Victoria - 21st Century Approach to Government Information

The Victorian Parliament's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee today tabled a report calling for improved access to Victorian Government information.

Victoria launches App My State competition with $100,000 in prizes

Victorian Government Premier John Brumby has launched the world's biggest apps competition App My State and encouraged entries from everyone in Victoria.

Bracks Government delivering affordable high speed broadband

In Victoria, Information and Communication Technology Minister Marsha Thomson has encouraged property developers to seek advice from the Victorian Government to ensure that they do not pay over the odds to provide ultra fast fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband in new housing estates.

Broadband boost for Rural Breastscreaning

The Victorian Government has provided $1.9 million to help BreastScreen Victoria establish the Australian first Rural Broadband Digital Mammography pilot project.

Brumby Government Introduces FOI Reforms

The Victorian government has made changes to the Freedom of Information Act to enable easier for Victorians to lodge FOI applications.

Chronic Healthcare Transformed in Mildura

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.

Consumer Affairs Victoria on Facebook

You can now interact with Consumer Affairs Victoria on Facebook. The consumer affairs regulator made its first post through the social media giant on 18 July.

Delivery $1 Million for Electronic Sheep ID System

The Victorian Government will almost halve the cost of electronic identification tags to Victorian sheep farmers to support the introduction of electronic ID tags on a voluntary basis.

e-Government - News: A-G - Victoria - Archive

News items on e-Government activity in Victoria, Australia.

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News items on e-Government activity in Victoria, Australia.

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News items on e-Government activity in Victoria, Australia.

Electronic Conveyancing to Save $100 Million

An electronic conveyancing system with the potential to save the community more than $100 million a year will be piloted this month, the Planning Minister, Rob Hulls, said today. Mr Hulls said eight financial institutions had signed up to trial the groundbreaking system, which will be Australia’s first for online property settlement and lodgement.

Emerging Technologies to Facilitate Open Government - Victorian Government Workshop

The push for 'open' government is gaining momentum globally and Australia is an active player with the recent Gov 2.0 Taskforce, numerous reports, and the impetus on government agencies to both adopt Web 2.0 technologies but also to open up data sets in order to make government more collaborative, participatory and transparent. But, what does this really mean and how is it impacting on those charged with making it a reality? This workshop is designed to enable practitioners within the government space to work together to identify and explore some of the key challenges they face, and, potentially, to gain a greater understanding about what 'open' government means for you.

Geelong leads new Frontier in Health Technology

Geelong Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is leading Australia as the only Australian ICU to have introduced cutting edge Smartcard technology to patients' bedsides.

ICT Investments A Boost For Victorian Services

The Victorian Government will invest $112 million in information and communications technology over the next four years - Victorian Budget 2007/08.

Inner West Families Find Way Across Digital Divide

Primary school students in Melbourne's inner west are conquering the digital divide thanks to the combined support of the Bracks Government, corporate donors and philanthropic groups. Minister for Victorian Communities Peter Batchelor today launched a pilot project that will provide refurbished, internet-connected computers to 400 disadvantaged families for use in their homes.

Internet Rules on VCE Results Day

Most of Victoria's 79,000 VCE students will use the internet to get their final results on Monday. Minister for Education John Lenders said the Internet service was by far the most popular method by which students could gain access to their VCE results.

Internet Training Connecting Communities across the State

A state-wide travelling classroom will help more than 1400 Victorians learn how to use the Internet and get online, the Minister for Community Development, Peter Batchelor, announced today.

LibraryLink Helps Victorians Find the Perfect Read

The Victorian government has launched an Australian first $500,000 LibraryLink website to give Victoria's 2.5 million public library users unprecedented access to the 10 million books, CDs and other items in the State's public library catalogues.

New Generation of Archives, for the Record

Public records held in computer systems will be easily accessed in future through a new “digital archive” that will preserve data in a format that can be easily retrieved by archivists and researchers.

Victoria dumps HealthSMART e-health project

Written by Renai LeMay. Delimiter, Monday, May 21, 2012. "The Victorian State Government has reportedly decided to walk away from its troubled central electronic health project HealthSMART, which has reached only a limited number of its goals over the past decade since it was initiated, despite soaking up several hundred million dollars worth of government funding..."

Victoria kills HealthSMART IT project

By Ry Crozier. IT News, May 18, 2012. "No more money after June 30. The Victorian Government has abandoned its statewide HealthSMART IT project, reportedly citing a cost overrun of at least $140 million. A spokeswoman for Health Minister David Davis' office told iTnews that funding for the project would conclude on June 30 this year. Four lead agencies - Eastern Health, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Austin Health and Peninsula Health - will continue using HealthSMART, after adopting the system almost a year ago..."

Vic councils tender for VMware partner

By Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia, May 21, 2012. "A 58-strong consortium of Victorian regional councils is looking for a new VMware partner to manage the councils' VMware Enterprise License Agreement..."

