Twenty Five Global Innovators Named as 2005 Tech Museum Awards Laureates
Press Release Date
Wednesday, 21 September, 2005
The Tech Museum of Innovation today announced the 25 Laureates for the 2005 Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc. At a black tie awards gala on November 9, Silicon Valley leaders and representatives from partners the United Nations Development Programme, The World Bank Institute, and Santa Clara University, will honor all 25 for their pioneering work in developing technology for the benefit of humanity. Five of these Laureates will share a $250,000 cash prize.
Annually, The Tech Awards honor individuals, for-profit, public and not-for-profit organizations from around the world who are applying technology to profoundly improve the human condition in the areas of environment, economic development, education, equality and health.
An esteemed panel of judges considered 560 nominations, representing 80 countries. The 25 Laureates come from Brazil, Canada, Cuba, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Their work impacts people in 43 countries around the globe.
"The Tech Museum Awards were founded to shine a spotlight on the innovative work of those who dedicate their lives to using technology to help others," said The Tech's President Meredith Taylor. "By celebrating the accomplishments of our Laureates, we can encourage others to become social entrepreneurs who leverage technology to make the world safer, healthier, and more equitable."
"The Tech Awards Laureates exhibit the same pioneering spirit that has inspired the world's greatest inventions and innovations," stated Jim Morgan, Chairman of presenting sponsor Applied Materials. "Their breakthrough technologies are helping to provide basic needs and infrastructure, and the ultimate promise of their work is its power to have a positive impact on individuals and society."
"Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society is honored to be associated with the Tech Awards," said Geof Bowker, executive director of CSTS. "For the fifth year, an interdisciplinary team of academics and judges from SCU have chosen from hundreds of inspiring projects from around the world to find Laureates who can and will make a difference in many lives."
For more information on the awards and this year's Laureates, visit www.techawards.org.
The 2005 Tech Museum Awards Laureates:
Intel Environment Award – Developing or using technologies that conserve and protect our planet's ecosystems:
- CTx GreEn, Kitchener, ON, Canada
- Envirofit International, Ltd., Fort Collins, CO
- Enviro Options (Pty) Ltd., Kya Sands, South Africa
- Norman Holy, Better Gear, Yardley, PA
- Reef Ball Foundation, Woodstock, GA
- ABT Insulpanel, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
- BMS, Friars Hill,WV
- Malnutrition Matters, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
- WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia
- Gilbert Clark, Telescopes in Education Foundation, Altadena, CA
- Design that Matters, Inc., Cambridge, MA
- Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice, Oxford, UK
- In2Books, Washington, DC
- MIT OpenCourseWare, Cambridge, MA
- Hib Vaccine Team, Cuba/Canada
- OraSure Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, PA
- Partners In Health, Boston, MA
- Project Impact, Berkeley, CA
- Dr. Joshua Silver, University of Oxford, UK
- AMD, Sunnyvale, CA
- AnthroTronix, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
- CEMINA (Communication, Education and Information on Gender), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Centre for the Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment, Lahore, Pakistan
- Human Rights In China, New York, NY/Hong Kong
