Fact sheet: Result9 Accelerator
Result9
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Accelerator
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A
new wayline
to develop
if necessary
government services
February
April
2015 2015
Project team working at BizDojo
New Zealand’s first business-government accelerator
New Zealand’s first accelerator process for government projects is being trialed by the Result
9 – Better for Business partnership and Wellington business incubator Creative HQ.
Better for Business is a partnership of government agencies working to make it easier for
business customers to deal with government. One way Better for Business is working to
reduce costs and improve services is by accelerating the development of joined-up products
and services for business customers.
The accelerator process is used globally by private sector entrepreneurs to rapidly develop,
design and prototype ideas from concept to a ‘Minimum Viable Product’ (MVP) stage, where
a proposed solution is ready for further investment.
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The process being trialed partners private sector entrepreneurs, developers and mentors
with public sector staff on projects that could solve major pain points for New Zealand
businesses.
Five teams of private & public
sector experts
This approach is an evolution in the way government sources and procures solutions to
problems:
12 week intensive design and
prototyping
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making it easier for entrepreneurs, software developers and start-up specialists to
co-design and create solutions with government
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providing an alternative way for government to procure private sector services
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giving private and public sector investors an opportunity to invest in delivering
solutions that have both a public and private sector benefit.
Demo-day pitch of MVPs to public
and private sector investors
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Fact sheet:
Result9
How the accelerator works
Projects in the Result9 Accelerator
During the 12-week Result9 Accelerator process each team will:
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turn project opportunities into innovative and impactful solutions
create a “Minimum Viable Product” (MVP) for each solution
test and validate these MVPs, and
pitch the solutions as fundable projects to a public/private sector Investment Panel
on the last day of the programme.
Demo-Day
At the end of the 12 week process each team will pitch their prototype product or service to
a panel of private and public sector investors at an event called Demo-Day. Panel members
(which will include private sector partners and / or government agencies) identify which
MVP concepts to take to due diligence as part of the investment process. All parties to a
concept will have the opportunity to share in the benefits of successful products.
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Reducing the barriers to
participating in government
procurement processes.
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Simplifying licensing, permits and
certification processes.
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Market profiling enabling a way for
businesses to access existing
government information like
survey data through a single point
of access.
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Extending the functionality of
online compliance tools for
business, including proactive
notifications.
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Developing a marketplace to
better enable the development of
government Application
Programming Interfaces.
Public – private sector teams
Teams in the R9 Accelerator consist of 3 - 4 members of which at least one is an
entrepreneur. The entrepreneur’s role is to guide the team through the market validation
process, provide insights and guidance on product development and marketing and,
potentially lead the team through the development of the MVP and pitching process.
The remaining team members are subject matter experts from government agencies likely
to be involved in delivering the solutions. They include people from Statistics NZ, the
Ministry of Primary Industries, Education New Zealand, Ministry of Business Innovation and
Employment.
Learn more
The Result9 Accelerator invites agencies and staff to become involved, from providing
support or advice to the teams or taking the opportunity to visit and see the Result9
Accelerator process in action. If you are interested in the Accelerator and would like more
information contact the Better for Business team on [email protected]
Result 9 – Better for Business
Result 9 – Better for Business is a cross-government partnership of agencies working to
reduce the effort and cost to businesses of dealing with the government sector and improve
customer performance.
Better for Business supports two of the government’s top priorities: improving public
services and building a more competitive and productive economy. Find out more about
Result 9 at http://www.mbie.govt.nz/what-we-do/better-for-business
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