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December 2007 17.12.2007 Students topping the VCE today should be thinking seriously about taking up cutting-edge study in ICT according to Victoria’s Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous.
15.12.2007 Five Melbourne-based ICT companies have ranked among the best in three-year dividend growth, according to The Australian Financial Review today.
05.12.2007 Two of Victoria's top universities are exploring new potential uses of technology such as hi-tech sensors and interactive entertainment at technology industry conferences this week, Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous has announced.
04.12.2007 The only Microsoft laboratory in the southern hemisphere designed to tackle emerging cyber crime problems such as new online viruses and malicious software (Malware), was announced in Melbourne today by Information and Communication Technology Minister Theo Theophanous.
03.12.2007 Trade and investment opportunities in South Africa should be explored by hi-tech Victorian companies.
29.11.2007 Hi-tech Kew company eB2Bcom has cemented its spot in Victoria’s burgeoning ICT industry, highlighted by the official opening of its new Melbourne head office by the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous.
28.11.2007 Mulgrave is leading the nation with cutting-edge information technology, network and business solutions, largely thanks to the work of locally-based global icon NEC Australia, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous, said during a site visit today.
26.11.2007 A cast of 22 Victorian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies has returned from the Brumby Government sponsored CeBIT Asia Shanghai trade mission, with new business and networking prospects.
19.11.2007 An education revolution is on the mind of technology teachers over the next three days, as the use of iPods and digital video use across the school curriculum is debated at this year’s annual Victorian IT Teachers Association (VITTA) conference in Flemington.
19.11.2007 Celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit in Information and Communication Technology, the Australian Information Industry Association launched the iAwards 2008 today, with the Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous calling for nominations.
07.11.2007 The Ballarat Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cluster is conducting a range of new projects designed to gain international exposure for the city’s ICT capabilities, with the help of a $75,000 Brumby Government grant.
19.10.2007 More than 400 Warrnambool teens will get the real story about a future career in ICT as part of the Brumby Government’s ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere campaign, Victoria’s Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced today.
17.10.2007 Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings today called for tenders to undertake the Victorian Screen Industry Review, the first step in developing a major new strategy to keep growing Victoria’s thriving screen industry.
09.10.2007 More than 20 innovative Victorian ICT companies will touch down in China this week for one of Asia’s biggest and potentially most lucrative trade expos, CeBIT Asia Shanghai, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous, announced today.
05.10.2007 The Brumby Government is the first government in Australia to test online virtual worlds as a communication platform, with Information and Communication Technology Minister Theo Theophanous launching a research project in the popular virtual world, Second Life.
05.10.2007 The Brumby Government is the first government in Australia to test online virtual worlds as a communication platform, with Information and Communication Technology Minister Theo Theophanous launching a research project in the popular virtual world, Second Life.
26.09.2007 Environmental workers in regional Victoria will access cutting-edge technology out in the field, thanks to a $6.3 million broadband expansion project announced today by the Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous.
18.09.2007 The Melton Environmental Atlas has won this year’s Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards, highlighting how high-tech mapping can manage natural resources, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced.
12.09.2007 Irish software solutions company FINEOS has chosen Melbourne as its new Asia Pacific headquarters, Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous announced today.
10.09.2007 The Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous today slammed the Federal Government for signing an agreement on Australia’s broadband future without input from the states and territories as promised.
08.09.2007 Dubai will get a first-hand glimpse of Victoria's world-class ICT innovations at one of the world’s largest and longest running ICT trade shows, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous has announced.
07.09.2007 Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change Michael Crutchfield today announced Byteback, the computer recycling initiative, has now been expanded to Camberwell and Geelong.
06.09.2007 Young people in Melbourne’s west will hear the real story to start their futures in ICT today as part of the Victorian Government’s ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere campaign, Victoria’s Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced.
06.09.2007 Premier John Brumby today launched the Australian Synchrotron’s Educational Virtual Beamline to help students study the nature of light using the Synchrotron, from their classroom.
