Following a record-breaking year in 2021, the tech industry has shown no signs of slowing down with a diverse cohort of finalists announced for this year’s INCITE Awards.
Twenty-nine WA-based companies and organisations have been announced as finalists. They range from major companies such as BHP – the world’s largest mining company – and energy provider Horizon Power to Oqea, a mental health app, and ClimateClever, a carbon footprint calculator.
The longest-running Tech Awards program in the state, the INCITE Awards was founded in 1991 seeking to put WA tech on the map.
Edith Cowan University, Curtin University and the University of Western Australia have all been nominated for various awards, as has Marble Bar Primary School.
“We are all so excited at Marble Bar and what a fantastic acknowledgement of our community, industry and economic partners working together on transformational and culturally responsive STEM innovation,” Marble Bar Primary School Principal Shane Wilson told Startup News.
“Such a privilege to be part of this and can’t wait for the INCITE presentation to meet and hear about all the other finalists. A wonderful program!”
Chief Judge, Bob Cross, commented that the panel, as usual, had a tough job ahead of them selecting the winners.
“We have a number of impressive finalists from a diverse range of industries and sectors across all of this year’s product, education and startup categories,” he said.
We wish all this year’s finalists every success, as participating in the INCITE Awards can open doors to life changing opportunities – for those who make the most of them.
Bob Cross, Incite Awards Chief Judge
Assuro, Aussie Holiday Stays, Gridcognition and Ziksu are the four finalists for Startup of the Year.
“As a bootstrapped startup challenging multinational competitors, this provides us with a huge boost,” Amanda Walker, CEO of Aussie Holiday Stays, told Startup News.
Being recognised alongside these other outstanding start ups is an honour and an exciting indication of what the future holds.
Amanda Walker, Aussie Holiday Stays
The other finalists…
Social Impact
- ClimateClever
- ECU: the development of online substance awareness educational content, the Sideffect Gameplan
- Indigo: National Equipment Database
- Oqea P/L
- Neurotologix: remote patient monitor to diagnose dizziness and vertigo
Transformative Solutions
- Aqura Technologies
- Assuro
- BHP: Dash Tools, by BHP – Sensors in harm’s way, not people
- Cirrus8
- DUG: High-Performance Computing as a Service
- Oqea P/L
- Pentanet: Pentanet neXus
Innovating Government
- Horizon Power: Renewable Energy System Application (RESA) & Grid Planning Portal (GPP)
- Marble Bar Primary School, Department of Education: Marble Bar Virtual Worlds
- Pairwise P/L t/a Brightpath Assessments: Brightpath Assessment and Reporting Software
- WA Country Health Service: BACKUP (By Assisting Clinical Knowledge and Upskilling Practice)
Research & Innovation
- Aqura Technologies: Aqura Complete Access Network
- ECU: the development of online substance awareness educational content, the Sideffect Gameplan
- ECU: Smart Urban Vertical Farming
- UWA: GAMES – Green Asset Management and Evaluation System
- UWA: High Definition LiDAR 3D mapping of Perth CBD
- UWA: Smart beehive monitoring system for remote regions
Peter Fillery Undergraduate Tertiary Student Project
- Curtin University: Evaluating the Usability of Social Robot for use in Teaching Emotion Recognition with Children in Autism Therapy
- Curtin University: Ride with Me
- Deloitte & Curtin University: Optimisation Using Quantum Computers
The awards present winners with a pathway to various national awards such as the iAwards and Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA).
Winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony, which is set to occur on 12 August 2022 at The Westin Perth.
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