Tag: Tasmania

Tasmania looks to tech uplift to ease budget pain

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Tasmania will attempt to offset broad public sector staff and spending cuts with an ongoing $61 million digital uplift, including a $4 million artificial intelligence sandbox, announced in an...

Tasmania moves on digital driver’s licences

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government is taking its first steps towards a digital driver’s licence by funding a business case for a future rollout, as another jurisdiction hits the brakes to...

Tasmania starts work on AI and tech investment strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government will develop a new blueprint to drive investment in emerging industries like artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, as part of efforts to diversify the state’s economy....

Tasmania secures funding for critical minerals facility study

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A federal government-backed feasibility study into a critical minerals processing facility in Tasmania will get underway in a bid to boost the state’s downstream processing potential. Tasmania secured a...

Firmus secures $330m to build green AI factory in Tasmania

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Singaporean headquartered infrastructure company Firmus Technologies has raised $330 million to accelerate the rollout of Australia’s first green AI factory, with a cornerstone investment from Ellerston Capital and strategic...

Epic Systems tapped for Tasmania’s digital health record

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government has selected Epic Systems for its new statewide electronic medical record, becoming the third Australian jurisdiction to settle on the US-based software firm in five years....

Aussie undersea repair drone finds global success

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A remotely-operated underwater drone developed by an Australian robotics startup to inspect and repair salmon aquaculture nets has begun exports to the world’s largest producer. Southern Ocean Subsea secured...

Tasmania ramps up innovation ambition with strategic plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Tasmanian government is leaning into its innovation tilt with the plans for a new Advanced Technology Industries Strategy that promises to leverage the state’s unique geographic location. According...