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Global Recognition 🏆 7+ Major Awards 🌐 MENA CleanTech Leader

Awards, Recognition
& Global Impact —
SmartWTI on the World Stage.

From winning the Zayed Sustainability Prize to GSMA-funded schools, Orange Global recognition and the UN SDG Challenge — SmartWTI’s awards represent the global validation of Jordan’s leadership in AI-powered water and energy management.

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Winner
Zayed Sustainability Prize
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Winner
Orange Global Prize
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Winner
PepsiCo Greenhouse
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7+ Awards
Across 3 continents
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Jordan
On the world stage
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Pinnacle Recognition

The Award That Started Everything.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize win established SmartWTI's founders on the global stage — and funded the platform that now serves thousands across Jordan.

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Heba Asa’d receiving the Zayed Sustainability Prize from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Zayed Sustainability Prize — presented by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
🥇 ZAYED SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE 2023

Energy Category Winner
NeuroTech — Sister Venture

Presented by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. NeuroTech's AI-enabled energy management system extended power availability from 9 hours to 24 hours for over 10,000 refugees at Azraq camp — ensuring uninterrupted electricity for the camp hospital.

Recognition
1st Place
Competition
1,300+ global applicants
January 2023, Abu Dhabi
10,000+
Refugees Impacted
Azraq Camp — direct beneficiaries
9h → 24h
Power Extension
Daily electricity availability
Recognition
Highest honour to date
🏥 Hospital
24/7 Power
Camp hospital never interrupted

All Awards & Recognition

15+ Awards & Milestones.
One Jordanian Team.

Every award represents external validation of SmartWTI’s technology, impact and leadership in MENA CleanTech.

CorporateLiveWire Global Awards 2023/24 Winner logo
CorporateLiveWire
Global Awards
Winner2023/24

CorporateLiveWire Global Awards 2023/24 — Winner

Recognised as a Winner in the CorporateLiveWire Global Awards 2023/24, honouring outstanding businesses and innovators for excellence and impact in their field.

International award for innovation & sustainability impact
CorporateLiveWire Global Awards · Winner 2023/24
Digital Cooperation Organization
DCO Global Prize
1st Place Winner2025

DCO Award — 1st Place Winner

Awarded 1st place by the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), recognising SmartWTI as a leading digital-economy innovator advancing AI and IoT solutions for sustainable water and energy management.

prize & international recognition
Digital Cooperation Organization · Winner
Playground Pitch Competition
Traction-Scale Track
Track Winner2024

Playground Pitch — Traction-Scale Track Winner

Recognised as the Traction-Scale Track Winner at the Playground Pitch Competition, where startups with proven traction and market readiness compete — validating SmartWTI’s growth among Jordanian innovators.

Market-readiness validation & ecosystem visibility
Watch pitch video
Mobile World Congress Doha 2025 — Exhibitor — SmartWTI
MWC Doha 2025 · 4YFN
UNDP Green Growth Accelerator
Exhibitor2025

Mobile World Congress Doha 2025 — Exhibitor

Exhibited at MWC Doha 2025 & 4YFN, one of the region’s largest tech events, representing solutions within the UNDP Green Growth & Jobs Accelerator Programme. SmartWTI’s co-founder spoke on panels on water sustainability and climate resilience.

Global exhibition · UNDP accelerator · panel speaker
MWC Doha exhibitor profile
Startup10 study visit — CIHEAM Bari, Italy
Startup10 study visit — CIHEAM Bari, Italy
Startup10 · CIHEAM Bari
Mediterranean Agrifood Week
Accelerator2024

Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week (V Edition)

Selected for the Startup10 accelerator (green & blue economy) and the Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week in Bari, Italy — with field study visits to smart-irrigation farms. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by CIHEAM Bari.

