Swedish Innovation Award 2014
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| Coordinator | VECKANS AFFÄRER AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | May 2014 - November 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The Swedish Innovation Award has since 2007 been awarded to innovative companies and/or individuals. VINNOVA has been partner to the Swedish Innovation Award since several years. From 2010 the award has been extended with a second category Innovation Award Student. This year the finalists and the laureates were presented November 4th, 2014, at the event Future Day, arranged by Veckans Affärer.
Results and expected effects
The six finalists were presented during the event Future Day on the 4th of November, arranged by Veckans Affärer, where VINNOVA also had an own break out session about innovation with focus on Digital Health. The award winners were presented in the evening, at a event with invited guests. The winner in the first catebory was Yubikey a solution to fast, safe and simple log in to internet with an USB-kay. The winner in Innovation Award Student was Swiftcourt, a digital tool to solve small legal disputes.
Approach and implementation
The six finalists were presented during the event Future Day on the 4th of November, arranged by Veckans Affärer, where VINNOVA also had an own break out session about innovation with focus on Digital Health. The award winners were presented in the evening, at a event with invited guests. The laurates behind the awarded innovations, Yubikey and Swiftcourt, were also interviewed in a major story in Veckans Affärer and on the news site va.se.