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
See also
* List of computer science awards * List of computer-related awards *References
External links
* {{Institution of Engineering and Technology 1992 establishments in the United Kingdom Awards established in 1992 British science and technology awards Computer science awards Engineering awards Institution of Engineering and Technology Lord Mountbatten