International study visits & Mediterranean market access
Green & Blue Economy · CIHEAM Bari · Italy
Featured in Gulf Business — The SME Story
Featured in Gulf Business — The SME Story
Entrepreneur Middle East
International Media Feature
Startup Spotlight2024

Entrepreneur Middle East — Startup Spotlight

Featured in Entrepreneur Middle East’s Startup Spotlight: “Jordan-Based SmartWTI Offers Sustainable Water Solutions for Farmers” — a full profile and interview with co-founder & CEO Heba Asa’d on SmartWTI’s IoT/AI technology and impact.

International press coverage & founder interview
Read the feature
Royal Scientific Society — national TV feature
Royal Scientific Society — national TV feature
Jordan TV · Youm Jadded
National Broadcast (with RSS)
TV Feature2024

Jordan TV — “Youm Jadded” National Broadcast

Featured on Jordan TV’s national program “Youm Jadded” (A New Day) in a technical interview in coordination with the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) — validating SmartWTI’s technology on a national stage.

National TV validation · Royal Scientific Society
Royal Scientific Society collaboration
Royal Academy of Engineering — LIF Programme — SmartWTI
Royal Academy of Engineering
LIF Programme (Oxford-affiliated)
Programme2023

Royal Academy of Engineering — LIF Programme

Selected for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) programme (Oxford University affiliated), presenting SmartWTI’s vision to dignitaries including the British Ambassador to Jordan.

International fellowship & commercialisation training
Leaders in Innovation Fellowship
OSVP 2023 — 3rd Place International Grand Prix ()
OSVP 2023 — 3rd Place International Grand Prix ()
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Orange Group (International)
OSVP Global Grand Prize
🥉3rd Place — Global2023

Orange OSVP — Global Third Place

Competed against 1,300+ applicants from 17 countries. SmartWTI placed Jordan among the world's top social innovators.

🏆 Award recognition
✓Jordan among global top 3 CleanTech innovators
BlueFuture for Schools — partner school visit
BlueFuture for Schools — partner school visit
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GSMA Innovation Fund
Humanitarian Challenges Grant
🏅Selected Cohort2024

GSMA Innovation Fund — BlueFuture Schools

Secured GSMA grant to deploy IoT water monitoring across 40 schools hosting Syrian refugees in northern Jordan.

🏆 Support for BlueFuture Schools pilot
✓2.1M litres saved · 19,000+ people impacted
🔗 GSMA Profile →
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator — MENA winners
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator — MENA winners
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PepsiCo & Food Tech Valley
Greenhouse Accelerator — MENA Sustainability
🌿Selected Cohort — MENA2023

PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Programme

Selected for the MENA Sustainability Edition focusing on precision agriculture. Chosen from 180 applicants across 18 countries.

🏆 PepsiCo mentorship & programme
✓Expert guidance on AgriTech scaling for MENA
🔗 Read Article →
DSC MENA 2025 — 1st Place Winner
DSC MENA 2025 — 1st Place Winner
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ITIDA & Egypt Univ. of Informatics
Data Science Conference MENA 2025
🥇1st Place2025

DSC MENA 2025 — Startup Pitch Champion

Won first place at the Startup Pitch Competition at the 2025 Data Science Conference MENA in Cairo, recognised for outstanding AI telemetry algorithms.

💰 Recognition for AI innovation in MENA tech ecosystem
✓Outstanding AI telemetry algorithm design
🔗 EUI Announcement →
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Arizona State University
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge
🏅2026 MENA Awardee2026

WE Empower UN SDG Challenge — MENA Regional Awardee

Heba Asad selected as the 2026 MENA Regional Awardee of Arizona State University's global gender entrepreneurship initiative, celebrating women advancing UN SDGs.

💰 Leadership training + international network access
✓Gender-led climate tech leadership recognised globally
🔗 ASU Profile →
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IEEE Women in Engineering
WIE Climate Tech Big Idea Pitch 2023
🌐Global Sponsor2023

IEEE WIE Climate Tech — Global Sponsor

SmartWTI sponsored the 2023 IEEE WIE Climate Tech Big Idea Pitch Competition alongside the IEEE Life Members Committee, funding prizes for female climate innovators worldwide.

