Tag: Victoria

Vic child protection agency ordered to block GenAI tools

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s privacy watchdog has ordered the state’s child protection agency to block access to generative AI tools on its network after a caseworker entered sensitive personal information into ChatGPT...

Victoria lures eight VCs for $300m startup push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government has pledged $2.4 million to venture capital firms to set up in the state and raise funding for local startups, setting up competition with Queensland’s venture...

SMEs secure $1.9m from Victorian manufacturing grants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Nine small to medium-sized manufacturers have secured $1.9 million in grants in the latest round of the Made in Victoria manufacturing growth program. The recipient businesses operate in a...

Vic courts’ tech project blows out by three years, $30m

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
 A large-scale digital transformation project within the Victorian courts is running three years late and is more than $30 million over budget, as it grapples with an increasing scope...

Victorian Govt moves to ‘Australian-first’ cyber sourcing deal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has launched an “Australian-first” state purchasing contract for cybersecurity goods and services which will “dramatically reduce” workloads for departments and save time and money. The new...

Breakthrough Victoria backs MedTech commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government’s venture capital fund on Thursday announced it has invested $5 million into a Melbourne MedTech commercialisation firm as it faces renewed criticism from the state opposition...

Vic health startups accelerated as state sector grows

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality startups are among the new cohort of a Victorian government-backed digital health accelerator, as the sector becomes a bigger part of the state’s innovation...

Vic Budget cuts $360m from govt VC fund

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Victorian government will strip $360 million from its venture capital fund and extend the investment horizon from 10 to 15 years, as it seeks to make more “quality...

LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business...