Tag: Queensland government

Industry dept opens up on ‘secret’ quantum EoI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost two dozen local and international quantum firms were approached by the federal government last year as part of a private expression of interest process designed to gauge the...

Qld govt backs five accelerators in innovation push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Five government backed accelerators will run in Queensland to get almost 170 startups in areas like health, agriculture and climate to an investment ready stage as the Miles government...

Former Qld Premier, Treasurer met with PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum met with former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in the same month that a secret quantum computing EoI was issued by the federal government last...

Bart Mellish is Qld’s new digital minister

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has a new Digital Services minister in Bart Mellish, an environmental scientist who served as chief of staff to federal Labor Senator Anthony Chisholm prior to politics. Mr...

PsiQuantum takes part in Qld govt quantum advisory meeting

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
PsiQuantum, a front-runner in the federal government’s secret quantum computing EoI, was the only foreign company to take part in the inaugural meeting of Queensland’s newly formed quantum advisory...

Queensland passes mandatory data breach notice laws

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has become only the second state to legislate a mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities, as an almost identical scheme comes into effect in New...

Queensland govt to set up quantum council

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government says it will assemble an advisory council of quantum experts before the end of the year, as it looks to seize the economic opportunities presented by...

Queensland’s quantum strategy to deliver $76m boost

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland will pump $76 million into the research and commercialisation of quantum technologies through the state’s new quantum and advanced technologies strategy in a bid to become a “leader...