SKAPA National Award 2015
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Stiftelsen SKAPA |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 000 000 |
| Project duration | January 2015 - December 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
Inventions that could be developed into innovations is key to Sweden´s prosperity. We are carrying on a proud tradition since the days of the inventor Alfred Nobel. SKAPA foundation wants to encourage creative people by distributing the largest innovation prize. The prize highlights the importance of innovation for economic development. A prerequisite for economic development is the encouragement of innovation and there has the SKAPA price an important role as an energy creator.
Results and expected effects
The SKAPA prize highlights the importance of innovation for economic development. A prerequisite for economic development is the encouragement of innovation and there has the SKAPA prize an important role as energy creator.
Approach and implementation
The selection of winners is done in two steps. First a jury appointed by the regional ALMI Company with local inventors associations selects one to two county winners for the SKAPA prize who gets 10 000 SEK and go to the big national final. In the second step a national jury selects the national winners. A review panel prepare the work of the national jury.