Tag: New South Wales

NSW launches R&D fund and new tech vouchers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has launched a new $6 million research and development fund to help scale innovative products and is also offering new “TechVouchers” of up to...

Tech Central to add space research network

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new Space Research Network linking industry, academic research and government will be established at Sydney’s Tech Central precinct with $1.4 million in state government funding. The University of...

COVIDSafe not used in latest NSW outbreak

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s much-heralded COVIDSafe app is not even being used in New South Wales during the latest outbreak and is yet to identify any new close contacts this...

Koala count: NSW offers up new challenge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government is seeking the help of local SMEs and researchers to count its vulnerable Koala population, with a new innovation challenge offering grants up to...

Telco Authority issues first NSW innovation challenge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New South Wales’ inaugural government innovation challenge is from the state’s telco authority, which is seeking solutions to improve connectivity across the state with non-terrestrial technologies, following the agency’s...

NSW ‘Secret weapon’: $500m boost for digital restart fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has allocated a further $500m to its Digital Restart Fund, expanding Australia’s biggest government digital infrastructure program beyond $2 billion and extending it a...

NSW unveils $480m electric vehicles package

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government will commit nearly half a billion dollars in Tuesday’s budget to the uptake of electric vehicles, including limited $3,000 rebates and the removal of...

NSW govt’s $28m bushfire tech R&D mission

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government will allocate $28 million to bushfire research and development in next week’s state budget, with an Emerging Industry Infrastructure Fund to also be unveiled. NSW Treasurer...

Victoria and Qld police can also access COVID app data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian and Queensland state governments have confirmed the police can access data from their respective COVID-19 QR code check-in apps but require a warrant to do so. The...
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