Queensland Manufacturing AI Uplift Trial Program

This program supports QLD manufacturers to implement AI solutions to improve productivity and competitiveness.
Open
Closes in 18 days

Closing date: Friday 30 October 2026 Fri 30 Oct 2026

What do you get?

Services worth up to $250,000.

Who is this for?

QLD manufacturers.

Overview

Support is available to help QLD manufacturers implement meaningful AI solutions in order to:

  • improve productivity
  • increase growth
  • enhance competitiveness
  • uplift workforce capability.

Trial participants will be provided a private workspace within an AI platform on sovereign Australian cloud infrastructure, with access to a production-grade data foundation, AI engineering capability and ongoing operational support. Experts will help business leaders to quantify the benefits of each AI use case and understand how to optimise outcomes.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • be a manufacturing entity
  • have a project site, and an existing manufacturing presence in QLD
  • employ between 5 and 500 full time equivalent (FTE) staff, with at least 50% of total FTEs employed in Queensland
  • have operated in QLD for at least 2 consecutive years
  • be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
  • hold an active Australian business number (ABN).

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