity in its mission to educate, inspire, and empower
leaders to imagine and create breakthroughs powered by exponential
technologies. Together, we are launching the Global Impact
Challenge to inspire innovators and entrepreneurs to address these
critical concerns."
Neil Sogard, vice president of
strategy and special projects at Singularity, highlights the
importance of leveraging technology to improve lives globally: "At
Singularity, we're confident that technology will continue to
improve the lives of billions of people around the world. But with
that level of impact, it's important we leverage our network of
world-class experts and innovators to partner with organizations
like Sync to strengthen the relationship between technology usage
and sustained well-being for all global citizens."
About Singularity
Singularity is the leader in educating, inspiring, and
empowering leaders to imagine and create breakthroughs powered by
exponential technologies.
Through immersive learning programs and experiences focused on
the convergence and application of exponential technologies,
Singularity teaches leaders from around the globe to shift their
mindset, drive innovation, and transform their organization
exponentially.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2008, Singularity has inspired over
200,000 leaders in over 100 countries from industry, academia, and
government to join us on our mission of creating a future of
abundance.
For more information:
- Apply for the
challenge: www.su.org/gic/sync-misinformation-cyberbullying-and-social-disconnections
- Learn more about Singularity: su.org
About Sync
Sync is a digital well-being initiative that aims to raise
awareness through translating research-based understanding of the
amplification of technology in our lives into audience-friendly
materials and tools, with a vision to create a world where we are
all in control of our digital lives.
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