The fifth annual Telenor Youth Forum winner has been announced in Bangkok.
Team AGNCY and their ”service to crowdsource labour violation reporting” was announced winner on May 31 at the 2017-2018 Youth Forum program culminated at dtac headquarters.
A delegation of 24 young leaders from 12 countries pitched four new services to the Nobel Peace Center’s Executive Director Liv Tørres, and Telenor Group’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Wenche Agerup, among others.
Tackling UN Sustainable Development Goal #10, their service addresses the need to serve as a ‘digital message in a bottle’ for labourers.
The winning team AGNCY received USD 15,000 (NOK 100,000) in funding, as well as advisory from their Telenor mentor, with the aim to further develop their service mainly in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Telenor has made a commitment to reduce inequalities through its services, in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goal #10, and sees potential in winning team AGNCY to reduce inequalities for underrepresented working people around the world.
Team AGNCY was mentored by Grameenphone CEO Michael Foley.
Myat Moe Khaing, one of the two winning delegates from the last Telenor Youth Forum Bangladesh round, who is currently working at Grameenphone, is also a core member of the winning team.
The other three services pitched to the jury included a big data project to prevent malaria outbreaks, an online birth registry for disenfranchised children, and a chatbot that counsels teens on internet safety.
