What is Innovation?
Innovation is the application of creative thinking to initiate or introduce improvements in a skill, product, methodology or process.
The innovation must be:
- Unique to or developed in the Northern region
- Better than the status quo
- Sustainable in all applications
- Have a viable outcome
About The Awards
The Northern Inland Regional Development Board is pleased to have Prime Super as the major sponsor for the 2009 awards. Other supporters are AusIndustry, New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development and the University of New England.
Objectives
- Recognition of contribution made by business to economic prosperity and well being of the region’s communities and residents
- To showcase and promote initiatives, products and services
- To establish formal and informal linkages between key stakeholders who are capable of assisting in developing business innovation and creativity
- To represent the region as a dynamic, forward thinking, global participant.