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"The Tech Awards program has an impressive community of innovators who havebeen tackling many of the same global humanitarian challenges that we seek toaddress through initiatives like the Development 2.0 Challenge," said USAIDAdministrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H Fore . Each year The Tech Awards identifies 25 Laureates from around the world infive categories: environment, economic development, education, equality, andhealth it's five o clock somewhere . Since The Tech Awards program began in 2000, it has identified 200Laureates from 71 countries, and these Laureates have developed a range ofinnovative solutions spanning sustainable agriculture to disease control.In2008, some of the Laureates were already receiving USAID funding alan jackson's greatest hits . This year,USAID will participate in the nomination process and help winners see theirideas implemented . "We're honored to have the opportunity to work with USAID, a prestigiousorganization with global outreach and objectives very complementary to thoseof The Tech Awards program," said Peter Friess, president of The Tech Museum."By working together, we can further accelerate the identification andrecognition of people and projects around the world that are using innovativetechnologies to benefit humanity, and hopefully inspire more innovation as aresult."Learn more and engage in the Global Development Commons at and more information about The Tech Museum of Innovation, visit more information about USAID, visit American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development,have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50years.Public Information: 202-712-4810SOURCEU.S.