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Victoria at the centre of Australian ICT industry

By Laurence Millar | 24 July 2011

“The excellence of Victoria’s ICT industry will be able to make a positive contribution to productivity in South East Asia, as it does in Australia” says Gordon Rich-Phillips, Minister for Technology.

Melbourne is home to many businesses at the leading edge of ICT innovation. The city is the capital of Victoria, the state with the highest proportion of ICT skilled workers, employing around 145,000 ICT professionals in over 8,000 companies. The Victorian government has placed an emphasis on global business, and has invested in technology infrastructure to support the continuing growth of the sector through Multimedia Victoria (MMV), part of the Department of Business and Innovation. “We recognise the importance of ICT to the future of the State, and continue to invest in technology infrastructure” says the Minister.

Telecommunications is particularly strong in Victoria, through the operations of Telstra, Optus, Primus Telecom and other carriers, and MMV are implementing a strategic approach to broadband telecommunications, as outlined in the Government’s Policy Broadband Framework. Melbourne will host the Network Operating Centre for the $43billion National Broadband Network. The Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, a cross-disciplinary research institute at the University of Melbourne, provides a focus for researchers and businesses to develop ideas and evaluate the impact of broadband technologies. The work of the institute covers content creation, delivery of remote health services and education, social networking, entertainment and broadband technology.

Victoria is home to more than half of the Australian games industry, has a strong base of niche software and services and web applications development, and 50% of Australian ICT research and development is in Melbourne. The State Government has supported the world’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to life sciences research, continuing the commitment to high-tech research projects such as the Australian synchrotron, which creates high intensity light used in scientific experiments across a broad range of sciences.

“The State is seen as a source of innovative and competitive ICT products and services and an attractive destination for overseas ICT investment” says the Mr Rich-Phillips. “The Victorian government values its relationship with the countries, governments and industries of South East Asia, and looks forward to continuing this engagement.”

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