QUALITY INNOVATION AWARD 2020
The maximum length of the completed application is about 2-4 pages and max 5 attachments / 10 pages. Please send the completed
application form to Indian Society for Quality through mail to info@isqnet.org .
You can find the details here: http://www.qualityinnovation.org/participate-now/
Note: More information about the competition and participation can be found at www.qualityinnovation.org
The official name of the organisation
Postal address Postal code City
Street address GST-number
Billing address (if applicable and different from above)
Contact person Telephone Email
Application fee
There might be an application fee depending on which country you are participating in. Please see competition partner sites for
details. – to be finalised
Competition category (Please delete unnecessary categories. An innovation may only participate in 1 category.)
Potential innovations - For all innovations that are "still on paper" and have not been tested in the market yet
Circular economy and carbon neutrality innovations - For innovations that have a clear environmental focus
Health care sector innovations - For innovations in the health care sector
Education sector innovations - For innovations in the education sector
Public sector innovations - For innovations in the public / municipal sector
Business innovations (Micro & startup) - For companies with turnover less than 2 million EURO (18 crores equivalent INR) and
less than 10 employees)
Business innovations (Small and Medium) - For companies with turnover less than 50 million EURO (450 crores equivalent INR)
and less than 250 employees
Business innovations (Large) - For companies with turnover more than 50 million EURO and/or more than 250 employees
Has the innovation taken part into Quality Innovation Award in the past? If yes, which year and what are the main improvements
made after that?
Total number of employees
The name of the quality innovation (max. 100 characters)
A short description of the quality innovation (max. 200 characters)
Description of the innovation (Explain what the essence of this innovation is, starting point, steps taken, resources used (human
and financial) and a description of how the innovation has made a difference at financially or environmentally) (max. 2000
characters)
INNOVATIVENESS
Self-assessment of the innovation's novel features. How the innovation does fulfil and/or exceed the customers, society’s or
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environments needs in a new or significantly revised way? (max. 1000 characters)
Self-assessment of usability. How is the innovation applied in practice? Is it done systematically and according to a plan within the
organisation? Is the innovation usable? (max. 1000 characters)
Learning. Is the innovation based on a new idea or discovery? Is the innovation based on a systematic development process?
Does the innovation extend and existing knowledge or practice? (max. 1000 characters)
QUALITY
Self-assessment of customer orientation. How does the innovation correspond to stakeholders and customers current and/or
future needs? How does the innovation fulfil and exceed their requirements and expectations? (max. 1000 characters)
Self-assessment of effectiveness. How has the innovation improved technological and commercial performance with regard to the
customer and ecological / social responsibility? (max. 1000 characters)
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