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WORLD HEMP INNOVATION 1
Muska Sobota, April 16th 2014
ANNEX 1
to the Rulebook on granting recognitions to innovations,
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION
APPLICATIONS
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS Slovenia 2014
GLOBAL HEMP INNOVATION
HEMP MATERIALS, HEMP PRODUCTS, HEMP TEHNOLOGY
1. Each member of assessment commission evaluates innovation
proposal according to all listed criteria
stated in the Article 8 of the Rulebook on granting recognitions to GLOBAL HEMP
innovations.
2. The individual criteria are evaluated according to the level of
perfecting criterion with the assessment
between 5 and 10. Evaluation scales are the basis for the assessment. The final
assessment of individual evaluation set is dependent also on the integrity of all
listed facts.
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS – Slovenia 2014 Hemp for new global challenge - Slovenia, a diversity to discover
Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;
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2.1. Inventiveness
Originality
To what extent an innovation exceeds/withdraws from the well-known condition
within the company, in the state or in the world or from the existing business
development guidelines. What is the usage value of the innovation for end-users
in comparison with the existing/so far existing solutions, own or those of the
competition.
Novelty protection
. Invention protected with the patent:
o Already obtained patent protection (where: EU, USA, Slovenia, elsewhere)
o In the process of obtaining patent protection (where: EU, USA, Slovenia,
elsewhere)
o An international inquiry on novelty has been performed in the competent
institution (EPO etc.)
o Patent protection is not possible
. Invention protected with business secret
. Other forms of protection (model, brand etc.)
Evaluations
Evaluation 5: Content on the criterion topic is stated very intangibly;
Evaluation 6: Content on the criterion topic is stated, comparison with the best
or target solutions is not evident;
Evaluation 7: The data enabling comparison of innovation with the existing/so far
existing solutions in the company and proven exceeding of it is given;
Evaluation 8: The data enabling comparison of innovation with the existing/so far
existing solutions in Slovenia and proven exceeding of it is listed;
Novelty protection is assured.
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS – Slovenia 2014 Hemp for new global challenge - Slovenia, a diversity to discover
Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;
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Evaluation 9: The data enabling comparison of innovation with the existing/so far
existing solutions in the world and proven exceeding of it is listed;
Novelty protection is assured.
Evaluation 10: The data enabling comparison of innovation with the existing/so
far existing solutions in the world and proven exceeding of it is listed;
Novelty protection is assured.
2.2 Economic results and announcements
What is the economic value of innovation for the company (in EUR and in %),
e.g.:
. The increase of company revenues, short-and long-term
. Increasing market share
. New working places
. Reducing operating costs
. Increasing profit
. Increasing gross value added per employee
. Proceeds from the sale of intellectual property rights
. Other benefits for the company, which are (still) not financially measurable
. Other useful innovations, and as such being defined by the clients.
2.3 Sustainable view of innovation
Sustainable effects of innovation to the innovative system
Innovative process has:
. encouraged the development of invention - innovation system in the company,
. strengthened competences of company for rapid development and development
from idea to the introduction to market,
. encouraged the development of teamwork,
. encouraged interdisciplinarity while innovating,
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Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;
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. encouraged co-operation with scientific research institutions and universities …
. encouraged co-operation with users at novelty development,
. etc.
Correction (deduction or addition) of evaluation points
Deduction of 0,30 evaluation points if:
There is no given content or it is evident from the content, that the innovation
has the expressive negative impact on the sustainable development;
Deduction of 0,15 evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation has gentle
negative impact on the sustainable development;
No deduction or addition of evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation has no
impact on the sustainable development;
Addition of 0,15 evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation improves the
sustainable development;
Deduction of 0,30 evaluation points if:
There is given content and clear results about important impacts of the
innovation for the improvement of the sustainable development.
Environmental views
. Impacts on sustainable development of the company (on the working
environment, safety at work)
. Impacts outside the company (global, regional and local impacts)
. The importance for the user well-being
. Manufacturing resources (non-renewable natural resources, waste, efficient use
of materials, efficient use of energy, the burden of work)
. Greenhouse gas emissions
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Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;
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. Addressing the user (stimulating consumption, stimulating saving)
. Energy needs in the life cycle of innovation
. Destruction at the end of the life cycle (recycling, waste)
Correction (deduction or addition) of evaluation points
Deduction of 0,30 evaluation points if:
There is no given content or it is evident from the content, that the innovation
has the expressive negative impact on the environment;
Deduction of 0,15 evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation has gentle
negative impact on the environment;
No deduction or addition of evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation has no
impact on the environment;
Addition of 0,15 evaluation points if:
There is given content, from which it is evident, that the innovation improves the
environment;
Addition of 0,30 evaluation points if:
There is given content and clear results about important impacts of the
innovation for the improvement of the environment.
If in the application there is no argumentation in respect to criteria
‘Inventiveness’ and ‘Economic results’, the criterion is evaluated with the
evaluation 5. If in the application there is no argumentation in respect to subcriteria ‘Sustainable views on innovation’, Correction – deduction of evaluation
points of 0,30 will be given for each unfounded sub-criterion(-0,30 for
sustainable impacts and -0,30 for environmental views).
The final evaluation represents the average of criterion evaluations in respect to
Inventiveness and Economic results, to which the Correction (deduction or
addition) of evaluation points will be added up or subtracted from the
Sustainable view on innovation.
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS – Slovenia 2014 Hemp for new global challenge - Slovenia, a diversity to discover
Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;
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. Golden recognition is to be awarded for the final evaluation grade 9 or
higher;
. Silver recognition is to be awarded for the final evaluation higher than 8 and
lower than 9 or equal to 8;
. Bronze recognition is to be awarded for the final evaluation higher than 7,4
and smaller than 8 or equal to 7,4.
For the innovation, for which it is obvious that it did not benefit from an
organized and professional support, the commission can reduce the above
mentioned criteria for 10% in the following way:
. Golden recognition is awarded for the final evaluation 8,1 or higher,
. Silver recognition is awarded for the final evaluation, which is higher than 7,2
and lower than 8,1 or equal to 7,2.
. Bronze recognition is awarded for the final evaluation, which is higher than 6,7
and lower than 7,2 or equal to 6,7.
WORLD HEMP CONGRESS – Slovenia 2014 Hemp for new global challenge - Slovenia, a diversity to discover
Panonia – zavod za alternativne in kmetijske rastline s poudarkom na ekologiji in klimatskih spremembah /
Panonia – Institute for alternative and agricultural crops, with an emphasis on ecology and climate change /Non-profit member of the
project European Technology Development Centre of the Industrial Hemp; All project rights reserved;