Guidelines for Listing on the Website

The aim of Western Australian Innovation Gateway is to showcase WA innovation and to promote the importance of innovation to the development of the WA economy. The website also encourages the development of support networks to facilitate the development of innovative products and services in WA. To this end we aim to showcase WA companies that are developing and commercialising innovative products and services. We are also keen to list support services such as mentors, consultants, financiers and other support services that enhance the development and commercialisation of innovation in WA.

Listing on the WA Innovation Centre website is not an automatic entitlement and the Department of Industry and Resources reserves the right to refuse listing. The website will not list products or services purely for marketing or promotional purposes. Requests for listing will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria.

Criteria for WA Innovators

  • The products or services being developed or commercialised must involve innovation.
    • The product or service must be technically credible and feasible.
    • The development must involve or have involved a systematic, investigative or experimental process that involves risk and results in the generation of new knowledge.
  • There must be a clearly demonstrable market need for the product or service.
  • There must be clearly demonstrable commercial potential and/or commercially exploitable outcomes.
    • Export potential or import replacement opportunities should be demonstrated.
    • Extent of international competitiveness needs to be demonstrated.
  • The proponent needs to demonstrate the commercial viability of the business.
    • There must be in existence sound technical and commercial management.
    • The proponent must demonstrate the solvency of the business.
  • There must be demonstrable social, economic and/or environmental benefits.
    • The proponent's business activities must not have adverse social, economic and/or environmental effects.
  • The proponent must demonstrate benefits to Western Australia that will flow from the development and commercialisation of the product or service.
    • Spin off effects for Western Australian industry.
    • Creation of employment.
    • Transfer and/or diffusion of technology within Western Australia.
    • Export and/or import replacement potential.
  • The proponent must be prepared to provide information to the Department of Industry & Resources in relation to directory listing, including the preparation of case studies and profiles to be published on the WAIC website or other media that aims to encourage the development and commercialisation of innovative products and services.

Criteria for Innovation Support Services

  • The product or service must be aimed at supporting industry-focussed research and development (R&D), innovation and/or commercialisation of innovative products or services.
  • The proponent must demonstrate a track record of providing services to support R&D, innovation and commercialisation of innovative products or services.
  • Services that support R&D, innovation and commercialisation may include:
    • Strategic advice
    • Consultancy advice
    • Mentoring services
    • Access to private and public sector funding
    • Development of local and international strategic alliances
  • The proponent needs to demonstrate that it is a commercially viable business.
    • There must be in existence sound technical and commercial management.
    • The proponent must demonstrate the solvency of the business.
  • There must be demonstrable social, economic and/or environmental benefits.
    • The proponent's business activities must not have adverse social, economic and/or environmental effects.
  • The proponent must be prepared to provide information to the Department of Industry & Resources in relation to directory listing, including the preparation of case studies and profiles to be published on the WAIC website or other media that aims to encourage the development and commercialisation of innovative products and services.