SIQ - Quality Innovation Award 2018
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | STIFT INSTITUTET FÖR KVALITETSUTVECKLING (SIQ) - SIQ - Institutet för Kvalitetsutveckling |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 250 000 |
| Project duration | October 2018 - December 2018 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The purpose of the Quality Innovation Award is to identify innovations and highlight innovators to premier them and also indirectly inspire others to dare to believe in their ideas. Four innovations have been awarded and prizes and diplomas will be awarded in a ceremoni in Stockholm in February 2019. A press release with the result has also been sent out.
Expected results and effects
Four innovations have been awarded and prizes have been awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm in February 2019. A press release with the result has also been sent. The winners 2018 are: Gimic AB in Växjö: "Cognitive cameras" County Council in Värmland: "Hurmårdu.nu" Nocilis Sensor AB in Sollentuna: "Short Wave Infra Red (SWIR) Camera Chip" SolTech Energy Sweden AB in Stockholm: "SolTech ShingEl"
Planned approach and implementation
The Quality Innovation Award has eight categories in which innovations are evaluated. By 2018 we managed to achieve the same number of applicants as the year before and prices have been awarded to four of the categories under great attention. The winners are very honored and it helps them to make their innovations more famous and thus indirectly inspire others.