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Victoria sets up review of its VC fund and startup supports

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s state-run VC fund and startup development agency will go under the microscope as part of the most extensive review of the state’s innovation investment settings in a decade....

Victorian electric engine pioneer expands with new facility

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Kite Magnetics, a Monash University spinout producing ultra-energy-efficient electric generators and engines, will set up a new advanced manufacturing facility in Melbourne’s southeast. The state-of-the-art facility, announced on Friday,...

Victoria to bring govt services under one roof

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria will centralise government service delivery under a single department, with the government set to further leverage its investment in Service Victoria’s underpinning digital platform. Premier Daniel Andrews revealed...

Victoria gets a new Industry and Innovation minister

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria has a new Industry and Innovation minister in Ben Carroll, a lawyer and one-time staffer to former Labor senator and federal minister for broadband, communications and the digital...

Victoria moves to block police from COVID check-in data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The QR code check-in data of Victorians will be shielded from law enforcement under the state government’s new pandemic bill, revealed publicly on Tuesday. The Pandemic Bill, released public...

Victoria launches $50m five-year cybersecurity strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is set to significantly broaden its cybersecurity priorities to “proactively” assist businesses and individuals to protect themselves and embark on a large-scale uplift program as part...

States urged to protect QR code check-in data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
State governments risk losing community trust and participation in crucial QR code check-in contact tracing apps if police remain able to access this information for other purposes, a number...