1. Eligibility
AABI member incubators and their associations are eligible to be nominated as a
candidate for AABI Award. In the case that an incubator that is not yet an AABI
member wishes to be nominated, it can be a candidate only if it agrees to become
an AABI member. (The nomination shall not be proceeded without Application form
for "Incubator Member" attached.)
2. Criteria
Nominated incubators will be evaluated based on the following 6 points.
Competence of board and management team
Range of services provided and good practices
Current numbers of clients, affiliates, and working area
Program results - No. of jobs created, patents
Financial stability - revenue $ last year vs expenses
Success stories - examples of innovations/ventures from incubator
3. Selection Process
AABI will form the Selection Committee consisting of a chairman (nominated by AABI
president) and business incubation experts from AABI countries and economies.
AABI Association Members will nominate (to the AABI Secretariat) one business incubator
for the award (from their home country/economy). A nomination has to be made through
Association Member. (Incubators are NOT allowed to nominate themselves directly
to the Secretariat.) The Selection Committee will receive and evaluate the nominations,
and select one that best meets the award criteria.
4. Nomination Form
Incubators interested in being nominated, please consult a contact person of Association
Member in your economy and obtain the nomination form.
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（For AABI Incubator Year Award） |
5. AABI Incubator Year Award
AABI Incubator of the Year 2005 Winner
For the year 2005, AABI received 8 nominations from 7 economies. Members of the
Selection Committee (8 experts from 8 countries) scored all nominations. The result
showed that the ITRI Incubator nominated from Chinese Taipei marked the highest
score.
The AABI Incubator of the Year 2005 has been given to;
ITRI Incubator (Nominated from: Chinese Taipei)
AABI Incubator of the Year 2006 Winner
For the year 2006, AABI received 6 nomitaions from 6 economies.Xi'an International
Business Incubator from the People's Republic of China was selected as this year's
award recipient,after judges in the selection committee gave Xi'an International
Business Incubator the highest average score out of a 100-point scale.
The AABI Incubator of the Year 2006 has been given to;
Xi'an International Business Incubator (Nominated from: Shanghai, PR China)
AABI Incubator of the Year 2007 Winner
For the year 2007, AABI received six nominations from six economies. KAIST Office
of University-Industry Cooperation from Korea was selected as this year’s award
recipient, after judges in the selection committee gave KAIST Office of University-Industry
Cooperation the highest average score out of a 100-point scale.
The AABI Incubator of the Year 2007 has been given to;
KAIST Office of University-Industry Cooperation (Nominated from: Korea)
