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Introducing a new and exciting event that occured at Mining Indaba in 2022 – the Innovation and Research Battlefield - a competitive 10-minute pitch platform for researchers, academia, students, and organisations to present innovative sustainable ideas to the mining industry.
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Now, more than ever, innovation and research will be critical to drive impactful decisions and to enable businesses to be innovative and agile in responding to current issues. The Innovation & Research Battlefield is a platform for the mining industry, academia, business, NGOs and young people who have a vested interest in sustainable mining for development solutions to come together.
Convened by the Development Partner Institute (DPI Mining), Business for Development (B4D), and Mining Indaba and modelled on the popular Mining Indaba Investment Battlefield, MIRB seeks to bridge a gap between great ideas and the resources needed to implement them.