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Creativity and innovation at TeenTech Awards
Paul Fletcher, Group CEO of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, joined a host of celebrities, journalists and eminent academics at the Royal Society to meet the talented young entrepreneurs and hear more about their cutting-edge insights into how to harness technology to make the world better at the recent TeenTech 2016 Awards.
Earlier in the year BCS President Ray Long undertook the preliminary round of judging before more than 120 teens were given the opportunity to get their ideas in front of the businesses and individuals who can help commercialise them and make them a reality.
BCS Group CEO, Paul Fletcher, said of the experience: “The day was incredibly inspiring, with so many young people demonstrating great creativity and technological know-how. It was a pleasure to meet so many motivated young people.”
Ray Long, BCS President added: “The ideas that these young people have created to solve real life problems are truly innovative. It is vital that we encourage more young people to consider IT and technology as a potential career option; it’s the profession which underpins so many aspects of society. It’s truly an exciting career especially as many of the roles of the future are unknown today.”
Paul and Ray represented BCS, as part of our purpose to make IT good for society. Fellow judges included: Professor Brian Cox, theoretical physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Channel 4’s Dr. Christian Jessen, BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, tech reporter for BBC Click LJ Rich, Channel 4 News’ Geoff White, science and tech reporter Dallas Campbell, Gemma Morris from SKY, Fran Scott, CBBC Science Presenter and Jo Johnson MP.
The annual TeenTech Awards challenge youngsters aged between 11-18 years old to use technology to solve real-world problems by researching current markets and gleaning advice from industry experts. The students came up with scientific and technological solutions to real problems across a range of categories including energy, healthcare, education, entertainment, environment, transport, construction, and wearables.
The awards were set up to excite young people about the ever-expanding career possibilities available in the fields of science, engineering and technology, with TeenTech events taking place across the UK throughout the year - seeing hundreds of schools benefit from hands-on exhibits and challenges.
“Every year we are blown away by the exceptional standard of entries coming through the awards, and this year has been no exception. The Awards offer an incredible opportunity for businesses, and academics to get a genuine insight into just how entrepreneurial and tech-savvy the youngsters of today can prove to be,” said TeenTech’s founder and CEO, Maggie Philbin.
“With the right support, the kids of today display bundles of enthusiasm and time and again prove how capable they are of shaping the future in a really positive way. The Awards are without doubt the highlight of the TeenTech calendar and really sum up what we’re about; embracing creative talent, putting youngsters face-to-face with industry professionals, and encouraging them to see the power and potential of their ideas.”
The full list of winners can be found at the TeenTech website.
