Our national SME consortium, known as 43pl, is unique in the CRC Program and is widely judged a great success.
Established with 43 SMEs in 2004, membership of 43pl has now grown to over 60. The annual cash commitment of 43pl members has almost doubled. In-kind contributions are also more than twice the level promised at the CRC’s establishment.
Two start-up companies have been formed from CRCSI activities. Our independent KPMG survey of financial performance of 43pl companies shows them outperforming industry norms. Clearly we are succeeding in diffusing technology through an emerging industry sector, and holding the interests of a significant proportion of the entire Australian spatial industry for over five years now.
43pl and the CRC for Spatial Information won the STAR Award for Small Business Engagement from the CRC Program.