Economic opportunity arises when the building blocks of community life - adequate water supplies, accessible energy services, functional housing, and telecommunications infrastructure - are available, reliable and affordable. The Centre for Appropriate Technology Limited (CfAT Ltd) knows remote Australia and its requirement for tailored approaches enabling us to deliver technical reliability and build local capacity to unlock economic opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
CfAT Ltd Annual Report 2017-2018
CfAT Capability Statement
Links to more articles about IPP and the Centre for Appropriate Technology Limited:
https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/indigenous-affairs/technology-supports-people-stay-country.
http://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/stories/ingenuity-creates-solutions-remote-communities.
With all consortium partners, we have been awarded the following awards for the Manymak Energy Efficiency Project.
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards 2016, Northern Division Environment
The Banksia Foundation's Sustainable and Resilient Communities Award 2016
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Co-recipient of the 2016 NAIDOC Caring for Country Award 2016
Other awards.
Department of Trade Business and Innovation Industry Innovation Award 2016.
The award recognises the innovation behind the development of the CfAT Ltd Mobile Phone Hotspot
