News archive 2008
News archive 2008 |
| Mr Theo Theophanous was Minister for Information and Communications Technology from 3 August 2007 to 24 December 2008. Mr John Lenders MP was Minister for Information and Communications Technology from 29 December 2008 to 2 December 2010. Mr John Brumby MP was Premier of Victoria from 30 July 2007 to 2 December 2010. This information is available for archival purposes only. Mr Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC is the current Minister for Technology. Mr Ted Ballieu MP is the current Premier of Victoria. |
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December 2008 22.12.2008 Industry, government and community groups across Victoria are invited to apply for a share of $15 million from the Brumby Government to revolutionise the way they work and solve problems using next generation internet technologies.
04.12.2008 Australian company Tretecnic will deliver a pioneering environmentally sustainable data centre in Victoria, creating 50 new jobs and expected to generate investment worth $200 million.
24.11.2008 Local software company Acryn today announced a lucrative partnership with global technology giant Intel in an eLearning deal worth more than $55 million to deliver Victorian programs into schools in the United States.
19.11.2008 Victoria's information and communication technology (ICT) sector was given a major boost today as part of the Brumby Government's $245 million industry strategy unveiled in Melbourne.
13.11.2008 Australians suffering from severe vision impairment are one step closer to benefiting from a new state-of-the-art treatment, with the announcement in Melbourne today of a new national partnership to develop a bionic eye.
05.11.2008 All Victorian Government schools will undergo a major broadband upgrade to increase their high-speed broadband capacity from four to 10 megabits-per-second, putting Victorian schools at the leading edge of the nation’s digital education revolution, Premier John Brumby said today.
23.10.2008 A new forum that will develop stronger links between researchers and the information and communication technology industry was launched by the Brumby Government today in a boost for Victorian biomedical research.
13.10.2008 The Brumby Government website eGovernment Resource Centre has been voted one of the top
01.10.2008 The Brumby Government is investing $1.45 million toward a $3 million High Performance Computing Facility at the Australian Synchrotron in Clayton.
18.09.2008 Victoria's increasingly prominent role in the fast growing spatial industry was highlighted last night at the fourth annual Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards.
16.09.2008 Young Victorians are receiving more opportunities for professional development and education in information and communication technology with 220 new Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation scholarships awarded tonight.
27.08.2008 Premier John Brumby today announced that computer giant IBM will open a $10.8 million IT Services Centre at the Ballarat Technology Park, creating 300 new jobs in the city.
11.08.2008 A $35 million package to expand broadband services across Victoria and drive uptake of new internet technologies was announced as part of Innovation: Victoria’s Future, the 2008 Innovation Statement launched today by the Premier John Brumby.
28.07.2008 Young Victorians are being encouraged to consider a career in the information and communication technology industry as part of activities across Victoria for National ICT Careers Week, held between 28 July and 2 August.
18.06.2008 More breakthroughs in life-threatening diseases will be possible with Victoria to be home to the world’s largest life sciences supercomputer, Premier John Brumby announced today.
13.06.2008 International technology company iGATE Global Solutions today opened a national operations centre in Ballarat, creating 40 new jobs with more to come in the next few years.
28.05.2008 Victorian companies were among the big winners at the prestigious national iAwards in Melbourne last night, highlighting the state’s leadership in the ICT sector.
15.05.2008 Young Victorians looking for a career in the computer games industry will be flocking to Ballarat this weekend to attend the Ballarat GiG: Get into Games festival.
15.05.2008 Melbourne company Exinda Networks launched a new global research and development centre in Abbotsford today, confirming Victoria's place at the forefront of Australia's ICT industry.
14.05.2008 Victorians have a new weapon to fight cyber crime and internet security issues such as identity theft and financial fraud with the opening today of a $3.7 million Internet Commerce Security Laboratory in Ballarat.
16.04.2008 Victoria’s best information and communication technology (ICT) innovators were on show at the 2008 Victorian iAwards today, being recognised for their terrific contributions to the industry.
14.04.2008 Victoria's position as a global information technology hub has been further enhanced with one of India’s largest IT companies Satyam Computer Services to build a new software development and training campus at Geelong, creating 2000 jobs.
01.04.2008 Information and Communication Technology Minister Theo Theophanous has congratulated Victorian games companies on their overwhelming success at the Game Developers’ Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in March.
20.03.2008 Victorian companies beat the competition to make the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association’s (AIMIA) 14th Annual Awards a successful night – taking out accolades for best entertainment, financial service planning and online shopping websites.
20.03.2008 Two final-year Ballarat students have earned a valuable career boost, winning scholarships and work experience with world leading game developers Transmission Games, leading to full-time jobs, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced.
19.03.2008 Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous today opened Intelematics Australia’s new Melbourne head office and launched the national rollout of its world-first service, Suna Traffic Channel.
04.03.2008 A Melbourne computer company has taken out the top prize at Microsoft's Office Developers Conference in the US – with its locally produced SmartAsset package named Office Business Application of the Year.
04.03.2008 Six university students will join the cyberspace battle to keep online transactions safe, thanks to a new industry-run e-security scholarship program, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced today.
04.03.2008 Local governments throughout regional Victoria will receive a technology boost thanks to a $2.1 million broadband innovation grant, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced today.
03.03.2008 New Victorian mobile tech company Yoober today sealed a new investment and distribution deal with Hong-Kong company Digital Dimension, signing a Memorandum of Understanding, with the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous.
22.02.2008 The world's smallest two-way gigabit wireless chip was unveiled in Victoria today, heralding a new era in ICT innovation, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous said today.
22.02.2008 Victorian software developer Space-Time Research is now providing software solutions for Italy's Venice Port Authority, reinforcing Victoria's status as the nation's leader in ICT exports, Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous announced today.
19.02.2008 The world's largest professional electronic games industry event is on this week in San Francisco and 16 Victorian game companies are there among the world's best and brightest, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous, announced today.
08.02.2008 Kenexa is a global leader in using award-winning technology to improve human resource management in the workplace
06.02.2008 with Victoria's broadband subscriber base increasing by over a quarter of a million customers in the past nine months.
25.01.2008 The Victorian Government will give Deakin University a $6 million grant to build a new design and manufacturing research centre at Waurn Pond's Geelong Technology Precinct, Premier John Brumby announced today.
24.01.2008 with Melbourne researchers discovering the way we walk could become a diagnostic tool for stroke and spinal injury patients.
16.01.2008 Victoria's research community's leadership in global collaborative research has been strengthened with the launch of the Optiportal node, Premier Brumby announced today.
10.01.2008 Ballarat is at the forefront of ensuring national standards are met in the way vital medical information is being captured and handled across all levels of the healthcare sector, Information and Communication Minister, Theo Theophanous, announced today.
08.01.2008 Medical care in Mildura has been transformed thanks to a broadband-based technology that is helping hospital patients monitor and manage their health in the comfort of their own homes, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous, said today.
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