FinTech
AgriTech
About the PNG Innovation Centre
Where PNG ideas grow into businesses
A home for FinTech and AgriTech founders across Papua New Guinea. Hosted by CEFI and delivered with Creative HQ.
- 2sectors
- 5year-one priorities
- 23partner organisations
Two sectors. Four communities. Four levers.
Five priorities
Advisory groups and trained mentors
Today
- Good people doing good work separately
Where we’re heading
- A hub advisory group
- An AgriTech leadership group
- A pool of trained mentors
What the hub will do
- Bring together leaders chosen for what they’ve done, not their job title
- Agree terms of reference and invite members
- Train mentors
Connecting the people already doing the work
Today
- Pockets of activity working in silos
- No shared map of who does what
Where we’re heading
- People linked to the right work already under way
- Shared data and information
What the hub will do
- Map the players
- Hold the data online and at the hub
- Make introductions and referrals
- Bring partners into one collaborative model
A steady flow of ideas with growth potential
Today
- Lots of early-stage activity, but unclear where to go next
Where we’re heading
- A steady flow of high-potential people into the hub
- Events focused on agriculture
What the hub will do
- Partner with SME Corporation, DICT, the ICT Cluster, women’s networks and universities
- Sponsor events already under way
- Run or co-run hackathons, including El Niño
Support for businesses ready to grow
Today
- No support after the idea stage
- Few visible success stories
Where we’re heading
- Growth businesses getting longer-term support
What the hub will do
- An activator and/or accelerator
- Mentoring and space at the hub
- A route into the BPNG regulatory sandbox
Routes from banks and investors to growth businesses
Today
- Finance is mostly microloans
- No bank product for growth businesses
Where we’re heading
- Banks and investors funding businesses that come through the hub
What the hub will do
- Work with banks on growth products
- Use the BPNG regulatory sandbox
- Share local stories of businesses that raised investment
The first 12 months
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Q4 2026 Now
Oct – Dec
- Advisory & AgriTech leadership groups formed
- Ecosystem mapping begins
- Regional events start
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Q1 2027
Jan – Mar
- Training leaders & mentors
- El Niño hackathon (Feb)
- Ecosystem map completed
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Q2 2027
Apr – Jun
- Hub events programme running
- Hackathon with DICT (Jun)
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Q3 2027 +
Jul – Oct
- Startup support programme opens
- Events continue year-round
All year: physical & digital space, comms and brand, collaboration with partners. Draft timeline.
Built with PNG’s ecosystem
HostCEFICentre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion. Hosts the hub and leads the advisory group.
Delivery partnerCreative HQDelivers the hub programme and leads AgriTech leadership.
Supported by
7 delivery partners14 collaborating organisationsView all
Delivery partnersSME Corporation · DICT · NICTA · MSME Council · PNG ICT Cluster · FPDA · NARI
CollaboratorsS4G Hub · Tok Stret Consulting · Lae SME Incubator Hub · PNG No. 1 SME · Emstret Space · BPW Club Port Moresby · Women’s Business Resource Centre · Business Advantage PNG · Centre for FutureNau · Jabez Business Services · Cottage Livelihood Consultancy · Edai Town Estate · Grow PNG · PNG Agro SME (Enga)
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- Hackathon
- Activator
- Startup World Cup Top 8
- Showcase Rising Star
- Regulatory sandbox
Tenku tru for your support
Founder, farmer, bank or partner, there’s a place for you at the hub.
