Victoria has a new minister for information and communication technology, with former police minister Tim Holding picking up the role as part of a combined portfolio including finance and tourism.
The Victorian government has awarded an AU$500 million contract for development of a smartcard ticketing system for public transport to a consortium of transport and tech experts, state Premier Steve Bracks said.
The Victorian government has launched a AU$6.5 million expansion of Telstra's mobile broadband network in the state. The expansion -- a commitment made by the carrier as part of its winning tender for the state government's mobile services business -- pushes the telecommunications giant's mobile broadband services to regional areas.
Victoria's Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thomson, has called on the federal government to resolve next-generation telecommunications issues before going ahead with full Telstra privatisation.
NEC Australia will invest $70 million in its Melbourne-based Next Generation Broadband R&D Facility, which will be NEC's largest research centre outside Japan and the largest privately owned ICT R&D centre in Australia, employing 63 highly skilled researchers.
An audit of e-commerce Web sites by the Victorian government has found less than one percent met all the requirements for the Commonwealth 'Best Practice' model.
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