Vic scraps HealthSMART system

By AAP, and Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia, May 18, 2012. "The Victorian Government has made the decision to scrap its HealthSMART system, which was years overdue and had run hundreds of millions of dollars over budget. HealthSMART was launched in 2003 and had been designed to run as a single electronic foundation for the state's public health service. The single platform would combine a finance system, as well as patient-management and clinical-applications services. However, Health Minister David Davis today confirmed that the government had scrapped the continuation of the roll-out of HealthSMART, with the government to now work on a hospital-by-hospital basis, to set up individualised systems..."

Tough times for outgoing CenITex staff

By Caitlin Fitzsimmons. IT News, May 16, 2012. "Shared services agency sheds staff amid government hiring freeze... In the letter to the union, CenITex identified specific job titles to be axed – mostly IT staff, but also positions in accounts, HR and customer service. Meanwhile, CenITex's board of directors will likely be replaced after the agency was listed as a 'reorganising body' under the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 late last month..."

Melbourne council pulls parking cameras

By Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia, May 14th, 2012. "Melbourne is no longer photographing number plates to determine those who are overstaying their welcome in the city's paid parking bays, after technology issues thwarted the system..."

Police probe use of spy drones

ABC News, Updated May 14, 2012. "Victoria Police have confirmed they are investigating the use of unmanned drones to help fight crime. Police say the technology could make their jobs safer but civil libertarians fear drones could lead to grave invasions of people's privacy. Police will not specify what roles drones would have in the force, but it is believed they could be used in surveillance and during car chases..."

CenITex to cut 200 jobs

Staff reductions required to balance 2013 budget says CEO, by Hamish Barwick. Computerworld, 9 May, 2012. "Victorian ICT shared services agency, CenITex, has announced plans to cut approximately 200 staff and cancel 80 vacancy advertisements as part of a strategy to balance its 2013 budget. Up to 150 contractors will be let go while 50 public servants are to be redeployed elsewhere..."

Government IT agency to cut jobs: union

By Stephanie March. ABC News, Updated May 9, 2012. "The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) says the State Government's troubled IT agency will slash almost one third of its workforce. The union says 230 of almost 900 jobs at CenITex will be cut over the next few months..."

CenITex sacks 200: Read the internal email

Written by Renai LeMay. Delimiter, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. "As you might have read, yesterday Victorian IT shared services agency CenITex told its staff that it was planning a round of 200 redundancies. Thanks to a source, we’ve gotten our hands on the internal document outlining the changes. You can read CenITex chief executive Michael Vanderheide’s message to staff on the cuts below..."

Researchers tackle Victorian traffic systems

By Liz Tay. IT News, April 27, 2012. "To build algorithms for road authority and drivers. Victoria's road traffic authority has enlisted experts in artificial intelligence, data mining and signal processing to reduce congestion on Melbourne roads. The authority has agreed to provide the newly launched Swinburne Intelligent Transport Systems Laboratory with real-time data from sensors at some 10,000 street intersections in Melbourne..."

Victoria pilots standing workstations

By Liz Tay. IT News, April 26, 2012. "Sets sights on 'prolonged sitting'. The Victorian Government has kicked off a three-year, $600,000 project to trial workstations and business activities that reduce 'prolonged sitting' among office workers. Some 160 height-adjustable workstations will be deployed in up to 16 Federal Human Services call centres across the state in one of five “large-scale pilot interventions” by health promotion agency, VicHealth..."

Manufacturing, Myki to benefit under 2012-13 Victorian Budget

E-health, justice, transport to also benefit from new ICT investment, by Tim Lohman. Computerworld, 2 May, 2012. "ICT investment under the Victorian Government's 2012-13 budget will concentrate on boosting the state's manufacturing industry, funding the Myki e-ticketing system, e-health initiatives and upgrades to emergency service systems..."

Emergency services, health get boost in Vic budget

Myki transition slated for completion in two years. By John Hilvert. IT News, May 2, 2012. "The Victorian Government's emergency services, health and transport departments have received the lion's share of an estimated $258 million in new IT investment outlined in the state's 2012-2013 budget. In what Ovum research director Steve Hodgkinson labelled "slim pickings for the IT industry" in regard to substantial new projects, the state budget nonetheless targeted several portfolios to receive new investment over the next four years..."

E-health, Myki the big Vic budget winners

By Josh Taylor, ZDNet Australia, May 2, 2012. "As the Victorian Government looks to cut spending and produce a surplus, the majority of tech funding in the Victorian Budget, released yesterday, targets e-health investments and the state's troubled transport smart card Myki... The government has allocated $100 million over the next four financial years to the Victorian Innovation, E-Health and Communications Technology Fund. This will support health IT projects, including system and software upgrades and installations, according to budget documents. The Coalition-led government has also dedicated $8.3 million per annum in funding over the next two years as part of the state's contribution to National E-Health Transition Authority's (NEHTA) core operations..."