$1.6 Million Funding Boost for Regional Innovation
Source: Victoria. Minister for Innovation. Media Release
"Victorian Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings announced a $1.6 million funding boost for regional innovation as part of the Brumby Government’s VicStart Regional Technology Commercialisation Program. Opening the 2009 Victorian Regional Innovation Conference in Bendigo, Mr Jennings said the funding boost over the next four years would create even more jobs and investment in regional Victoria.The VicStart Regional Technology Commercialisation program is part of the new $40 million Boosting Highly Innovative SMEs initiative (BHIS) announced in the Brumby Government’s $300 million Innovation Statement. The BHIS helps develop new technology into new products in the market."