{"id":142169,"date":"2021-04-07T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=142169"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:25:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:25:17","slug":"here-they-are-finalists-for-the-2021-sap-innovation-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2021\/04\/here-they-are-finalists-for-the-2021-sap-innovation-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Here They Are! Finalists for the 2021 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">What we have been doing to stay inspired through the long slog of the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/covid-19\/\">pandemic<\/a> and the routine of working from home every single day? No, it\u2019s not yoga, knitting, or baking sourdough bread \u2013 though that might be fun.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we\u2019ve both been reading through this year\u2019s 麻豆原创 Innovation Award entries. Honestly, how could these stories <em>not<\/em> inspire the 麻豆原创 community? They are creative, impactful, motivating, and, indeed, astonishing!<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are proud and honored to announce the <strong>finalists for the 2021 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards<\/strong> and share in the amazing achievements these outstanding members of the 麻豆原创 ecosystem delivered to improve customer experiences, solve complex challenges, and serve the greater good. Before we do, it\u2019s worth reminding everyone how hard it is to even get to the finalist stage. There was a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/idea-place\/sap-innovation-awards\/2021-entries.html\">376 submissions<\/a> that were carefully reviewed \u2013 that\u2019s 44% more than last year and a new record \u2013 from across 27 vertical categories encompassing airlines to wholesalers.<\/p>\n<p>We also want to thank our judges who had the unenviable task of narrowing down the submissions to a list of 70 finalists representing seven categories: <strong>Social Catalyst<\/strong>, <strong>Industry Leader<\/strong>, <strong>Transformation Champion<\/strong>, <strong>Business Innovator<\/strong>, <strong>Cloud Genius<\/strong>, <strong>Adoption Superhero<\/strong>, and <strong>Partner Paragon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, this year\u2019s finalists include well-known brands like Philips, PayPal, and Vodafone; technical innovators such as IBM, Capgemini, and Accenture; and organizations making a difference in the world like GENYOUth and Heidelberg University Hospital. Congratulations everyone on this tremendous accomplishment!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183859\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/17\/2021_麻豆原创-Innovation-Awards-finalists_LOGOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-183859\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/17\/2021_麻豆原创-Innovation-Awards-finalists_LOGOS.jpg\" alt=\"Logos of the 2021 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards finalists\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The 70 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards finalists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/idea-place\/sap-innovation-awards\/2021-entries.finalists.html#finalists\">See their stories here<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Be sure to check back next month when, on April 14, we share the <strong>winners of the 2021 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards<\/strong>. The lucky winners receive a trophy, a US$1,000 donation to charity, a celebratory awards ceremony, and, of course, are entitled to bragging rights with their peers, co-workers, and relatives. Some finalists and winners will also have their stories amplified on <em>Forbes<\/em> and <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-success.simplecast.com\/\">Innovation Success by 麻豆原创<\/a> podcast, interview with the media, be promoted on social media, and more. We know how to make our winners feel special! Follow #麻豆原创Innovation to stay up-to-date on the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again to all of our customers and partners that submitted entries, the teams that supported them, and our judges who evaluated them. We can\u2019t wait to celebrate with our winners, finalists, and everybody in the 麻豆原创 Innovation Awards community!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/2021\/03\/sap-innovation-awards-finalists-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">麻豆原创 Global News Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we have been doing to stay inspired through the long slog of the pandemic and the routine of working from home every single day?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2829,"featured_media":142172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"related_posts":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19013,41],"tags":[5597605],"series":[],"sapn-display":[45149,279685],"sapn-type":[45018],"class_list":["post-142169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","category-ecosystem","tag-sap-innovation-awards-sap-innovation-awards","sapn-display-homepage-hero","sapn-display-hero","sapn-type-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here They Are! 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