Government Innovation Showcase New South Wales
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Government Innovation Showcase New South Wales

Government as Exemplar: Delivering Responsible Digital Government at Scale

29 Jul 2026 Waterview in Bicentennial Park | 1 Bicentennial Drive, Bicentennial Park Sydney Olympic Park 2127, Sydney

Overview

After a decade of unprecedented challenges—from a global pandemic and natural disasters to rising inflation and cost-of-living pressures—New South Wales has entered a new phase of resilience and transformation. The 2025–26 State Budget reflects a clear commitment to strengthening essential services, delivering smarter and more equitable outcomes, and leveraging digital, data and AI to build a reliable, future-ready government.

As the state progresses toward Government 3.0—a more connected, data-driven and people-centred model of public service—the focus is shifting from digital ambition to measurable delivery at scale. With the launch of the NSW Office for AI last September, alongside major investments across healthcare, education, TAFE, child protection and social services, the NSW Government is advancing frontline services that directly impact communities across the state. These initiatives highlight the critical need for enhanced operational capability, innovation and workforce readiness to deliver high-quality services sustainably and efficiently.

The 2026 Government Innovation Showcase, New South Wales brings together public sector leaders, technologists and industry partners to explore how the latest tools, technologies and strategies are being applied to transform service delivery—connecting strategic intent with operational execution and demonstrating how NSW is delivering smarter, faster and more inclusive public services.

Beyond meeting immediate pressures, the Showcase highlights long-term priorities for resilience, equity and innovation—ensuring services delivered today are fit for the challenges of tomorrow.

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Who will be there?

Share your case studies and collaborate with peers to ethically guide AI, integrate citizen feedback into policy, and lead cross-agency efforts for streamlined, inclusive government services.

  • Guide ethical AI implementation within government for increased transparency and accountability.Integrate citizen feedback effectively into policy-making through digital platforms.
  • Lead cross-agency collaborations to boost public service delivery efficiency.
  • Promote resilient digital infrastructure that supports continuous innovation in public services.
  • Adopt data analytics for smarter procurement decisions and cost-efficient government operations.
  • Strategically bridge the digital divide to ensure equitable access to government services.

  • Activate, build, and retain a solid connection with the citizen via digital innovation and intuitive service interactions
  • Become better equipped to understand emerging citizen needs and promptly cater to these
  • Design and deliver a simple, inclusive and accessible service that meets all needs and expectations
  • Evolve Omnichannel: Avoid repetition in communication across channels
  • Adopt emerging AI capabilities within the realm of CX
  • Harness co-creation and user feedback to design smart, simple and connected services
  • Balance digitisation and self-service with human connections: striking the X-factor within CX

  • Identify when and where to deploy AI: exploring potential areas where AI practices can drive both operational efficiencies and innovations, building on SA’s existing strengths and capabilities.
  • Achieve ROI on AI investments: explore how to democratise secure AI deployment and generative AI tools into everyday activity.
  • Navigate privacy, regulation, and ethics to maintain public trust and adopt responsible and ethical AI practices.
  • Unlock the potential of emerging AI capabilities to drive responsible, transparent, and explainable AI workflows, today and for the future.
  • Activate modern data and analytics engineering: Accelerate trusted data delivery, continuous monitoring, and improvements to harness the full capability of your data and drive AI accuracy and impact.
  • Advance the development and adoption of AI to maximise efficiencies in service delivery and CX
  • Responsibly scale business-ready generative AI to deliver tangible and reliable business outcomes

Define your strategy for modernisation to achieve agility, resilience and innovation.

  • Modernise legacy ICT infrastructure to support innovation agility and meet the needs of continued digital advancement
  • Overcome persistent challenges associated with legacy system modernisation and minimise disruption to existing systems and processes
  • Deliver scaled technology change transformation and unlock ICT as an enabler of change
  • Build a flexible and adaptive ICT infrastructure to sustain agility and innovation
  • Implement resilient network, cloud computing, and data centre strategies to strengthen government operations, ensuring scalability and reliability
  • Unlock the potential of hybrid IT and Cloud and navigate complexities of its roll-out to drive further efficiencies and enhanced service capabilities
  • Create the foundation to deploy more advanced AI technologies and information management uplift
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Tracks at a glance

Digital Services, CX, and AI Innovation

Digital Services, CX, and AI Innovation

For executives in Digital Services, Customer Experience, and Service Design. Explore how to deliver intuitive, inclusive and citizen-centred services through human-centred design, digital tools, and responsible automation.

