The Award

Low technological solutions or products for basic supply problems in developing and emerging countries – this is what the Siemens Stiftung sought to identify. Since the launch of the competition at the UN Summit for Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, inventors and developers around the world were called upon to submit their tested innovations in the categories of Water & Waste Water, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Waste Management & Recycling, Healthcare, Housing & Construction and Information & Communication Technology.

The deadline for entries was on 31st January 2013.