Technology and innovation at the tipping point
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Chep, the creators of CanTrack, the solar-powered ULD tracking device, has won the top prize of $10,000 in IATA’s Air Cargo Innovation Awards.
In the closing ceremony at the World Cargo Symposium in Shanghai, three finalists presented their ideas to the delegates, who in a very ...
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Ed Kerwin
March 15, 2015 at 12:10 amIs there an awards process that has no flaws and does not receive criticism? The air cargo industry seems to be suffering from a real or perceived failure to innovate. Shouldn’t we applaud attempts to support and motivate people and companies to challenge the status quo and seek new ways to get the job done better? And regardless of who wins an award, it will be the ones who do a better job of serving the customer that will win the most important prize.
Andrew Heath
March 17, 2015 at 1:41 amAs a contributor to the innovation award, we believed this award would be an opportunity to present seeding innovation, gain industry feedback, networking opportunities and possible partners.
While the finalist are deserving, their innovation had already been tested and they were in the implementation phase not innovation phase, so this appeared more of a marketing exercise for larger companies.
Unfortunately the winner was also a sponsor of the conference, this is not a good look to encourage other companies to enter the innovators awards next time.
Our suggestion is focus on seeding innovation, invite more people to the conference and create networking opportunities to present idea to industry in a Q&A 10 min pitch.
This is more likely to achieve the desired outcome of new innovation entering the industry.
Many thanks
Andrew Heath
Director
Medical Connect
Alex Lennane
April 01, 2015 at 10:39 amAndrew – thanks for your comments. I’d be delighted if you could contact The Loadstar to let us know about your entry.