Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition

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Innovation Minister Kim Carr launched the Australian Clean Technologies (Cleantech) Ideas Competition to identify the best ways of addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainability.

The clean technologies industry is worth $22 billion and employs over 25,000 people nationally. The Government’s goal is to ensure a sustainable and cohesive sector that helps Australia meet the growing needs of a green economy.

The competition will promote a uniquely Australian take on building the future of this high-tech, high-skill sector.

Ideas can be for technologies, services and policies that address pollution, waste treatment and energy storage, new ways of looking at energy efficiency, building materials, transportations systems, public utilities and much more.

Competition entrants will compete for a range business services tailored to suit the diversity of needs reflected in the new ideas – be it access to venture capitalists, patent support, legal advice, research support or corporate assurance.

The winner of the Australian competition will represent Australia at the international Cleantech Open Global Ideas Competition in the US. Our winner will share ideas with entrants from 90 countries and compete for over $100,000 in services to launch their idea. They will also have a week of mentoring, meetings with investors, business services and other entrepreneurs at the International Awards Gala in November 2011.

The Australian competition is an initiative of the Gillard Government’s $8.2 million Supplier Advocate Program, and is supported by Enterprise Connect, Commercialisation Australia, CSIRO and Austrade.

More information is available at www.innovation.gov.au/supplieradvocates