With a growing focus on AI for Social Good, the awards serve as a platform for changemakers who are creating context-aware technologies that prioritize equity, justice, and real-world impact. It recognised ethical AI innovation for social good across the region.
The second edition of the Just AI Awards – Asia Pacific is now open for nominations, spotlighting individuals and organisations that are building ethical, inclusive, accountable, and impactful AI solutions for the public good.
With a growing focus on AI for Social Good, the awards serve as a platform for changemakers who are creating context-aware technologies that prioritize equity, justice, and real-world impact.
Eligible applicants include startups, researchers, civil society organisations, youth innovators, technologists, and institutions working on AI tools or systems that are already live or deployed.
This year’s theme — Inclusive, Accountable, Context-Aware, and Public Interest Driven AI — underscores the importance of responsible AI development in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, labour, climate, and governance.
In a major highlight for 2025, the awards have partnered with the Women 4 Ethical AI South Asia Chapter (W4EAISAC), powered by UNESCO, to further champion gender equity and inclusion in the AI space. The collaboration aims to increase the visibility of women AI professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region, particularly those working at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social innovation.
“This partnership is about amplifying diverse voices in AI and ensuring that innovation is rooted in justice and inclusion,” said a spokesperson from W4EAISAC.
“Winners of the Just AI Awards 2025 stand to gain up to ₹25 Lakh in financial support, world-class mentorship from global AI experts, and incubation assistance to help scale their solutions for broader impact,” informs Osama Manzar of the Digital Empowerment Foundation.
Organisers invite applications from those developing AI technologies that address pressing public challenges and strive to centre people-first innovation.
