The NSW budget, announced tomorrow, includes nearly $80 million of new funding in response to the recently released Innovation Blueprint. The third Labor budget from treasurer Daniel Mookhey is the first time the Minns government has made a notable, yet modest, investment in the startup and tech sector. For comparison, the recent South Australian budget… Read more »
As taxpayer investments go, the NSW government is on a winner with the National Space Industry Hub, launched in 2021, with every $1 invested in the project resulting in the startups involved attracting $74 in external funding. Cicada Innovations and Investment NSW marked four years of the hub this week with a showcase of the technology involved,… Read more »
The global space economy is expected to be worth forecast to be worth $2.7 trillion with a decade, so the NSW government has decided to get in on the action with $500,000 in grant funding. The new NSW Space+ Program grants have been launched ahead of an estimated 10,000 delegates heading to Sydney in September… Read more »
After a year in power, NSW Premier Chris Minns has decided to put Investment NSW under his watch, along with the Office of the Chief Scientist, amid a restructure of the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) that will see its demise. The state government announced the shakeup on Friday afternoon, claiming that… Read more »
Sydney is rapidly transforming into the world’s innovation engine as the city’s Tech Central becomes the home of our thriving technology sector and the place for bold businesses to invest. This Tuesday (June 14), I’ll be joined by some of the brightest, boldest minds in business at Investment NSW’s 2022 Tech Central Summit to discuss… Read more »
Sydney startup innovation hub Fishburners is celebrating 10 years since it first launched with a new awards program called Tech for Good. The awards, backed by the NSW government through Investment NSW, span six categories including climate action, social justice, disability, diversity and inclusion. They’ll recognise early-stage ventures that are using technology to make a… Read more »
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