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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...

Victorian govt hunts for top tech executive

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is looking to fill the top executive role at its newly established digital service delivery agency, with Digital Victoria to be up and running by July....

Victorian govt provides $180m for digital services

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government will invest $180 million in digital service delivery and $51 million to improve cybersecurity in the public sector as part of the 2021-22 state budget. Treasurer...