The Tech Awards is a program of The Tech Museum of Innovation wherein innovators from any country are recognized for technological contributions which benefit the greatest number of people. Awards are granted in five categories - environment, economic development, equality, education, and health. The Tech Museum has granted the awards yearly since 2001 to multiple recipients in each category, and as of 2011, one recipient in each category also gets a cash award of $50,000 from any of various award sponsors.
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The Tech Museum created the award in response to The Millennium Project's State of the Future report, which recommends the granting of awards to accelerate technological to improve the human condition.[1]
The following organizations have sponsored The Tech Awards:
| Award Laureates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | award | laureate | affiliation | contribution | region | notes |
| 2010 | environment | Peer Water Exchange | Blue Planet Network | water sustainability | India | award |
| 2010 | economic development | Alexis T. Belonio | Gasification system for rice husks | Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam | award | |
| 2010 | education | BBC World Service Trust | Mobile application development to teach English | Bangladesh | award | |
| 2010 | equality | A Single Drop for Safe Water | social entrepreneurship for drinking water | Philippines | award | |
| 2010 | health | Venkatesh Mannar | promotion of double-fortified salt | India | award | |