Technology Academy Finland (TAF) awards the global one-million-euro Millennium Technology Prize and runs associated events and initiatives.
The Millennium Technology Prize is the preeminent €1 million award focused on technological innovations for a better life. The winning innovations are scientifically rigorous, globally accessible, and uniquely significant in their field.
One of TAF’s strengths is the tripartite cooperation between industry, governmental organizations and the scientific community and its extensive network in all these sectors. The three sectors are also represented in the TAF Board and in the different committees.
TAF started operating under the name of the Finnish Technology Award Foundation in 2003. In 2005, the name changed to the Millennium Prize Foundation. The name was changed to the Technology Academy Finland in 2008.
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) governs and develops the Millennium Technology Prize, increases public awareness of the Prize and ensures its high academic standard. TAF provides an international meeting ground for corporate life, academia and policymakers, and improves Finland’s position in the global community.
The Board ensures that the foundation’s activities are executed in a proper manner and that the organisation’s funds are invested in safe and appropriate ways. The Board is also responsible for appointing the foundation’s President and CEO and members of the Executive Committee.
Chair of the board, Professor, University of Helsinki
The Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland STV
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion TES
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK
Representative of Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
Representative of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
Representative of Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
Representative of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
President, Sitra
Government Chief Information Officer, Director General, Ministry of Finance
Director General, Business Finland
Director General, Innovation and Enterprise Financing, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Rector, Tampere University
Rector, University of Helsinki
Rector, Åbo Akademi University
Rector, University of Oulu
Chair of the board, Professor, University of Helsinki
The Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland STV
Representative of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
Maija Liiri-Virmiala, CEO, Technology Academy Finland
Chair
LL.M., Chairman of the Board, Linnea Capital Oy
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion TES
Representative of Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
CEO
Mission of the Committee is to identify and define the innovation branch in Finland and the most significant phenomena for it. The Committee aims to run a diverse discussion on the issue from different point of views in order that Technology Academy Finland for its part can promote the issue on a most prominent way for Finland.
The Committee acts like a think tank, meetings are being held at least two times a year.
Universities
Trade and industry
Academies
Public sector and decision makers
Secretary: Maija Liiri-Virmiala, Technology Academy Finland
The Communication Committee’s mission is to highlight the importance of research, knowledge and innovation for the well-being and future development of society, and to promote Finland as a high-tech country. The members of the Committee represent Millennium Technology Prize partner universities and companies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Sitra (the Finnish Innovation Fund), Business Finland, TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland), Healthtech Finland and the Research Council of Finland.
Chair of the Committee:
Members:
More information:
Maija Liiri-Virmiala
CEO, Technology Academy Finland
maija.virmiala@millenniumprize.org
Technology Academy Finland is a participant of the
UN Global Compact initiative that supports the United Nations’ universal principles and Sustainable Development Goals. It has more than 17 000 member organizations around the world.
Read our Communication on Engagement of the practical actions that we have taken to support the initiative.
