The Newman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) recently signed a three-year Innovation Partnership agreement with BHP to connect Newman businesses with innovation.
NCCI Business Development Manager, Tania Tucker says “through the innovation partnership, we’re hoping to change people’s perspective on how they can work. We’ll do this by giving people opportunities to come up with new business practices that they might not have come up with before”.
NCCI will also share BHP’s experience in this area by running innovation experience tours of Jimblebar mine, which rolled out a fully autonomous truck fleet in 2017.
A collaboration with Meshpoints is also in the wings for delivery of the Launchpad project in 2020. This project will support small business, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and pitch proposals to a regional audience and stakeholder panel.
Innovation also means inclusion in town. The Chamber will focus on opportunities to build female and indigenous representation amongst its ranks.
For more information on NCCI visit newmanchamber.com.au
For more information on Meshpoints visit meshpoints.com
