About
International Young Inventors Award (IYIA) is one of the annual events organized by the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA) as part of the Indonesia Inventors Day (IID).
The International Young Inventors Exhibition (IYIA) has been held since 2014, in 2018 the World Invention and Technology Exhibition (WINTEX) was also held for the first time and in 2019 these two exhibitions were combined under the common name – Indonesian Inventors Day.
IID is an international platform where local and international inventors, researchers and scientists present their inventions and innovations, share their experiences and find sponsors for their research and investors for the commercialization of their projects.
Inventors of all ages are welcome to participate in the exhibitions held during IID:
- STEM for schoolchildren up to 15 years old
- IYIA for schoolchildren from 15 to 18 years old inclusive
- WINTEX for inventors over 18 years old
Russian schoolchildren took part in the IYIA twice (in 2018 and 2022).
In order for a project to be eligible for participation in the exhibition, it must fit into one of fifteen thematic categories:
- Biotechnology
- Beauty and Personal Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medicine and Therapy
- Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure
- Social Sciences
- Cooking and Food
- Aviation and Transport
- Sports, Leisure, Leisure Equipment, Fashion and Activewear
- Agriculture, Livestock, Horticulture, Aquaculture and Fish Farming
- Energy and Electricity
- Environmental protection
- Green technologies, biofuels, textile and chemical industries
- Industrial design (devices, mechanisms, equipment, production process)
- Internet of things, applications and information and communication technologies
- Educational and training materials