The Inventors Garage Competition closes for entries on the 20 August 2014 1 September 2014. This competition is open to everyone across all industries! You can enter your invention / discovery / design / creation / model / prototype as an individual, a company, team or group. The competition has an open category and a junior category (below 19 years). The judging criteria is:
- The WOW FACTOR
- The ORIGINALITY
- The NEED
- The POTENTIAL
- The PRACTICALITY
- The CREATIVITY
- of your invention/discovery/design/creation/model/prototype.
Over R 25 000 cash prizes are available, with the winner taking R 15 0000-00, and the entry with the most votes on Facebook receiving R 5000-00. In addition, the following is on offer:
- The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Tokyo, Japan, in Partnership with SA Innovation Summit, offers 1 winner out of qualifying companies will win an all expenses paid trip to Tokyo, Japan to the South Africa-Japan Innovation in Business Forum in October 2014.
- Ten or more of the BEST entries will be exhibited at the SA Innovation Summit in the SparkLab
OPEN CATEGORY:
An industrial designer or architect can enter a model of a bridge or building; a graphic designer can enter an animation; a scientist can enter his/her discovery or invention (as long as it can be displayed physically for the exhibition); an entrepreneur can enter a prototype of his invention etc.
JUNIOR INVENTORS CATEGORY: Kids below 19 only
You can enter your invention / discovery / design / creation / model / prototype as an individual, a school team or group of friends. This category is brought to you by the ESKOM EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS (Visit http://www.exposcience.co.za/ to learn more about it)
The guidance for entries is listed below, and requirements are well within reach of entrepreneurs who have a concept or a prototype:
IT IS EASY TO ENTER:
1) Take a photo of the invention/discovery/
design/creation/model/ prototype. Please note that your innovation should not have been commercialised yet. The Intellectual Property should belong to you and you should be able to supply proof of ownership on request. 2) Write a paragraph of 150 words maximum about your invention/innovation.
3) Enter the competition online at HERE by completing the entry form between 1 April 2014 and 20 August 2014. No late entries will be accepted.
4) Please take note that the posting of your innovation on the SA Innovation Summit Facebook Fan Page Album, and the subsequent exhibition thereof at the Innovation Summit, will constitute a public disclosure which may preclude you from obtaining patent and/or design protection for your innovation. Innovators are therefore advised to take the necessary steps to protect their intellectual property before such disclosure. For more information, innovators can contact Lodewyk Cilliers at Spoor & Fisher – l.cilliers@spoor.com.
In the entry form:
• Attach a photo of your innovation (please ensure that the photo is in JPEG format and does not exceed 1MB). You are allowed to upload a maximum of three photos. One photo will be chosen to post on the official Inventor’s Garage Competition Entries 2014 Page on the official SA Innovation Summit Facebook Page.
• A title for your innovation and 150 words describing your innovation.
• Your confirmation that you accept the terms and conditions (below) of the competition.
• Your personal and business details.One of the photos you submitted and your 150 words will be posted on the official Inventor’s Garage Competition Entries 2014 Album on the Facebook page in the photo gallery within 48 hours after you entered the competition.
This competition is brought to you by the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ). Visit http://www.elidz.co.za/ to read more about ELIDZ.