LONDON KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AWARDS 2008
21 Aug 2008
The London Knowledge Transfer Awards will be launched on September 4.
Organised by the London Development Agency, the Awards seek to recognise London’s innovation in the business arena.
London has a world leading knowledge base. This is comprised of education establishments and research organisations, together with the structure to transfer that knowledge. The Awards will raise awareness of the benefits of using this resource and how to access it, by seeking examples of best practice within the City.
Emma Shelley, Senior Development Manager at the LDA, said: “Innovation is the key to higher productivity and better service and the roots of innovation can be found within the education and research establishments. We are looking for individuals and organisations that excel at transferring the knowledge from the knowledge base into practical use within the commercial world. My message is simple; if you are engaged in knowledge transfer within London, then you should get involved with the London Knowledge Transfer Awards.”
The inaugural 2008 London Knowledge Transfer Awards will comprise six individual categories and one overall top achievement award - The Knowledge Transfer Collaboration of 2008.
The individual categories are:
¦ Commercial Deal of the Year
¦ Innovative Student Placement Award
¦ The Knowledge Transfer Champion
¦ The Not-for-Profit Award
¦ Collaborative Innovation Excellence
¦ Knowledge Base Collaboration Award
The Awards will launch in September and will be open to all businesses and knowledge base organisations located within London, large or small. There will be a simple entry process which will feature an online facility on the Awards Website. After the closing date, those selected as finalists, will be visited by a judging team and the winners of each category will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Friday 5 December 2008 to be held at the Royal Garden Hotel Kensington.
If your organisation wishes to sponsor one of the Awards, sponsorship opportunities are still available. Click here to access the sponsorship pack.
