Kathmandu: National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET), Nepal — a non-governmental organisation— has been awarded with this year’s ‘Tech Museum award’ under the `Microsoft Education Award’ category for its low-tech innovation called ‘Shake Table’ to reduce hazards from earthquake.

According to NSET, executive director of NSET Amod Mani Dixit received the award amidst a ceremony organised at San Jose, Silicon Valley, California on Thursday.

“Selection as the Laureate of Tech Museum Award is a witness of the success of the efforts of NSET in implementing earthquake risk reduction initiatives in Nepal, and recognition of our efforts in bringing in the fruits of science and technology to the doorsteps of the common man so that he/she could use it for reducing the ever-increasing vulnerabilities to natural hazards,” said Dixit, upon receiving the award. “He said it was a moment for pride for NSET as well as Nepal.”

National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) has been selected as a Laureate for the Tech Museum Awards 2004. The Tech Museum Awards honor innovators and visionaries from around the world who are applying technology to profoundly improve the human condition in the categories of education, equality, environment, health, and economic development.

“The Tech Awards laureates are pioneering appropriate technology solutions to aid so many people, but it’s the ease with which their innovations can be scaled and replicated elsewhere that will continue to truly make this world a better place,” said Tech Museum President and CEO Peter Giles.