🏆 Funded programmes: AgriTech, waste, renewable energy
✓Advancing gender equity in climate science globally
🔗 IEEE WIE Page →
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cewas & UNDP & Leading Cities
Multiple International Accelerators
🏅Accelerator Cohort2022–2024

International Accelerator & Programme Network

Selected across multiple international platforms including the European water accelerator cewas, Qatar's TASMU digital transformation initiative, and Leading Cities early-stage programme.

💰 Expert mentorship, international networks, technical validation
✓cewas European water accelerator · TASMU Qatar · Leading Cities

Project Videos

Watch the Impact
in Action.

📺 Full YouTube Channel ↗
Award HighlightYouTube

Orange Social Venture Prize

SmartEye–NeuroTech recognised among top social-impact innovators at Orange’s regional venture prize.

Pitch WinYouTube

Playground Pitch — Traction-Scale Winner

Winning pitch at the Playground competition, recognised for proven traction and market readiness.

💧 Platform DemoYouTube ↗

SmartWTI — Monitoring Every Drop

Cloud monitoring dashboard and real-time leak detection algorithms in action.

🌍 Gender & ClimateYouTube ↗

UNDP — Women's International Day

Documentary on gender leadership, CleanTech and climate adaptation in refugee-hosting sectors.

⚡ HumanitarianYouTube ↗

Azraq Camp Energy Project

Humanitarian energy deployment — UNHCR & NRC partnership at Azraq refugee camp.

💧 Case StudyYouTube ↗

Orange Digital Village — Water Project

Smart water management at Orange's innovation hub in Amman.

🌾 Agriculture IoTYouTube ↗

Jordan University Farms — Agriculture IoT

Smart irrigation achieving 40% water savings and 25% yield increase.

🏢 Smart BuildingYouTube ↗

Al Naseem Building — IoT Monitoring

Building IoT deployment — 28% energy cost reduction across 3 buildings.

Moments & Milestones

On the Global Stage.

From Amman to Doha, Paris and Bari — SmartWTI representing Jordanian CleanTech innovation across the world’s leading platforms.

Orange Social Venture Prize — Paris — 3rd Place International Grand Prix ·
Orange Social Venture Prize — Paris
3rd Place International Grand Prix ·
Zayed Sustainability Prize — Abu Dhabi — Presented by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed
Zayed Sustainability Prize — Abu Dhabi
Presented by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed
DSC MENA 2025 — 1st Place — Startup Pitch Champion · Cairo
DSC MENA 2025 — 1st Place
Startup Pitch Champion · Cairo
Startup10 — Bari, Italy — CIHEAM Bari study visit
Startup10 — Bari, Italy
CIHEAM Bari study visit
Royal Scientific Society — National TV feature collaboration
Royal Scientific Society
National TV feature collaboration
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator — MENA Sustainability Edition · Cairo
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator
MENA Sustainability Edition · Cairo
MWC Doha 2025 — Panel — Water sustainability & climate resilience
MWC Doha 2025 — Panel
Water sustainability & climate resilience
UNDP Green Growth Accelerator — Youth leading water innovation
UNDP Green Growth Accelerator
Youth leading water innovation
VivaTech 2024 — Paris — BIG by Orange × GIZ delegation
VivaTech 2024 — Paris
BIG by Orange × GIZ delegation
Strategic Partnership Signing — Industry collaboration
Strategic Partnership Signing
Industry collaboration
IGNITE Amman 2024 — Innovation showcase
IGNITE Amman 2024
Innovation showcase
Smart Irrigation Deployment — Jordan University research farms
Smart Irrigation Deployment
Jordan University research farms

Journey Timeline

From PCB Prototyping
to Global Awards.

A decade of innovation, from hardware roots in 2017 to winning on the world stage in 2026 — every milestone building toward SmartWTI’s vision of AI-powered resource management for MENA.

