By Paul Hemsley Sub-contractors may be protected from bankruptcy through a NSW Government inquiry into construction industry finances. The inquiry follows the collapse of hundreds of companies in NSW between 2009 and 2011, where up to 24000 creditors including suppliers and sub-contractors were short of millions of dollars. As a consequence of these collapses, thousands […]
9 August, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski New South Wales Commerce Minister, Greg Pearce has singled out the telecommunications and legal services sectors as ripe for sweeping procurement reforms as the O’Farrell government tries to significantly decentralise government purchasing worth $12.7 billion a year. The nomination of the two sectors as big ticket targets for the government signals the […]
7 August, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Small businesses in cleaning, construction and real estate sectors will benefit from the NSW Government’s move to cut the red tape for contract work. Through the state government’s changes to procurement processes, registration processes will be easier and applications will now be assessed faster, which will help small businesses get a larger […]
31 July, 2012
Getting directions on public transport will be easier because of a partnership between Google and the NSW Government to create an addition to Google Maps. The data containing the public transport information has been modified into a format helping to prompt future third party developers. Transport for NSW is working on this ongoing public transport […]
26 July, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Clearing motor vehicle congestion is the City of Sydney's economic development reason given to the NSW Government for building bicycle lanes throughout the central business district. A news story by The Daily Telegraph reported NSW Department of Transport director general, Les Wielinga said the City of Sydney will need to defer all […]
9 July, 2012
will.i.am, the founder behind the Black Eyed Peas group, will join other international artists and musicians appearing at Destination NSW's Vivid Sydney 2012 for a lighting collaboration. Serving as director of creative innovation at Intel, will.i.am will work on interactive lighting for the façade of the recently constructed wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art […]
25 May, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Deputy NSW Premier, Andrew Stoner gave a talk at the CeBIT 2012 opening ceremony at the Sydney Opera House outlining the state government’s approach to dealing with business and industry, as well as announcing seven projects. Mr Stoner said these projects range from digital services to improve the 21st century experience at […]
23 May, 2012
By Paul Hemsley New South Wales Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce gave a talk at CeBIT 2012 in Sydney outlining the NSW Government’s ICT Strategy 2012 for the event delegates, describing NSW as the ‘network state’. “NSW Government is committed to delivering better services to the citizens of NSW and we see […]
22 May, 2012
Middle management bureaucracies will be slashed in the NSW railway service to make way for a re-organised specialist system. The NSW Government will launch the Fixing the Trains initiative, which will break up RailCorp to create two specialist bodies to accommodate the different needs of regional and intercity commuters. These two services will be Sydney […]
17 May, 2012
By Paul Hemsley The benefits of the NSW Government ICT Strategy 2012 depend on management evolving and adapting with the plan, according to analyst firm, IDC. Launched earlier this month, the strategy aims to reform industry engagement and procurement strategies for ease and flexibility in dealing with government for ICT delivery. IDC senior market analyst […]
15 May, 2012
Two data centres will be built in Western Sydney and Illawarra to consolidate NSW Government data storage. Australian data centre specialist, Metronode (NSW) Pty Ltd will construct the two purpose built data centres in Silverwater and Unanderra. Minister for Finance and Services, Greg Pearce said Metronode will build and operate the two Tier III data […]
15 May, 2012
State government audits revealing incorrectly wired circuit breakers in solar panels pose a low risk to households if they are left alone. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive, Matthew Warren said governments and industry identified the issue in late 2010 and the solar industry is taking remedial action. “The safest thing to do is leave your […]
24 June, 2011
A group of NSW scientists showcased the State’s nanotechnology research at a major international exhibition in Tokyo. As part of its strategy to globalise the state’s economy and to create jobs and investment opportunities, the State Government supported the scientists to take part in one of the world’s largest nanotechnology exhibition and conference, Nano […]
22 February, 2011
City of Sydney Council staff have been tasked with developing a new strategy to promote Sydney as a "world class" late night city. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the new plan will include late night operating hours for museums, art galleries, cafes and retail outlets. “We want a thriving and diverse night time economy,” Cr […]
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