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New South Wales minister for customer service Victor Dominello has floated the idea of an app to enable users to quickly search strata plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

​New South Wale transport minister Andrew Constance has revealed plans to roll out facial recognition technology across the transport network as an alternative to Opal cards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

​Peak body representing more than 1200 bowlos, legion clubs and RSLs – ClubsNSW – is partnering with corporate innovation accelerator Slingshot to bring employee ideas to life, and leverage the state's start-up sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The New South Wales government has signed a five year memorandum of understanding with Microsoft, to collaborate on cyber security, artificial intelligence ethics, training and data-based decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses about the New South Wales (NSW) government's grants for companies for developing technological solutions that would help reduce problem gambling in the state. The government is seeking projects that could include internet, virtual reality, and other technologies to provide gambling education and services and raise awareness towards problem gambling.

New South Wales government departments have been given access to a cognitive virtual agent through its technology procurement platform GovDC Marketplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article informs that New South Wales government has announced to support the commercialization of quantum computing through its funds. It also mentions using cases for quantum computing including accurate weather forecasting, improved encryption, efficient chemical processing methods, and analysis of traffic movements.

The article reports on the announcement of Victor Dominello, Minister for Finance, Services and Property in New South Wales, to conduct a data-driven approach in funding government agencies. It states that agencies will be urged to use and share data including the funding scheme. It mentions that Dominello will provide an incentives to agencies in recognition for the innovations in the organization.

The article reports on the state government-backed jobs for New South Wales (NSW) which is seeking partners to deliver a supersized start-up hub in Sydney's central business district (CBD). Discussed are the partners which will receive rental subsidies and loan guarantees with financial assistance given to nonprofit organizations. According to NSW chairman David Thodey that the emerging of small and medium enterprises that make up six per cent of NSW firms have created over one million jobs.

The article discusses the plans of New South Wales Department of Finance, Services & Innovation of using information technologies. It reports firm's chief information officer (CIO) Richard Host's views on use of digital technologies with a refreshed governance structure and mentions the firm's need to transform to be more of a product and technology team.

The article reports that New South Wale's Justice Department is seeking its fifth director in the Digital Technology Services branch to deliver its information and communications technology (ICT) strategy. It mentions that the new director will be responsible for budgets and expenditure of both capital and operational funds, will work closely with the department's various business units and will drive the functional delivery of digital services and programs.

The article reports on the remarks made by New South Wales Treasury's new chief information officer (CIO) Miles Ashton during the GovDC Marketplace event in September 2016. Topics covered include Ashton's suggestions on how the government can attract talent and get better value from vendors, his previous work as general manager of solution delivery for Coca-Cola Amatil, and his comment on the formation of the Vendor Management Office within the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation.