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Finns to Award 1 Million Euros In First Global Award for Technological Achievement

Finns to Award 1 Million Euros In First Global Award for Technological Achievement

Published 10-27-03

Submitted by Finnish Technology Award Foundation

WASHINGTON,DC - The Finnish Technology Award Foundation has called for entries in its Millennium Technology Prize competition, the first international acknowledgement of outstanding technological achievements aimed at promoting sustainable development of society and quality of life.

"While there are international awards for scientific achievement, this is the first for technology that has been created and applied," says Finnish Ambassador to the United States Jukka Valtasaari. To symbolize the global nature of the award, Valtasaari announced the Dec. 31 application deadline to the worldwide media from Washington.

Every two years, the foundation will present a cash prize of 1 million euros and a trophy to an individual, a group of individuals or a research team that contributed to the accomplishment. Each biennial prize will be awarded in one of four technology categories: energy and the environment; communication and information; new materials and processes; or healthcare and life sciences. The prize can be awarded for pure or applied research conducted during the past 10 years that has resulted in a verifiable application.

The first biennial award ceremony is set for Helsinki's Finlandia Hall on June 16, 2004. The Millennium Technology Conference will be held in conjunction with the event.

Winners will be selected by an eight-member international committee chaired by Professor Pekka Tarjanne of the Finnish Academy of Technology. Other judges are Bertil Andersson, European Scientific Foundation, Sweden; Alexander d'Arbeloff, MIT Sloan School, United States; Akito Arima, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan; Pierre Fillet, European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering, France; Juhani Kuusi, Nokia Corporation, Finland; Bengt Stenlund, Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland, Finland; and Paavo Uronen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.

Nominations will be accepted from approved organizations such as universities, research institutes and national academies of science and engineering. Citizens of all nations are eligible for the honor, but the prize cannot be awarded for a lifetime career or posthumously. The first winner will be announced on April 15, 2004.

Additional information about the award and a nomination form are availableonline at www.technologyawards.org.

The Finnish Technology Award Foundation is an independent fund establishedin 2002. Its mission is to promote scientific research aimed at developingnew technology that will have a positive effect on the quality of life andwill encourage wide-ranging networking around similar goals.

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