13/07/2016

Tourism NI Launches £80,000 Small Business Research Initiative Competition

A new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition has been launched by Tourism NI, seeking innovative, real time tourism technology solutions to encourage visitors to explore more, do more and spend more during their visit to Northern Ireland.

The £80,000 research initiative will be delivered in two phases.

Phase one is calling for a short proof of concept, with up to five six-week contracts worth £3,000 for presentation of proof of concepts. This will include access to Tourism NI data. The total budget for phase one is £15,000.

Phase two will provide a working prototype which will demonstrate real time solutions encouraging visitors to explore more of Northern Ireland. The prototype should also provide Tourism NI with an intelligent dashboard that provides real time data, measuring visitors' movements around Northern Ireland, spend and experience. The total budget for phase two is £65,000. 

An information session will be held at Linum Chambers, Bedford Street, Belfast on 29 July at 10:00. To register, contact Tourism NI via Email: info@tourismni.com. Make the subject line of the email SBRI.

(MH/CD)

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