28.08.2007 The Federal Government is holding back Victoria’s regional economy by failing to deliver high-speed broadband access creating a massive opportunity gap between regional Victoria and inner Melbourne, the Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Jacinta Allan, said today.
28.08.2007 Young people in Melbourne’s east will hear the real story about future careers in ICT at Box Hill TAFE today as part of the Brumby Government’s ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere campaign the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous said today.
24.08.2007 More than 200 Wodonga teenagers have heard the real story about future careers in ICT this week, as part of the Brumby Government’s ICT: Start Here. Go Anywhere campaign, Victoria’s Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous announced.
18.08.2007 Victoria’s first electronic games related degree offered by a private college has been officially launched by the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Theo Theophanous said today in Melbourne.
13.08.2007 The world’s most technically advanced police car will be on show at the SmartDemo 2007 intelligent transport systems event, which is coming to Melbourne for the first time tomorrow.
25.07.2007 A new $8.7 million healthcare project in Geelong aims to revolutionise diabetes treatments, cut healthcare costs and open up new export opportunities for local companies, the Minister for Innovation, John Brumby, said today.
25.07.2007 The Bracks Government today announced $60,000 in funding to help Express Promotions Australia develop a smart tag library system that, if successful, will create $8 million in new investment and 30 new jobs in Geelong.
24.07.2007 New research shows that Victorian ICT job applicants are more qualified than the national average, according to the ICT Skills Snapshot report, released today by the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding.
12.07.2007 Victorian students, academics, SMEs and start-up companies will see their innovative ideas brought to life with the help of Australia’s first campus-based Microsoft Centre that brings together cutting edge hardware and software.
28.06.2007 Ballarat is set to become Victoria’s first regional hub for computer games development, with Melbourne-based developer IR Gurus opening a studio at Ballarat Technology Park, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, said today.
20.06.2007 Specialised ICT companies focussing on fibre optics, telecommunications, satellite technology and software are flying the flag for Victoria at the CommunicAsia2007 expo in Singapore this week, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, said today.
20.06.2007 Leading Victorian spatial information companies are joining forces to take the State’s competitive edge in this technology to the next level, Information & Communication Technology Minister, Tim Holding, said Monday.
06.06.2007 Victoria is in prime position to capitalise on the lucrative next generation mobile revolution, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, said today, launching Australia’s first mobile data industry cluster in Broadmeadows.
06.06.2007 Victorian teenagers in Mildura will be hearing the real story about a future in ICT this Thursday, as part of the Victorian Government’s ICT: Start here. Go anywhere campaign, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding said.
06.06.2007 Victorian teenagers in Bendigo will be hearing the real story about a future in ICT this Thursday, as part of the Victorian Government’s ICT: Start here. Go anywhere campaign, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding said.
31.05.2007 From hi-tech ear muffs to “un-crackable” quantum encryption keys, Victoria scooped the awards at the prestigious national iAwards in Sydney last night, highlighting the state’s leadership in the ICT sector, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding said.
10.05.2007 Minster for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, today launched the inaugural Victorian Government Technology Market Reports 2007 – the first of its kind in Australia.
27.04.2007 Melbourne-based ICT company, Oakton Limited, has come of age in its 18th year, with the formal opening of its first overseas office in Hyderabad, India, by the Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, today.
26.04.2007 Indian IT giant, Infinite Computer Solutions, yesterday announced the launch of its Australia operations, with the setting-up of its office in Melbourne.
18.04.2007 New jobs in Victoria's ICT sector have topped 10,000 since the Bracks Government come to office in 1999, with the opening of Konica Minolta's new Centre of Excellence at Southbank today, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, said.
30.03.2007 It’s game on for Victoria’s computer games companies thanks to a deal struck between Microsoft and the Bracks Government, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding, announced today.
08.03.2007 The Howard Government is holding back the Victorian economy by failing to deliver adequate broadband access, Minister for Information & Communication Technology, Tim Holding, said today.
18.01.2007 Thousands of British students will soon benefit from cutting-edge Victorian technology, with local eLearning companies gaining unprecedented access to the UK education system.
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