Blockchain for Good Alliance Hosts Web3 Oscar, Celebrating Innovators Advancing UN's Sustainable Development Goals

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated Web3 Oscar, a prestigious event hosted by the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), celebrating blockchain projects driving real-world impact aligned with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Industry leaders gathered in Bangkok to honour innovators shaping a sustainable future.

The event was part of BGA's November lineup, featuring two major initiatives for global change through blockchain: the Sustainable Innovation Summit and the Web3 Oscar Awards.

Sustainable Innovation Summit: A Hackathon for Social Impact

Held from September 9 to November 11, 2024, the Sustainable Innovation Summit hosted a hackathon with a $100,000 prize pool, inviting participants worldwide to create blockchain solutions addressing key issues such as poverty, clean water access, and gender equality. The summit concluded with a Demo Day at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok, where finalists showcased their projects to blockchain pioneers, investors, and industry leaders, with opportunities for incubation support and equity-free funding.

Rising Stars

In a cinematic presentation style, 10 shortlisted projects from across the globe, participating in the Sustainable Innovation Summit's 17 SDGs Challenge, took the stage. Each team presented their blockchain solutions to address sustainability challenges, telling the story of a "hero" confronting a global crisis (one of the 17 SDGs), with blockchain as the "tool" they wield for change.

Winners for the 17 SDGs Challenge:

• 1st Place: Grand Social Impact Award EthicHub
• 2nd Place: Outstanding Social Innovation Award Plastic Odyssey
• 3rd Place: Emerging Impact Award ResearchHub

Rising Star Awards (top 10 projects, in no specific order):

• Wavy Health
• LAKE (LAK3)
• KulaDAO
• erable°
• arkreen
• UCO Network
• Edu3Labs

Web3 Oscar Awards: Honouring Leaders in Blockchain for Social Good

Coinciding with the hackathon's Demo Day on November 11, the BGA Web3 Oscar Award recognizes individual contributions to blockchain for social good across three categories, with up to 7 total winners.

Each category highlights individual efforts aligning with BGA's mission.

The Collaboration Bridge Award honours individuals who have played a vital role in guiding the strategic direction of the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA). This year's recipients are:

• Harn, CEO of Trigger Asset Management
• Mariana de la Roche Wills from INATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) and de la Roche W. Consulting

The Public Welfare Contribution Award celebrates individuals who have harnessed #BlockchainForGood. This award was presented to:

• BreeAnne Yek, Consultant at The Verdant Room
• Milica Dimitrijevic from Positiveblockchain.io

These individuals have demonstrated remarkable dedication, guidance, and pioneering work, significantly advancing the mission of the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) in promoting sustainable development through blockchain technology.

In her closing remarks, Helen Liu, Co-founder and COO of Bybit and founder of BGA, explained how blockchain can bring people together to make a real difference worldwide. Her vision for leveraging blockchain to create worldwide impact was both inspiring and forward-thinking.

About Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA)

The Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) is a long term collaborative non-profit initiative with key partners with the main aim to contribute to societal good by using blockchain technology to solve real world problems. By convening leaders, innovators, and organisations from across the blockchain community, BGA seeks to drive innovation, collaboration, and action towards a more sustainable and equitable world.

For more information

Email: hello@blockchainforgood.xyz
Website: www.blockchainforgood.xyz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chainforgood

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated Web3 Oscar, a prestigious event hosted by the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), celebrating blockchain projects driving real-world impact aligned with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Industry leaders gathered in Bangkok to honour innovators shaping a sustainable future.

The event was part of BGA's November lineup, featuring two major initiatives for global change through blockchain: the Sustainable Innovation Summit and the Web3 Oscar Awards.

Sustainable Innovation Summit: A Hackathon for Social Impact

Held from September 9 to November 11, 2024, the Sustainable Innovation Summit hosted a hackathon with a $100,000 prize pool, inviting participants worldwide to create blockchain solutions addressing key issues such as poverty, clean water access, and gender equality. The summit concluded with a Demo Day at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok, where finalists showcased their projects to blockchain pioneers, investors, and industry leaders, with opportunities for incubation support and equity-free funding.

Rising Stars

In a cinematic presentation style, 10 shortlisted projects from across the globe, participating in the Sustainable Innovation Summit's 17 SDGs Challenge, took the stage. Each team presented their blockchain solutions to address sustainability challenges, telling the story of a "hero" confronting a global crisis (one of the 17 SDGs), with blockchain as the "tool" they wield for change.

