Turning to the ICT industry task force, he said the group would work with the NSW government to develop a 10-year Digital Economy Plan with input from the greater NSW region.

The plan would focus on subsectors expected to support long-term productivity and export opportunities, including digital content and applications, information services, analytics, and smart networks.

Stoner said that ICT industry members, as well as the public, were invited to register their interest by following the plan link on the or on Twitter by following #iapnsw.

Members of the NSW Digital Economy Industry Action Plan Taskforce include:

IBM Australia research and development director, Glenn Wrightwick (chair)