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.
Victoria will speed up the development of a AU$31.2 million high-speed fibre optic network for academics by piggybacking on an existing network used for railway services.
Victorian government officials are crowing over a partnership between local vendor Cebridge and giants HP and Intel that will see the trio develop automated disaster recovery systems.
The Victorian government has appointed six companies to a panel which will supply the state's desktop and laptop needs.
Victoria plans to allocate nearly AU$2 million to an industry skills package for the state's technology students under measures announced today in its five year plan for the information technology and communications (ICT) sector.
Victorian demand for ICT professionals marginally improved during the first half of 2003, "but it is still a buyer's market".
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