This track explores how digital services, customer experience (CX), and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the way government engages with citizens across New South Wales. As citizen expectations continue to rise, public sector organisations must evolve to provide intuitive, responsive, and inclusive digital experiences. This track will highlight leading-edge approaches to designing and delivering human-centred services—enabled by AI, automation, and behavioural insights. Key topics include digital inclusion, ethical AI in service delivery, omni-channel engagement strategies, and the role of emerging technologies in lifting public trust. Case studies from across government will demonstrate how data-informed design and real-time feedback loops are being used to personalise services, reduce friction, and deliver value at scale.

Technology, Data, and AI Integration

Technology, Data, and AI Integration

For leaders in Technology, Data, ICT, Architecture and Transformation. Learn how to modernise systems, embed AI, and leverage data to drive smarter, faster and more resilient government operations.

This track delves into the integration of technology, data, and AI across the NSW public sector, with a focus on interoperability, data governance, and sustainable digital infrastructure. As digital maturity grows across departments, the ability to align technologies with strategic priorities—while ensuring privacy, transparency, and accountability—is critical. Sessions will explore how effective technology integration is enabling seamless services, improving decision-making and operational efficiency. We will also explore frameworks for secure data sharing, ethical AI deployment, and inter-agency collaboration, offering a blueprint for scalable, future-ready systems. A key focus will be on building the digital backbone that supports AI adoption: from data warehousing and analytics to machine learning pipelines and integration with legacy systems. This track will also spotlight practical initiatives around whole-of-government platforms, AI governance, and digital twin technologies.

AI-Enhanced Productivity

AI-Enhanced Productivity

For COOs, CFOs, HR, Workforce, Operations and functional leaders. Discover how AI can streamline processes, augment decision-making, and unlock workforce capacity while driving both public sector and economic productivity.

The AI Enhanced Productivity track will explore how AI is transforming the way the NSW public sector works—enabling faster decision-making, automating routine tasks, and unlocking new levels of operational efficiency. As workforce expectations shift and resourcing pressures increase, government agencies are turning to AI tools to improve outcomes without compromising quality or accountability. This track will feature real-world examples of how AI is being embedded into workflows—from intelligent document processing and chatbots to predictive analytics and workforce optimisation. Sessions will examine how to identify high-impact use cases, measure productivity gains, and manage change across both technical and non-technical teams. Sessions will also tackle the ethical and human implications of AI augmentation, ensuring that productivity doesn’t come at the expense of transparency or employee wellbeing. Attendees will gain insights into AI-enabled tools that streamline internal processes, free up staff for higher-value tasks, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

What your peers had to say

The PSN events are always a highlight in my calendar. They are well run, informative and give me the opportunity to hear practical ideas and approaches from experts and innovators in the government and commercial space and network and share ideas with peers.

PSN events really do bring together a variety of agencies and business that have common goals and problems. Attending a PSN event really allows great connections and network to emerge to create change at the public sector.

Event was well organised and the program flowed perfectly. Networking was great and stalls content was very helpful. Keep up the great work!!

Vendors, boost your presence

Becoming a partner at the Government Innovation Showcase New South Wales offers unique opportunities to connect with decision-makers, showcase innovative solutions, and align with transformative public sector goals. As a partner, you’ll have access to influential government leaders, providing a valuable platform to demonstrate your expertise and contribute to critical conversations on public sector modernisation.

With a focus on the state’s specific needs, partnership enables you to collaborate directly with key players, co-develop solutions for the state’s challenges, and reinforce your commitment to advancing government services in impactful ways.

State of the Service Spotlight: New South Wales Innovation 2025

NSW’s Digital Pulse — Priorities, Barriers and the Next Chapter in Government Transformation

As governments across Australia continue their push toward digital transformation, New South Wales is emerging with a distinctive approach that blends strong intergovernmental collaboration with a renewed focus on workforce capability and systemic reform. Recent polling sheds light on how NSW’s public sector leaders are prioritising change, tackling innovation barriers, and responding to citizen expectations, offering a detailed lens into how the state compares with national trends.

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