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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 7 Hansard (25 June) . . Page.. 2467 ..
MR QUINLAN (continuing):
it has established an order/project and cashflow backlog that will require additional staff, which is very important.
Another company, WetPC, is developing technology covering mobile user interfaces with potential uses in marine sciences, defence and communications. It has recently signed licensing agreements in Japan and is holding discussions in the USA.
Kinetic Performance Technology successfully completed its proof of concept grant and has its product operating at the Australian Institute of Sport with very strong endorsement from the AIS. It is holding discussions with state and territory-based sporting institutes and has been to England to hold discussions on exporting its product to that country.
Currently, Kinetic is just finishing development of its product GymAware. GymAware is an athlete management and training analysis system that helps athletes and coaches communicate more effectively and which makes it easier for coaches to understand the development of their athletes. GymAware has been installed for seven months at the AIS in Canberra, a development client, and is already now being used as the subject of research studies.
Purchase Plus was developed by a local pharmacist with the aim of assisting pharmacy businesses to control the quality of their products, including their distribution, shelf life, maintenance and purchasing. Purchase Plus won the emerging business category at the Australian microbusiness awards in 2002. The company was also named ACT microbusiness of the year in 2002.
Mr Pratt
: Okay, we have got the message.MR QUINLAN
: Have you got the message? Oh well, it is only another page.Stepsoft is a young, growing company with a very highly skilled team which has developed a professional development portal that is unique in the marketplace and has enormous potential in a wide range of industry sectors, including government. It is based totally in the ACT and has a range of national clients, including Engineers Australia and the Australian grain industry, and it is providing client management services to the organisations managing the stolen generation databases. Employment numbers have grown from two to 10 since 2,000, and the company outsources consultancy work and accountancy services.
The government is in the process of reviewing the knowledge fund and has employed an independent auditor to conduct the review. The review will talk to the recipients and evaluate outcomes, as well as reviewing the internal processes of the fund. This is part of this government's commitment to making its business programs work in the best interests of the ACT economy and community.
I am very gratified at the way this initiative has helped the list of organisations in the ACT that are going on to bigger and better things and will become, in the main, exporters from the ACT.
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