FOMENT | Australia's Wine and Tourism Tech Revolution - FOMENT

FOMENT is establishing a better ecosystem worldwide for the development of
VITICULTURE, WINE & TOURISM TECH.

FOMENT offers intensive acceleration to innovative tech companies or projects ready to scale up, and then connects them with viti, wine and tourism businesses who are positioned to use their products and services.

FOMENT is also designed to speed up tech adoption by wine and tourism businesses by connecting them with providers of tech solutions which can make them more competitive, profitable and more likely to reach new markets around the world.

AUSTRALIA NEEDS FOMENT, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE:

A dominant wine ecosystem: we are home to the highest standard of businesses, research, marketing and maintain a tradition of technical innovation
Incredible experiences to be discovered that encourages a booming tourism industry, internationally and between states
Strong import and export trade: Australia is the world's fifth largest exporter of wine and the tourism industry accounts for $47.5 billion into the economy on average

But, unlike the US and Europe, no programs that target the growth and adoption of technology in the wine and tourism industries; until FOMENT.

WHAT IS FOMENT?

FOMENT works in two parts: tech acceleration and tech adoption. Here's how you can engage with both:

Acceleration: You're a tech start-up ready to scale-up. Or your established business is developing an Industry 4.0 product or service that has the potential to disrupt the wine and tourism industries, locally, nationally and globally. FOMENT offers flexible pathways to suit your business needs. Our Accelerator Program uses a combination of workshops, prototyping, market testing, industry connections and solution refinement to make sure your business has the best chance for success.

Adoption: FOMENT is grounded in Australia's wine and tourism industries. It builds connections between our wine and tourism businesses with the tech community. Being a part of FOMENT means you are welcomed into a network of people passionate about staying on the leading edge in wine and tourism. We want new technology to be designed in partnership with the local industry and adopted rapidly.

FOMENT PATHWAYS

With FOMENT, you will be supported to:

BUILD YOUR BUSINESS MODEL
Take a fresh approach and unpack what is really impacting your business

GENERATE SOLUTIONS
A rapid-fire way to crack open all potential solutions and refine the best pathway

PROTOTYPE
Develop and test your solutions using Industry 4.0 tools and techniques

VALIDATE THE MARKET
Collaborate with experts and develop the capabilities to test your solution

TAKE IT GLOBAL
Expand your national and international networks and tackle new markets

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

FOMENT ALUMNI

Watch our testimonials from participants and FOMENT facilitators here.

“Being part of FOMENT has opened doors to the South Australian wine industry much faster than we could have done ourselves. The entire process from start to finish has been seamless and easy as a participating company. (We) changed from all angles, on everything from our business model to how we think about scale. The facilitators, advisory board and program mentors were exceptional and I imagine, inaccessible without FOMENT.”
- Chris Braine, Cellr
Cellr graduated from FOMENT in 2019. Chris and the team have gone on to launch their anti-counterfeit bottle cap tech globally.
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ALUMNI

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PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY:

FOMENT is proudly supported by the Government of South Australia.

FOMENT is one of the 11 recipients of a $1.2 million stimulus under the Marshall Liberal Government’s South Australian Wine Industry Development Scheme (SAWIDS).

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Tim Whetstone said in the midst of coronavirus restrictions, the projects focus on digitalisation, on-farm technology and disaster resilience and mitigation.

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