[Ict4women] Tech Awards

[Sophia Huyer]

Tech Awards

Deadline Date

March 27, 2009

The Tech Awards is a programme that aims to honour and award  
innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit  
humanity. Five Laureates in each category are honoured, and one  
Laureate per category receives US$50,000.


Individuals, for-profit companies, and not-for-profit organisations  
are eligible to apply. The purpose of The Tech Awards programme is to  
inspire future scientists, technologists, and dreamers to harness the  
power and "promise of technology to solve the challenges that confront  
us at the dawn of the 21st Century".


The categories are:

Education
Equality
Economic Development
Environment
Health


Nominations and applications are evaluated according to the following  
criteria:

The technology application significantly improves the human condition  
in one of the five award areas: economic development, education,  
environment, equality, or health.
A serious problem or challenge with global significance is addressed  
by this use of technology.
The application of this technology, which may be either a new  
invention or an innovative use of an existing technology, makes a  
noteworthy contribution that surpasses previous or current solutions.
The technology application has the potential to serve as an  
inspiration or model for further innovation.
The technology application is in the field and has demonstrated a  
measurable benefit.
The Tech Awards focus on the power of individuals, teams, and  
organisations around the world and in all sectors. In instances where  
work is performed in large or well-funded organisations, recognition  
will be made to the entrepreneurial individuals and/or teams that  
fostered innovations which challenged existing paradigms to serve the  
common good of humanity.
Nominators and Applicants may submit their nomination/application in  
one category only.
Tech Award Laureates, including those named as category winners, are  
ineligible for The Tech Awards in the year immediately following the  
one in which they are honoured but may apply in subsequent years for  
technological innovations different from the one(s) for which they  
were already recognised.
Individuals not recognised in a given year may reapply in subsequent  
years and - with continued progress and evidence of impact - are  
encouraged to do so.
Nominations and applications must be submitted online in English.


The deadline for application is March 27 2009.
Application Information

Contact
The Tech Awards
The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San Jose CA
95113
United States
Tel: 408 795 6304
http://techawards.thetech.org/
techawards at thetech.org

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