About the Fund | Digital NSW

Objectives of the fund

The objective of the fund is to improve government service delivery, facilitate whole of Government digital transformation including upgrading systems and processes, and improving operational and cost efficiencies across the government sector.

Objective	Description
Effectiveness	Effectiveness is about the impact programs have. Funding should result in service delivery improvements, positive social impact and economic benefits.
Efficiency	Efficiency is about value for money. While the most cost-effective option is not always the best option, NSW taxpayers expect government funds to be spent efficiently.
Equity	Equity is about coverage. Funding should be allocated fairly and reasonably to achieve a whole-of-economy and whole of government digital transformation in NSW, across all cross-section of the communities.
Transparency	Transparency is about having a clear rationale for funding decisions, linked to the Digital Restart Fund’s strategic objectives.
Practicality	Practicality is about using the best-available information and resources to make sound decisions about how to fund DRF projects and programs.
Continuous improvement	Continuous improvement is about being flexible, taking appropriate risks, learning from experience and striving to optimise the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of DRF programs/projects over time.

Funding rules

The following applies to all business cases submitted to the DRF pipeline:

Projects are capped at $20 million.
If the total cost of your project is higher than its applicable cap, your PoAs will need to co-contribute to make up for the remaining balance or seek an alternative source of funds.
Requests for seed funding (through Lean Business Cases) cannot cumulatively exceed $10 million for the same initiative.
All whole of Government projects must be supported by business cases agreed by the Department of Customer Service (for example state digital asset projects).

Governance of the DRF