The University of Sydney, UTS and software giants Atlassian and Block will take charge of the development of Tech Central under a shared model with the NSW government. The...
Seasoned tech executive and startup founder Eglantine Etiemble has been appointed chief information officer at Energy Australia, one of Australia’s largest energy operators. The former group chief technology officer...
The Sydney chapter of the Techstars accelerator program will not run in 2026 and its team will exit, with the NSW government signalling it will shift focus towards a...
The term “innovation ecosystem” has become a cornerstone of modern economic and urban policy. It is invoked by governments, universities, and industry leaders to justify everything from new infrastructure...
Stone & Chalk will operate the NSW government’s new startup hub in Tech Central, following its controversial move out of the CBD and protracted negotiations. The widely expected arrangement...
Australia’s technology heartland is being “smashed” by the housing crisis, with thousands of young workers fleeing Sydney and the top imported workers heading home because of a cultural void....
The NSW government’s keenly awaited plan for Tech Central sets a long-term vision and outcomes for Australia’s biggest innovation district, but offers no hard targets and few details on...
NSW innovation minister Anoulack Chanthivong says moving the popular Sydney Startup Hub to Tech Central will give startups new opportunities to scale ideas and build world-class research links. In...
Atlassian co-founder and chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes has warned that regulating artificial intelligence “at such an early stage… seems crazy” and for governments to focus instead on the downstream...
As innovation assumes centre stage in national economic strategy, the governance of knowledge-intensive ecosystems has emerged as a critical policy challenge. This is particularly the case with Sydney’s Tech...