The NSW Government will invest a record $1.6 billion into its Digital Restart Fund to make the State the digital capital of the southern hemisphere.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian said the landmark funding would enable the Government to turbocharge digital projects that make life easier for people.
\n\u201cWe are leading the country on digital transformation and this investment will cement our reputation as a world leader in technology and innovation,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cWe are already using technology to make life easier for customers. Whether it\u2019s the Digital Driver Licence, Energy Switch or Park\u2019nPay, our digital products provide added choice and convenience.\u201d
\nTreasurer Dominic Perrottet said the funding is a game changer and will make NSW the envy of the southern hemisphere.
\n\u201cThis record investment in technology recognises that digital infrastructure is as important as transport infrastructure to the State\u2019s economic growth,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cWe must be fast followers in the Digital Revolution to accelerate agility, lift productivity and generate the jobs of tomorrow.\u201d
\nMinister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the funding includes $240 million to bolster the Government\u2019s cyber security capability and create a world leading cyber industry.
\n\u201cThis is the biggest single cyber security investment in national history, and will strengthen the Government\u2019s capacity to detect and respond to the fast moving cyber threat landscape,\u201d Mr Dominello said.
\n\u201cWe are leading the nation on bricks and mortar infrastructure and this historic investment will positon us to develop a world leading cyber security industry and be a jobs hub for this critical multi-billion-dollar sector.\u201d
\nThe Cyber Security funding will go towards protecting existing systems, deploying new technologies and increasing our cyber workforce.
\nThe funding will include:<\/p>\n
The NSW Government will invest a record $1.6 billion into its Digital Restart Fund to make the State the digital capital of the southern hemisphere. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the landmark funding would enable the Government to turbocharge digital projects that make life easier for people. \u201cWe are leading the country on digital transformation and … Continue reading “RECORD FUNDING FOR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}