acQuire Technology Solutions Joins Unearthed Community
Announcement posted by RIIT 16 Dec 2014
Unearthed is excited to announce support from acQuire Technology Solutions, providers of geoscientific information management solutions to the resources industry.
“We’re very happy to have acQuire on board. As leaders in geoscience information management, they understand the need to continually innovate and drive efficiency in the mining sector, and we hope the Unearthed community can be of assistance,” says Zane Prickett, Director of RIIT Unearthed.
“acQuire believe building a culture of open innovation in the mining sector will accelerate solutions to drive efficiency and productivity. Unearthed is a focal point of this activity and we support the development of the community,” says Steve Mundell, Director of Research at acQuire Technology Solutions.
“We are excited about participating in the Unearthed event. Rising to the challenge of producing high-quality prototypes and contributing to the development of new solutions is going to be a lot of fun. We’re really looking forward to the collaboration opportunities that come with Unearthed,” Steve Mundell continues.
Unearthed is building a sustainable startup technology innovation ecosystem focused on the Australian resources sector bridging the gap from great idea to implementation.
In 2015 Unearthed will host 4 events around Australia that will bring together top software developers, designers, and data scientists with mentors from industry. The events focus on quickly prototyping potential solutions to high-value resources sector problems with prizes to the top prototypes.
The winning teams from these events may be offered one of only 10 places in the Unearthed accelerator. The accelerator is an intense 6-month long program that will help form new startup companies and connect them to industry mentors and customers on their journey from prototype to product. Participating companies will each receive $70,000 in seed investment to help them bring innovative new products to the resources sector.
For more information, please contact:
Steve Mundell
Director Research
acQuire Technology Solutions Pty Ltd
Telephone: 08 9316 6600
Zane Prickett
Director
RIIT Unearthed
E-Mail: info@riit.com.au