AHSF Innovation Award winners announced

AHSF Innovation Award winners announced

AMMAN “” The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (AHSF) on Wednesday announced the winners of its 2020 Innovation Award.

"This award gives way to uncover creative ideas and innovative solutions that Jordanian youth could provide, in order to overcome many obstacles and challenges,“ according to AHSF's CEO Valentina Kassisieh.

The second edition of the award covers six fields, including healthcare and biomedical technology, labour market and economic productivity solutions, educational solutions, culture and art, agriculture, in addition to green technology and environmental sustainability, Ala' I Abu Lail, head of the innovation section at the AHSF told The Jordan Times over the phone on Monday.

"Innovation is one of AHSF's three main pillars, therefore the award aims to be part of the innovation-led growth by spreading a culture of innovation across various sectors,“ Abu Lail added.

The objective of the award's second edition, is to support ideation processes, in addition to enabling the growth of Jordanian innovations that bring crisis-responsive and adaptive social impact, especially in the context of the pandemic, according to the AHSF website.

Furthermore, Abu Lail said that "what makes this edition so special is that six out of the nine winners were women“.

She pointed out that the award, which was established back in