The Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) is thrilled to introduce the GIMI Innovation Awards 2024. With a legacy of excellence in training, certifying, and implementing best practices in innovation, GIMI aims to honor the most exceptional innovations and innovators worldwide. These awards recognize groundbreaking achievements across the public, private, and social sectors, fostering a global culture of creativity and excellence.

Categories

Organization-Based Awards:

• 1. Best Innovation – Private Sector: Recognizing the most impactful innovation ideated, incubated and implemented by a private sector company, including products, services, or other offerings.
• 2. Best Innovation – Public Sector: Honoring innovations ideated, incubated and implemented by public sector entities that have demonstrated profound impact. Category includes service innovation, process innovation, organizational innovation, communication innovation, and policy innovation.
• 3. Best Social Innovation: Celebrating innovations that have significantly improved societal well-being, and have delivered large impact.
• 4. Best Innovation Framework: Recognizing the best methodologies or frameworks for innovation management, including partnership programs, processes, strategy, etc. This cathegory is sponsored by the Global Council of Innovative Organizations (GCIO).
• 5. Best Innovative Education Program: Rewarding programs run by educational organizations, including universities, institutes, and schools, that create impact through innovation.
• 6. Best Startup Ecosystem Support Organization: Recognizing top incubators, accelerators, or hubs that support and foster innovation within the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• 7. Best Science and Technology Parks/Centers: Honoring outstanding contributions by science and technology parks/centers in promoting innovation. This cathegory is sponsored by the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation.

Individual-Based Awards:

• 8. Best Innovator – Private Sector: Recognizing innovators who showcase all innovators mindset traits and provide evidence of being catalysts for change in the private sector.
• 9. Best Innovator – Public Sector: Celebrating innovators who showcase all innovators mindset traits and provide evidence of being catalysts for change in the public sector
• 10. Best Social Innovator: Honoring individuals making significant social impacts through innovation.
• 11. Best Innovative Entrepreneur – Start-up: Recognizing top innovative entrepreneurs within the global startup circuit
• 12. Long Life Trajectory “The Ronald Jonash’s Award”: An honorary award given yearly to a distinguished member of the community, recognizing their long-term contributions to innovation.

After submitting your application through the portal, return to this page to select and click on your fee category below to make the payment. Applications will only be taken into consideration after payment

Jury

To be announced in August 30

The Event

Join us for the grand unveiling of the GIMI Innovation Awards 2024 in the vibrant city of Barcelona, scheduled for November 2024. This global event will bring together the brightest minds in innovation to celebrate their remarkable contributions. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with leading innovators, partake in insightful discussions, and witness the recognition of groundbreaking achievements in innovation across various sectors.

The event will take place on the side lines of the Smart City Expo World Congress, during November 5th to 7th: SCEWC 5-7 NOV 2024 | SCEWC 5 – 7 NOV 2024 (smartcityexpo.com)

Mark your calendars and be part of this inspiring celebration of creativity and excellence.

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