Apparently, i'm 'Scotland's Top Young Innovator', lovely!

As reported in the press today, at an awards ceremony in Glasgow last night, I was awarded one of the 'John Logie Baird Awards'.  This was after competing in regional and Scotland-wide judging panels, which involved being asked questions by the leading minds in innovation in Scotland.

John Logie Baird is famous as the Scottish inventor of the first working television.  Although his version of television is not the same as the type used today, he led the way in the development of what later became one of the most influential technologies of all time.  He was a prolific inventor, with creations such as thermal under socks, 'rust-proof' glass razor blades and pneumatic shoes, all of which saw limited success, before creating television.

He even once shorted out Glasgow's electricity supply, trying to produce diamonds!

The John Logie Baird awards were created in his name and I am very proud to have been given one.  It is really great for the innovative nature of SuperJam to be celebrated in this way.  

There were many wonderful inventions on show last night, including the Walkodile, which helps keep groups of children together when taking them for a walk, in a fun way.

Given all of the doom and gloom in the media, it is great to see innovation being celebrated in this way.  Arguably the best way for Scotland to get out of the current economic problem and compete globally in the coming years is to invest in the creation of new technologies and the products of the future.   Scotland has a long list of successful inventions from past years and hopefully we can be as inventive in the future.  

The John Logie Baird Awards go some way to encouraging me that we can!