The Volvo Sustainable Mobility award sponsored by Volvo Buses was established to help and support all groups, organizations, institutes and individuals with innovative ideas for supporting sustainable transport in cities. The main objective for presenting the award is to stress the growing need for development of efficient and realistic urban transport & mobility system that is capable of addressing the needs of rapidly growing population in the cities.
According to Akash Passey, Managing Director & CEO, Volvo Buses in South Asia, “Urban transport is a fast evolving model in India. Efforts by the Central and state governments, have been actively supported by various interest groups in a bid to attract people to shift to public transport. This award is an attempt by Volvo Buses to recognise efforts of groups and individuals who have gone beyond the convention and have come up with innovative ideas to improve the urban transport systems in India. At Volvo, we are committed to bring about change that benefits the society and make better the lives of people in urban centres. We hope that this initiative will spur people to come up with more ideas to make urban transport in India as good as in other countries.”
This award is an effort from Volvo Buses to identify initiatives that can influence/ are influencing improvements in city transport systems and support the cause. The winner will receive a cash award of 700,000 INR and runners-up 300,000 INR.
Scoring Criteria
The scoring for nominations will be done broadly on the basis of the following criteria:
– Innovativeness of the idea
– Practical implementation or level of engagement with society
– Achievement or potential impact of the initiative
Unique concepts will also be taken into account in shortlisting entries. Emphasis will be on ideas that are viable and can be implemented. A jury comprising eminent people from the industry, academicians and other stakeholders will select the finalists.
All entries should be submitted with the following documents:
– Purpose and scope of the project
– Achievements till date
– Next Steps Planned
– References
The project report should be maximum 25 pages with clear demarcation in the form of chapters and quantification of achievements wherever possible. It should also contain biodata/ profile of the group and individuals involved in the project.
The last date for registering entries is August 30, 2011. The last date for submitting project details is September 1, 2011.
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