Back جائزة الألفية للتقانة Arabic Premi de Tecnologia del Mil·lenni Catalan Millennium Technology Prize German Premio de Tecnología del Milenio Spanish جایزه فناوری هزاره FA Millennium-teknologiapalkinto Finnish Prix Millennium Technology French Premio Millennium Technology Italian ミレニアム技術賞 Japanese Prêmio de Tecnologia do Milênio Portuguese
| The Millennium Technology Prize | |
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| Awarded for | Life-enhancing technological innovation |
| Country | Finland |
| Presented by | Technology Academy Finland |
| Reward(s) | €1 million |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | millenniumprize |
The Millennium Technology Prize (Finnish: Millennium-teknologiapalkinto) is one of the world's largest technology prizes.[1][2][3] It is awarded once every two years by Technology Academy Finland, an independent foundation established by Finnish industries, academic institutions, and the state of Finland. The patron of the prize is the President of Finland. The Millennium Technology Prize is Finland's tribute to innovations for a better life. The aims of the prize are to promote technological research and Finland as a high-tech Nordic welfare state. The prize was inaugurated in 2004.[2]
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Mr. Berners-Lee will finally be recognized, with the award of the world's largest technology prize, the Millennium Technology Prize from the Finnish Technology Award Foundation
- ^ a b "Top prize for 'light' inventor". BBC News. September 8, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
The Millennium Technology Prize is the world's largest technology award, equivalent to the Nobel Prizes for science
- ^ "Shuji Nakamura, inventor of bright LED lights, gets Millennium Prize". Helsingin Sanomat. June 16, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
It is the world's largest prize for technology