Tag: Budget 2023

Budget lays out $2bn government tech overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will invest more than $2 billion in a four-year overhaul of digital platforms as it seeks to rebuild the service delivery footings of the Australian Public...

My Health Record gets $429m for technology upgrade

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
My Health Record will receive a $429 million cash injection from the Albanese government after an expert taskforce recommended the digital health platform be modernised to improve information sharing....

Govt backs quantum and AI industries with $101m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has unveiled industry support programs for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, allocating $101 million over five years in a new critical technologies package that includes a...

Full Monty ambition for critical mineral supply chains

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has opened the funding taps on a range of measures specifically designed to get Australian critical minerals projects locked into the global supply chains. The new...

STEM programs get a tickle rather than an upgrade

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Industry department’s STEM engagement programs – targeting Australia’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Capabilities – have been given steady-as-she-goes roll-over funding, but the National Measurement Institute has enjoyed...

myGov gets Budget certainty, new money flows to Digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has committed $134.5 million to give myGov “certainty and stability” for another 12 months while it considers the longer-term funding needs of the platform in the...

APS in-house consultancy locked in with $11m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An in-house public service consultancy will be established within months alongside domestic procurement reforms as the Albanese government looks to do more work in-house and get more value out...

Why now is the time to invest in our future

Posted on   |  by Kate Pounder
No question, next Tuesday’s Budget is being handed down in a challenging economic and fiscal environment. It needs to beat inflation, balance the Budget, and incentivise investment. That’s a...