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Zayed Sustainability Prize
· Energy Category Winner
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DSC MENA 2025
First Place — AI Startup Pitch
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WE Empower 2026
MENA Regional Awardee — ASU
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2017
Research & Development Begins
Hardware R&D, PCB prototyping and IoT sensor design begin in Amman, Jordan.
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2020
NeuroTech Founded
Sister social enterprise NeuroTech launched, applying AI to humanitarian energy challenges in refugee camps.
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2021
SmartWTI Formally Registered
Official corporate registration on 3 October 2021 at King Hussein Complex for Business, Amman.
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2023 Jan
Zayed Sustainability Prize —
NeuroTech wins Energy category. grant. UAE President presentation. 10,000+ refugees impacted.
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2023
Orange OSVP — Global 3rd Place
3rd globally from 1,300+ applicants in 17 countries. BIG by Orange Accelerator.
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2023
PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator
Selected from 180 applicants in 18 countries for MENA sustainability cohort.
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2023
IEEE WIE Climate Tech Sponsor
Sponsored global IEEE WIE Climate Tech Big Idea Pitch — funding prizes for female climate innovators.
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2024 May
VivaTech Paris — BIG by Orange
Heba Asad presents SmartWTI at Viva Technology Conference in Paris as part of BIG by Orange programme.
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2024
GSMA BlueFuture for Schools
GSMA Innovation Fund grant. 40 schools. 2.1M litres saved. 19,000+ people. Green Hero app launched.
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2025
DSC MENA 2025 — 1st Place
Won Startup Pitch Competition at Data Science Conference MENA in Cairo. AI telemetry algorithms recognised.
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2026
WE Empower — MENA Regional Awardee
Heba Asad selected by Arizona State University as 2026 MENA Regional Awardee for UN SDG leadership.

External Recognition

Verified by the World’s
Leading Platforms.

SmartWTI’s credentials are documented across investor databases, UN development agency profiles, and international academic networks.

PitchBook & EuroQuity investor profiles
GSMA Mobile for Development grantee registry
ASU Global Futures — WE Empower 2026 Awardee
Tracxn & StartupsJo national registry verified
IEEE WIE global sponsorship documented

Featured in the Press

In the Media.

SmartWTI and its founder Heba Asa'd featured across regional press for AI-driven water management and CleanTech leadership.

Al-Anbat · الأنباط 2 Dec 2024

Employing AI to Rationalise Water Consumption

توظيف الذكاء الاصطناعي لترشيد استهلاك المياه — تصريحات المديرة التنفيذية ومؤسسة شركة SmartWTI هبة أسعد حول إدارة المياه بالذكاء الاصطناعي وإنترنت الأشياء.

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Jusoor Post · جسور بوست 13 May 2025

On Refugee Dignity & Humanitarian Policy

المهندسة هبة أسعد، المتخصصة في تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات، حول الكرامة الإنسانية وسياسات اللجوء — في تصريحات لـ"جسور بوست".

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Business Wire · DCO20 Feb 2025

NeuroTech Wins DCO Digital Prosperity Award ()

The Digital Cooperation Organization announced NeuroTech (Jordan) as the DCO Member flagship winner of the Digital Prosperity Awards — a prize — at its 4th General Assembly at the Dead Sea, Jordan, also winning the Empowering Society (Environment) category.

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NeuroTech · Press Hub2023–2025

NeuroTech Press Release & Media Coverage

A roundup of NeuroTech’s press coverage — including the Zayed Sustainability Prize win (first Jordanian & Arab company to win), featured across Gulf News, Khaleej Times, PV Magazine, Al-Ghad, Addustour and more, in English and Arabic.

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Globally Recognised • Locally Deployed • Arabic & English

Award-Winning Technology.
Ready for Your Organisation.

Discover how SmartWTI’s globally recognised AI + IoT platform can deliver measurable water, energy and ESG impact for your organisation — in Arabic or English.

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