econext plays an important role in defining opportunities for green innovation within Newfoundland and Labrador’s industries and communicating that to innovators – or those that are willing to work to develop new solutions.

One important group of innovators in this regard is the startup community.

What environmental challenges are industries facing that require the development of a new technology, process, or service? What new opportunities are emerging that startups can supplement and help drive success for?

Through its close industry relationships, econext helps define challenges and opportunities that – if addressed – can help accelerate clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador. In turn, it takes this intel and partners with incubators, accelerators, etc. to seed these ideas and make innovators aware of the potential startup applications.

Past Initiatives

While econext accomplishes the above mostly through direct engagement with stakeholders, it has helped to seed ideas through public forums and open events.

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  econext partners with Ocean Startup Project to present innovation spotlights for idea challenge

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  econext partners with the Ocean Startup Project to stimulate clean growth innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador

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