The winners would heading to the ITU Telecom World 2013 in Bangkok in November.

The judges received over 600 entries from 88 countries worldwide, and the winners were selected based on their possible social impact and potential for business success.

At ITU Telecom World the winners would take part in a programme to take their projects to the next level through one-on-one mentorship sessions with start-up mentors and business experts, hands-on workshop training, peer mentoring from the winners of the 2012 competition, and the opportunity to showcase their projects to the event?s influential audience.

Among the other winners are Keston Perry from Trinidad and Tobago, who started 'KUMBA', an interface connecting unemployed Caribbean migrants with technical skills based in the United Kingdom with Caribbean-based companies.

Nguyen Tran Hoang from Vietnam has been honoured for the 'Land-Sea Digital Bridge' – a digital radio communication system connecting fishing boats and shore stations.

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