Tag: NSW

NSW flags reforms after consulting blowout

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Minns government will consider further moves to reduce the state’s reliance on consultants in next month’s Budget after analysis found they were being engaged at a rate of...

NSW to get separate digital inclusion strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will create a separate digital inclusion strategy to complement the state’s forthcoming digital strategy, with work now underway on a framework to help bridge...

PsiQuantum bet prompts innovation support concerns in NSW

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New South Wales-based quantum companies will be overlooked for funding or drawn to other jurisdictions without additional support for the state’s innovation districts, according to the Committee for Sydney....

NSW govt backs away from 30 per cent SME tech spend target

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Minns government looks set to scrap its predecessor’s ambitious target to source almost a third of the state’s technology buys from smaller businesses, after not publishing the latest...

NSW trials sensor network for real-time flood data

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has begun a trial of network sensing technology on two major rivers in Sydney that promises to deliver more reliable flood and storm intelligence...

Cicada-run biomedical incubator opens in Western Sydney

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new biomedical incubator run by Cicada Innovations has opened in New South Wales, offering a workspace and support services for research projects, pre-revenue startups, and established businesses. The...

NSW innovation equity challenge needs a structural fix

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government must become an equity exemplar by applying a new “gender lens” to its innovation funding, according to a group of experts that found a decade of...

Automated decisioning sweeps across NSW govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Hundreds of automated decision-making systems have been found in the first mapping of the technologies across the NSW public sector, with most being developed without a specific regulatory framework....