❓ This parliamentary question scrutinises the allocation of innovation grants by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (now DEED), questioning the alignment of specific grant recipients with the state's Innovation Strategy and the distinction between genuine innovation and ordinary business activities. It also seeks information on grants provided to defunct companies and the public value assessment of consumer-facing projects.
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I refer to JTSI (now DEED's) Innovation Strategy and Action Plan to foster global innovation, diversification, productivity, scaling, new jobs, and priority sectors and I ask:
(a) Was Bounceback Tennis’s tennis ball reinflation device grant ($50,000) assessed as contributing to energy, defence, mining and METS, space, health and medical life sciences, primary industries, international education, tourism, or another Diversify WA priority sector? If not, can the Minister explain how the recipient aligned with the Innovation Strategy;
(b) Was Everboost’s Sea Moss Ready-to-Go Drink's grant ($40,000) assessed as a strategic innovation project or as a consumer beverage product and how did this recipient align with the Innovation Strategy;
(c) How does the Minister distinguish between genuine innovation versus ordinary product development, marketing support or business improvement;
(d) What is the total taxpayer funding paid since 2021 to companies that are now deregistered, inactive, insolvent or no longer operating in WA; and
(e) What evidence did the Department rely on to determine that each consumer-facing project would deliver public value rather than private benefit?
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(a) Was Bounceback Tennis’s tennis ball reinflation device grant ($50,000) assessed as contributing to energy, defence, mining and METS, space, health and medical life sciences, primary industries, international education, tourism, or another Diversify WA priority sector? If not, can the Minister explain how the recipient aligned with the Innovation Strategy;
(b) Was Everboost’s Sea Moss Ready-to-Go Drink's grant ($40,000) assessed as a strategic innovation project or as a consumer beverage product and how did this recipient align with the Innovation Strategy;
(c) How does the Minister distinguish between genuine innovation versus ordinary product development, marketing support or business improvement;
(d) What is the total taxpayer funding paid since 2021 to companies that are now deregistered, inactive, insolvent or no longer operating in WA; and
(e) What evidence did the Department rely on to determine that each consumer-facing project would deliver public value rather than private benefit?
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