Tag: Victoria

NSW dethroned as top VC state

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Funding for Victorian startups almost tripled to $2.2 billion last year on the back of AirWallex’s $730 million in later stage raises, rocketing the state past NSW for the...

$30bn prize drives Victoria’s ‘AI state’ push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria has launched an ambitious bid to become Australia’s “AI state”, unveiling a mission statement that aims to attract billions in investment and drive a decade of tech-driven economic...

Victoria govt backs tech overhaul for public service

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A raft of proposals to uplift technology across the Victorian Public Service have received in principle support from the state’s Allan government as it pursues billions in Budget savings. The...

How to create regional tech ecosystems that drive growth

Posted on   |  by Amanda Caples
The prevailing discourse on innovation generally leads to advice to governments (federal and state) on how ‘to fix’ the research, development and innovation system. Sometimes this advice is sound....

Workplace monitoring crackdown on the cards in Victoria

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Victorian government has agreed to consider new nation-leading workplace surveillance laws after a parliamentary inquiry found workers were lacking adequate protection from monitoring by their employers. In its...

US dollar drags Breakthrough Victoria to $5.7m loss

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A US dollar-heavy portfolio helped drag the Victorian government’s embattled venture capital fund to a $5.7 million loss last financial year, offsetting its growing investment returns. Breakthrough Victoria posted...

Creaking state servers expose ‘crown jewels’ tech applications

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
NSW and Victorian government agencies are running swathes of unsupported legacy infrastructure, at times without formal risk assessment and planning despite the systems housing so called “crown jewels” applications....