Innovators of America Announces Evaluation Period
The Innovators of America Movement, sponsored by CAF and Grupo Ezentis, S.A., announced the start of the evaluation period corresponding to the second edition of its Award, after receiving 846 applications from 20 countries in Latin America.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- The Innovators of America Movement, sponsored by CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) and Grupo Ezentis, S.A., announced the start of the evaluation period corresponding to the second edition of its Award.
The entity informed that this phase started just after the deadline for the reception of applications closed, with 846 applications from 20 countries in Latin America.
To this effect, the team of researchers, whose members may be consulted accessing www.innovadoresdeamerica.org, is already evaluating and validating the 846 proposed innovations.
It was explained that this process is used to show that the applications are valid and provable, in addition to confirming that they have made real contributions to the environment, society, science, or education, and have shown their feasibility and functioning.
After the first filter has been carried out, the researchers send them to the jury so that this group of three per category may select the finalists who will be announced on June 13th, 2014.
About Innovators of America
Innovators of America, the continental award for the promotion of innovation in Latin America is a tool to exchange knowledge and opportunities for multiple institutions of the academic, private, and governmental sectors, encouraging the creation of a super network of allies that work in a new development model of our region.
The award recognizes the most distinguished projects of Latin America in six (6) categories: Social Development, Education, Design, Enterprise and Industry, Sustainability and Ecology, and Science and Technology. The winners will receive a statue that distinguishes them as Innovators of America, and a cash prize of 50 thousand Dollars which will be delivered on August 21st in Medellin, Colombia.
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