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1st OSH Innovation & Technology Award
Award Info & Judging Criteria
Categories
- Individually or forming a team of 2 to 4 members
- Secondary School Category
- Must be studying at a secondary school in Hong Kong in the 2023/24 academic year.
- Applications should be made via or be endorsed by relevant school.
- Open Category
- Person(s) who are 18 years of age or above, or studying in a local tertiary institution/university, and must be the holder of a valid Hong Kong Identity Card.
Award
- All qualified participants and coaches/ instructors from Secondary School Category or from tertiary institutions will receive participation certificates.
- There are gold, silver, bronze, and merit awards for each category, with corresponding prizes set out in the table:
(Special Award)*
Secondary School Category
$20,000
Open Category
$80,000
Secondary School Category
$10,000
Open Category
$50,000
Secondary School Category
$8,000
Open Category
$40,000
Secondary School Category
$5,000
Open Category
$30,000
Secondary School Category
$1,000
Open Category
$20,000
- The Innovation Award (Special Award) is the highest honor award in this competition. It will be awarded to works reaching superb standards that have been unanimously recognized by all members of the judging panel. Since each entry is only entitled to one award, if a centain work is awarded this Innovation Award, it will not be conferred with other awards. (i.e. gold, silver, bronze and merit.)
The secondary school (Secondary School Category) and tertiary institution /organization (Open Category) receiving the highest total scores from entries coming from the respective entity will be awarded a trophy.
Shortlisted participants will be invited to display and introduce their projects at the OSH Innovation Expo which tentatively will be held in mid/ late March 2024. Projects getting most votes from visitors of the Expo in each award category will receive this award.
- Awardees and/or their projects may have a chance to learn more about the start-up programmes operated by the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (STP) or Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), or be supported by STP or Cyberport to join the relevant schemes, subject to the respective requirements.
- Place event advertorial on the online newspapers, websites and Occupational Safety & Health Council Green Cross Magazine.
- Invite the awardees to media interview(s) (e.g. radio stations/ campus special issues/ newspaper STEM campus editions etc.)
Judging Panel
- Representative of organizer
- Representatives of co-organizers
- Representatives of Innovation & Technology sector
Judging Criteria
- Secondary School Category
The project/ idea can show the innovation and uniqueness, which can bring new ideas or methods to occupational safety and health field.
The project/ idea is maneuverable and implementable, which is practical and applicable to the relevant occupation or work environment, and cost-effective. In addition, the research project or work has been supported by experiments and scientific data, and has undergone field testing and experiments.
The project/ idea can meet the expectation and performance on occupational safety and health, by using quantitative indicators to measure the improvement, for example, reducing accidents and occupational diseases while increasing productivity.
The project/ idea has long-term impact and scalability, capable of producing lasting change.
Judging Criteria
- Open Category
(Including tertiary institutions/ universities/ enterprises)
The project/ idea can show the innovation and uniqueness, which can bring new cogitation to the existing occupational safety and health field.
The project/ idea is maneuverable and implementable, which is practical and applicable to the relevant occupation or work environment, and cost-effective. In addition, the research project or work has been supported by experiments and scientific data, and has undergone field testing and experiments.
The project/ idea can meet the expectation and performance on occupational safety and health, by using quantitative indicators to measure the improvement, for example, reducing accidents and occupational diseases while increasing productivity.
The project/ idea has long-term impact and scalability, capable of producing lasting change.
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