GeSI & Digital with Purpose (DWP) Global Awards 2026
The Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 Digital with Purpose (DWP) Global Awards, celebrating organizations that are harnessing digital innovation to deliver measurable impact for business, society, and the planet.
The winners were announced during the Digital with Purpose Global Summit Shenzhen 2026, held on 26 June 2026 in Shenzhen, China, bringing together global leaders from industry, government, academia, and international organizations to accelerate responsible digital transformation.
The Digital with Purpose Global Awards recognize outstanding digital solutions that demonstrate measurable contributions towards sustainable development across five categories: Biodiversity, Education, Climate, Smart Cities, and Health & Wellbeing.
To ensure a rigorous and independent evaluation process, the technical assessment of all submissions was conducted by the Wuppertal Institute, applying a comprehensive methodology based on impact, innovation, scalability, and contribution to sustainable development. The final selection of the winners was made by the Digital with Purpose High-Level Advisory Council, chaired by Georg Kell, Chairman of Arabesque and Founding Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.
Following the evaluation process, the jury selected the following category winners.
2026 DWP Global Awards Category Winners
Health & Wellbeing
Defeat the Leuk-Monster – Boke Foundation
Aligned with SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), this innovative gamified digital therapeutic solution reimagines care for pediatric leukemia patients.
Developed through a unique children-for-children co-creation model, it transforms complex clinical dietary guidelines into engaging, medically validated gameplay, improving dietary compliance, reducing treatment complications, and easing the burden on families. First piloted in leading children’s hospitals in Shanghai, the open-source solution is scalable across multiple pediatric chronic diseases and supports multilingual deployment, expanding equitable healthcare access for children worldwide.
From left to right: Luís Neves, CEO, GeSi and Han Yang, Secretary-General, Boke Foundation
Climate
PVMaster – LONGi Green Energy
Supporting SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), and SDG 13 (Climate Action), LONGi’s PVMaster is an intelligent end-to-end platform for distributed photovoltaic system design.
By integrating 2D and 3D modelling, automated electrical design, power generation simulation, and financial analysis into a single platform, PVMaster reduces project design time by up to 99% and lowers development costs by approximately 90%. The platform has already supported more than 27,700 projects, representing over 16 GW of installed capacity across six continents.
From left to right: Luís Neves, CEO, GeSi and Zhouhong Liu Product Expert, Head of PVMaster Product, Longi
Smart Cities
Signal Reach Program in Africa – ZTE
Supporting SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), ZTE’s Signal Reach Program expands digital inclusion through sustainable connectivity across Africa.
Its innovative EcoSite + EcoEnergy + EcoDevice model deploys modular, solar-powered communication towers that reduce construction costs by 70% and deployment time by 60%, while extending reliable connectivity to remote and underserved communities. Active across 20 African countries, the programme enables access to education, healthcare, financial services, and agricultural information, creating lasting social and economic impact.
From left to right: Luís Neves, CEO, GeSi and Chen Zhiping, Chief International Ecosystem, ZTE
2026 Digital with Purpose Global Award Winner
ZTE – Signal Reach Program in Africa
Following the evaluation of all category winners, the Digital with Purpose High-Level Advisory Council selected ZTE’s Signal Reach Program in Africa as the recipient of the 2026 Digital with Purpose Global Award.
The programme exemplifies the power of digital technologies to create measurable, scalable, and inclusive impact—demonstrating how connectivity can accelerate sustainable development while improving the lives of millions of people across underserved communities.
The award was presented during the Digital with Purpose Global Summit Shenzhen 2026 on 26 June, recognizing ZTE’s outstanding contribution to advancing digital inclusion and sustainable development through responsible innovation.
Congratulations to ZTE, as well as to all the category winners, for demonstrating how digital technologies can become a powerful force for positive change.
Together, they represent the very best of the Digital with Purpose movement—where innovation delivers measurable value for business, society, and the planet.
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