Tag: Queensland

Fifth Queensland Chief Entrepreneur appointed

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Regional businesswoman and Order of Australia recipient Julia Spicer has been named Queensland’s new Chief Entrepreneur, replacing incumbent chief Wayne Gerard in the voluntary role. Ms Spicer, who is...

Bronwyn Harch named interim Qld chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Renowned statistician and data scientist Professor Bronwyn Harch has been appointed interim Queensland Chief Scientist while the state government searches for a permanent replacement. Professor Harch assumed the top...

Qld rewrites manufacturing roadmap to cater for renewables

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Queensland government has updated its ten-year Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap to take into account the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets. Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher...

Qld commits $4bn to ten year green energy roll-out

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Queensland government will spend $4 billion on support for energy transition and renewable infrastructure as part of a new ten-year energy and jobs plan that includes the world’s...

Qld-South Korea signs $20bn green ammonia deal

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland will export more than one million tonnes of green ammonia to South Korea annually by 2032 as three of the country’s largest conglomerates and Queensland-based Ark Energy embark...

Hydrogen leads Queensland’s demand for engineering talent

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new report by Construction Skills Queensland has found that developing the state’s renewables industry to 2050, with its emphasis on hydrogen, will drive huge new demand for engineering...

Qld government commits $142m to support innovation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Queensland government has committed another $142 million to support innovation in the state as part of its 10-year innovation roadmap. The Innovation for a Future Economy 2022-32 roadmap...

Tech and data part of Qld govt’s accountability problems

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Missing data sharing policies, a government digital strategy not publicly updated since 2017, and a damaging reliance on consultants have been highlighted in a damning review of accountability within...

Queensland moves on data breach notification scheme

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland state government is considering a mandatory data breach notification scheme among several privacy and information sharing reforms in the works. The scheme would force agencies to report...