IIC Africa Celebration
Liquid Telecom will host the IIC Africa Celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 20.
Tech for Good Opportunity Prosperity Workers ALL
MIT awards $1.6 million to organizations revolutionizing the future of work.
Regional Finalists
Congratulations to our sixty Finalists! They will next travel to their respective celebrations.
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Financial Inclusion
Income Growth & Job Creation
Skills Development & Opportunity Matching
Technology Access
Global Events
September 20, 2019
October 5, 2019
IIC Asia Celebration
LCY will host the IIC Asia Celebration at their new R&D Innovation Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 5, 2019.
October 7, 2019
IIC Europe Celebration
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will host the IIC Europe Celebration at their global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany on October 7, 2019.
September 5, 2019
IIC Latin America Celebration
The MIT Club of Mexico will host the IIC Latin America Celebration in Mexico City on September 5, 2019. Join us at the event!Â
September 18, 2019
IIC US & Canada Celebration
MaRS Discovery District will host the IIC US & Canada Celebration, featuring leading speakers from the local and regional ecosystem, at the MaRS Centre (Auditorium) in Toronto, Ontario on September 18, 2019.
November 21, 2019
Global Grand Prize Gala
At this invitation-only, capstone event at MIT, we will celebrate twenty IIC Regional Winners — future of work organizations from around the world that are accelerating economic inclusion and shared prosperity in the digital age — and award a total of $1 million to four Global Grand Prize Winners.
September 20, 2019
IIC Africa Celebration
Liquid Telecom will host the IIC Africa Celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 20.
October 5, 2019
IIC Asia Celebration
LCY will host the IIC Asia Celebration at their new R&D Innovation Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 5, 2019.
October 7, 2019
IIC Europe Celebration
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will host the IIC Europe Celebration at their global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany on October 7, 2019.
September 5, 2019
IIC Latin America Celebration
The MIT Club of Mexico will host the IIC Latin America Celebration in Mexico City on September 5, 2019. Join us at the event!Â
September 18, 2019
IIC US & Canada Celebration
MaRS Discovery District will host the IIC US & Canada Celebration, featuring leading speakers from the local and regional ecosystem, at the MaRS Centre (Auditorium) in Toronto, Ontario on September 18, 2019.
November 21, 2019
Global Grand Prize Gala
At this invitation-only, capstone event at MIT, we will celebrate twenty IIC Regional Winners — future of work organizations from around the world that are accelerating economic inclusion and shared prosperity in the digital age — and award a total of $1 million to four Global Grand Prize Winners.
A Global Tournament
The IIC is MIT’s premier future of work prize, awarding $1.6 million annually to entrepreneurs using technology to create economic opportunity for workers. We collaborate with like-minded organizations in five regions to select and celebrate sixty Regional Finalists from across the globe. Twenty Regional Winners proceed to MIT where four Global Grand Prize Winners each win $250,000 and world-wide recognition.
The ChallengeRegistration & Application Period
Judging
Announcements & Regional Events
Global Grand Prize Gala
- Registration Opens March 7, 2019
- Registration Closes May 9, 2019
- Application Closes May 23, 2019
- Administrative Review May 24-June 4, 2019
- Judge Evaluation June 5-July 10, 2019
- Regional Finalists Announced July 23, 2019
- Regional Celebrations August-October 2019
- Global Grand Prize Winners Announced November 21, 2019
Since the IIC launched in 2016
3,000
organizations have registered
From more than
100
Nations
With the help of
100+
Global Outreach Partners
500
Judges
3,300
Event Attendees
The IIC has celebrated
100
Winners
Awarding
$3.5m
for tech for good
2018 Grand Prize Winners
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