NSW to appoint Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Science and Medical Research. Media Release
" The NSW Government will appoint a NSW Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer to build on the State's strengths in science, engineering, medical research and innovation.
The Government will also invest in a world-first academic position in Engineering Innovation at the University of Sydney, to ensure the best and brightest young engineers can develop and apply their talents in NSW. Minister for Science and Medical Research Verity Firth said the Government was finding new ways to accelerate scientific research and make sure it is translated into high-skill, high-value jobs and industries for NSW. "The NSW Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer will be a champion for the excellent science undertaken in NSW and a strategic adviser on the best ways it can be used to benefit business, society and the environment," she said."