• Source: IET Mountbatten Medal

The IET Mountbatten Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application. The Medal was established by the National Electronics Council in 1992 and named after Louis Mountbatten, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Admiral of the Fleet and Governor-General of India. Since 2011, the medal has been awarded as one of the IET Achievement Medals.




Eligibility


One of the IET's Prestige Achievement Medals, the Medal is awarded to an individual for an outstanding contribution, or contributions
over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and in the dissemination of the understanding of electronics and information technology to young people, or adults.




Criteria


In selecting a winner, the Panel give particular emphasis to:

the stimulation of public awareness of the significance and value of electronics;
spreading recognition of the economic significance of electronics and IT, and encouraging their effective use throughout industry in general;
encouraging excellence in product innovation and the successful transition of scientific advances to wealth-creating products;
recognising brilliance in academic and industrial research;
encouraging young people of both sexes to make their careers in the electronics and IT industries;
increasing the awareness of the importance of electronics and IT amongst teachers and others in the educational disciplines.




Recipients



As of November 2018




See also


List of computer science awards
List of computer-related awards
List of engineering awards
List of awards named after people




References






External links


"IET Awards - Mountbatten Medal". IET.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• IET Mountbatten Medal
• IET Achievement Medal
• Lord Mountbatten
• Irwin M. Jacobs
• List of titles and honours of Lord Mountbatten
• Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Kevin Warwick
• William Webb (engineer)
• IET Information Security
• List of computer science awards