DSC has created an awesome two days at the Annual NDIS Conference for 2026. The NDIA, the Commission, the Fair Work Ombudsman, researchers, advocates and providers who are actually doing the work... all in one room having real conversations about what comes next.
But the tech on the floor this year is also worth your time.
The sector is carrying a lot right now. Regulation, registration requirements, inquiries, margins are tight, turnover is high, and burnout is real.
It all comes back to the people doing the work, and the systems that are supporting them.
This means the bar for technology in care has shifted. It isn't enough to be clever. It has to reduce a burden that a real person is currently carrying. Purpose-led tech starts there.
Five teams worth checking out at the DSC conference
Performl
Using data to close the gap between people who need support and who's actually getting it. Performl is mapping the unmet need down to a hyperlocal level so providers can see where people are actually missing out instead of guessing. On day 2, Loki Ball is presenting Performl's modelling on where demand grows and shrinks by 2031.
https://www.performl.com.au/
Kernl
Built for the person on the shift. Support workers go into this line of work to spend time with and support people, but instead spend a lot of it on paperwork. The platform turns what happens on shift into a record, rather than making someone write it up after. Organisations furthest ahead are using AI to see problems coming. Frontline detail becomes foresight, which can catch something before it becomes an incident.
https://www.kernl.com.au/
ShiftCare
Rostering, records and billing in one place means the hours currently lost to switching between systems go back into care. For a lot of providers, that's a capacity story. The difference between admin growing with the participant list and not.
https://shiftcare.com/
MYP Technologies
MYP Technologies has been at this for over 25 years, and their approach has been consistent: build it with the people who use it. Providers, community organisations and services all contribute to shaping what gets developed, which is why the product solves problems that practitioners recognise. Their goal is to give providers back time, and give participants back choice.
https://myptechnologies.com/
Oho
Oho's mission is to protect organisations from abuse and its impacts. Knowing that the people delivering support are who they say they are, and are safe to work ... not just on the day they were hired, but every day after that. Purpose-built for the care sector.
Come and find us at our booth at the DSC Annual NDIS Conference.
Five different problems. Five different teams who are clearly passionate about their customers and are building for a purpose.
