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Theo Theophanous, Victorian state Minister for Industry, Trade, ICT and Major Projects, told attendees at a Melbourne conference yesterday that the US economic downturn will affect both local suppliers and staff of American owned companies in the near future -- but the local industry looks strong enough to absorb the impact.
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If a reminder was needed of the urgent need for a Federal Government response to the Cutler review of Australia's support for innovation, then it has come in the 2008 OECD Information Technology Outlook.
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