Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
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The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology canonical | 14 |
| 京都賞先端技術部門 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T350372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology Context triple: [Robert Langer, awardReceived, Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology]
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A.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
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B.
Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
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C.
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
The IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal is a prestigious IEEE technical field award recognizing outstanding contributions to materials science and device technologies in electronics and photonics.
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D.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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E.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology Target entity description: The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
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A.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
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B.
Millennium Technology Prize
The Millennium Technology Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing groundbreaking technological innovations that significantly improve quality of life and promote sustainable development.
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C.
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
The IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal is a prestigious IEEE technical field award recognizing outstanding contributions to materials science and device technologies in electronics and photonics.
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D.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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E.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
ⓘ
science and technology award ⓘ |
| awardComponents |
cash prize
ⓘ
certificate ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to advanced technology
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to scientific fields underpinning modern society ⓘ outstanding contributions to technological fields underpinning modern society ⓘ |
| awardingCity | Kyoto ⓘ |
| categoryOfKyotoPrize | Advanced Technology ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfAwarding | Japan ⓘ |
| disciplineExamples |
communications technology
ⓘ
electronics ⓘ engineering ⓘ information science ⓘ materials science ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| eligibility | individuals ⓘ |
| field |
advanced technology
ⓘ
scientific fields underpinning modern society ⓘ technological fields underpinning modern society ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1985 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kazuo Inamori ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
Electronics
ⓘ
Information Science ⓘ materials engineering ⓘ
surface form:
Materials Science and Engineering
|
| hasPart |
Kyoto Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Prize medal
diploma ⓘ monetary prize ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| languageOfCeremony |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Kyoto ⓘ |
| motto | for the betterment of humanity through technology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kyoto Prize ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige comparable to Nobel Prize in technology-related fields ⓘ |
| organizer | Inamori Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | Kyoto Prize ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Inamori Foundation ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | international selection committee ⓘ |
| sisterAward |
Kyoto Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences ⓘ |
| sponsor | Inamori Foundation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kyotoprize.org ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology Description of subject: The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
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subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
京都賞先端技術部門
subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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