Winners for the 17 SDGs Challenge:

• 1st Place: Grand Social Impact Award EthicHub
• 2nd Place: Outstanding Social Innovation Award Plastic Odyssey
• 3rd Place: Emerging Impact Award ResearchHub

Rising Star Awards (top 10 projects, in no specific order):

• Wavy Health
• LAKE (LAK3)
• KulaDAO
• erable°
• arkreen
• UCO Network
• Edu3Labs

Web3 Oscar Awards: Honouring Leaders in Blockchain for Social Good

Coinciding with the hackathon's Demo Day on November 11, the BGA Web3 Oscar Award recognizes individual contributions to blockchain for social good across three categories, with up to 7 total winners.

Each category highlights individual efforts aligning with BGA's mission.

The Collaboration Bridge Award honours individuals who have played a vital role in guiding the strategic direction of the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA). This year's recipients are:

• Harn, CEO of Trigger Asset Management
• Mariana de la Roche Wills from INATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) and de la Roche W. Consulting

The Public Welfare Contribution Award celebrates individuals who have harnessed #BlockchainForGood. This award was presented to:

• BreeAnne Yek, Consultant at The Verdant Room
• Milica Dimitrijevic from Positiveblockchain.io

These individuals have demonstrated remarkable dedication, guidance, and pioneering work, significantly advancing the mission of the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) in promoting sustainable development through blockchain technology.

In her closing remarks, Helen Liu, Co-founder and COO of Bybit and founder of BGA, explained how blockchain can bring people together to make a real difference worldwide. Her vision for leveraging blockchain to create worldwide impact was both inspiring and forward-thinking.

About Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA)

The Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) is a long term collaborative non-profit initiative with key partners with the main aim to contribute to societal good by using blockchain technology to solve real world problems. By convening leaders, innovators, and organisations from across the blockchain community, BGA seeks to drive innovation, collaboration, and action towards a more sustainable and equitable world.

For more information

Email: hello@blockchainforgood.xyz
Website: www.blockchainforgood.xyz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chainforgood

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Blockchain for Good Alliance Hosts Web3 Oscar, Celebrating Innovators Advancing UN's Sustainable Development Goals

CHONGQING, China, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Xinhua Finance.

The finals of the Second Innovation Competition for Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions, held in conjunction with the Innovation Conference, took place from December 17 to 18 in Yongchuan District, Chongqing. The event was jointly organized by the Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute (ITEI), China Economic Information Service, the Central State-Owned Enterprises Collaborative Innovation Platform for Intelligent Manufacturing, and the China Expert Committee of the IEC Systems Committee for Smart Manufacturing.

Since its launch in August 2025, the competition received 841 submissions, spanning the energy, transportation, machinery, electronics, and metallurgy sectors. Following multiple rounds of review and evaluation, five projects earned top honors, 10 received second-tier awards, and 15 received third-tier awards, in addition to several special category recognitions.

At the Innovation Conference, several industry developments were announced. Among them, the AUTBUS Professional Committee of the China Association for Mechatronics Technology and Application was formally established. The new committee is expected to play a crucial role in supporting China's drive toward end-to-end, domestically developed innovation in industrial communications, from fundamental protocols and core chips through higher-level applications.

The conference also featured a signing ceremony for industry-academia collaboration agreements between ITEI and several Yongchuan-based universities. With a shared focus on driving the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing, the partnerships are designed to strengthen integration between universities and businesses, and establish a framework that connects talent development with the commercialization of research outcomes to address evolving industrial needs.  

In recent years, Chongqing has pursued a development strategy focused on both industry and manufacturing. By integrating artificial intelligence into manufacturing and prioritizing application-driven deployment in key industrial use cases, the municipality has accelerated the implementation of its "AI + Manufacturing" initiative. Following the successful hosting of the inaugural competition last year, the event has returned to Chongqing for its finals for a second consecutive year. This demonstrates the event's strong alignment with the city's broader strategy to modernize the manufacturing sector through the "Industrial Brain + Future Factory" model.

As the host of both the competition finals and the Innovation Conference, Yongchuan District is building out an advanced manufacturing cluster system. To date, the district has developed Chongqing's largest standalone big data industrial center, rolled out 374 intelligent transformation projects, and assisted 40 percent of its large companies in transitioning their management operations to cloud-based platforms. Yongchuan has also had four projects selected as national-level smart manufacturing pilot and demonstration programs, while 14 projects have been named municipal-level pilots for smart manufacturing and industrial internet development. Moreover, the district has completed 53 digital workshops and 10 smart factories, further reinforcing the foundation for innovation-led and sustainable growth across the region's manufacturing sector.

At the same time, a series of related events took place in Yongchuan, including the Smart Manufacturing and Inspection Equipment Exhibition, the 2025 Annual Conference of the Intelligent Inspection Equipment Industry Development Alliance, and the plenary sessions of SAC/TC 124 and SAC/TC 338.

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Finals of the Second Innovation Competition for Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions and Innovation Conference Held in Yongchuan, Chongqing