Tag: Western Australia

WA opens $22m green innovation grants round

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
More than $20 million in grants for green technology projects with “high public value” are up for grabs in Western Australia under the latest round of the state government’s Clean...

$140m for WA digital twin development program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has set aside $140 million over the next decade to deliver a digital twin that will eventually be made available for public and private sector...

$110m unlocked for WA health research infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has unlocked $110 million in grant funding for health and medical research infrastructure through the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund. On Tuesday, the state...

‘Brain gain’ sparks innovation rethink in WA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new parliamentary inquiry is calling for policy ideas to support Western Australia’s innovation ecosystem following the state’s post-pandemic “brain gain”. The inquiry, which kicked off in November, is...

ServiceWA app breaks free of logins after user complaints

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian government has overhauled its ServiceWA app to make it more “user friendly”, with the requirement that users login with myGovID to access a range of services...

WA seeks metrics on the state’s innovation policy impact

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A year on from the launch of Western Australia’s innovation strategy, Innovation and Digital Economy minister Stephen Dawson says work is underway on measuring its impact on the economy...

Chevron bankrolls WA govt GreenTech hub, Fraunhofer study

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has founded a new GreenTech hub and grants program backed by fossil fuels giant Chevron, with some funding already committed to a feasibility study on...

Global competition spurs WA’s critical minerals strategy update

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government is updating its battery and critical minerals strategy to keep pace with global competition in value-added manufacturing. Building on its abundant reserves of battery critical...