Tag: Victorian Government

Victoria bids for federal govt mRNA funding

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The Victorian government has made a number of submissions to the federal government’s approach to market for a local mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability, with several other states also vying...

Vic govt seeks manager for new ‘fund of funds’

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The Victorian government is on the hunt for a manager of its $120 million “fund of funds” which will back early-stage tech firms in the state. The Victorian Startup...

Microsoft platform ‘pivotal’ to Vic vaccine rollout

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The Microsoft vaccine management platform purchased earlier this year by the Victorian government has been “pivotal” in supporting the vaccine roll-out in the state, with functionality that extends far...

Victoria launches online vaccine booking platform

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Eligible Victorians can now book in to receive the COVID-19 vaccination using a Microsoft online booking platform the state government purchased for nearly $6 million more than five months...

Victoria’s $6m Microsoft vaccine platform delays

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victoria’s online vaccination booking platform is still not in use despite the state government purchasing the system from Microsoft in mid-January for nearly $6 million. The Victorian government bought...

Victorian Parliament passes EVs tax

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A controversial new distance-based tax for electric vehicle owners has passed Victorian Parliament and will come into effect from July. The “zero and low-emission vehicle distance-based charge” will see...

Games sector key to $190m Victorian screen strategy

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The local games development sector is a key focus of the Victorian government’s new $190 million screen strategy, announced just days after the federal government unveiled a tax incentive...

Victorian Auditor-General calls for govt IT rethink

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian Auditor-General has called for a major rethink around government IT projects after finding “significant failures” in the state’s new IT system to handle fines which went nearly...

‘Part privatisation’ of VicRoads tech system criticised

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government’s decision to “part-privatise” key elements of VicRoads has been criticised by the services union, which called on the plan to be scrapped and the tech work...