Deadline: 24-Mar-23
The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is now seeking applications for its Innovation Fund Challenges to accelerate solutions that will help solve Aotearoa New Zealand’s transport challenges.
The challenges align with the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021 and the Transport Outcomes Framework.
The challenges will focus on key transport priorities such as
- Encouraging mode shift,
- Increasing accessible and equitable transport options,
- Decarbonising freight,
- Improving road safety outcomes,
- Optimising the network, and
- Reducing maintenance spend.
Objectives
- Catalyse the action needed to solve the most critical transport problems.
- Enable innovators with the capabilities they need but cannot access on their own.
- Accelerate innovation by breaking down the barriers across the transport ecosystem.
The Challenges
- How might they make roadworks safer and smarter to protect workers and other users of the road network?
- How might they reduce the impact of the rapidly growing urban freight task and door-to-door delivery on the urban environments and people?
- How might they improve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods that are using different modes of transport in the same space, by making better use of new technologies and data?
Eligibility Criteria
- Technology companies.
- Mobility providers.
- Research institutions.
- Social innovators.
- Start-ups.
- Community groups.
- Iwi.
- National and international companies.
Assessment Criteria
- Innovation – how innovative is your solution?
- What is the impact your idea might have on the New Zealand transport system?
- Strategic Fit – how does your innovation solve the problem identified in the challenge?
- Te Ao Māori – how will Te Ao Māori principles be included and integrated in the development of your innovation?
- Feasibility – how likely is it that the funding and / or support you receive will accelerate the development of your innovation?
- Methodology – what is your approach and plan to deliver the innovation?
For more information, visit Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.