By Julian Bajkowski The Victorian government is conspicuously muscling up on its technology leadership smarts after the state revealed it is on the hunt for no fewer than five top flight public sector executives to lead its recently released ICT strategy. The state has created the new roles within the Department of State Development, Business […]
19 November, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The plan titled the International Engagement Framework Draft India Statement recommends the City of Melbourne focus on its ‘inward investment’ in key industry sectors. These sectors are sustainability, environment protection services, professional services, education, tourism and creative industries for business development activities. Future Melbourne (Economic Development and Knowledge City) Committee Chair, Councillor […]
1 September, 2011
By Angela Dorizas The Australian National Institute for Public Policy was launched this week at the Australian National University. Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr said the Institute would strengthen public policy capabilities across the Australian Public Service. “We have set ambitious goals for a richer, fairer and greener Australia and we cannot deliver them without […]
8 February, 2011
By Angela Dorizas Government employees can now increase their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, with the launch of the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA). CCCA is the first online provider of accredited, competency based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural training courses. It provides cultural training for both public and private […]
26 October, 2010
By Angela Dorizas The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) estimates that more than 1.4 Australians who are eligible to vote in the Federal election will not be enrolled in time and therefore disqualified from participating. The majority of these are young Australians, some of whom are unaware that Australia has a democratic system of government. The Constitution […]
23 July, 2010
By Rob O'Brien A demographic review is to be carried out into a community in Victoria known as an education blackspot because of its shortage of schools. Education minister Bronwyn Pike said the department will appoint an independent taskforce to carry out an analysis to ascertain the current and projected numbers of secondary school-aged children in Coburg. “The taskforce […]
13 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has announced the formation of a new taskforce to further investigate alleged waste in the $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER) scheme. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, said the taskforce will be led by Brad Orgill, former UBS Investment Bank Australasia chairman and chief […]
13 April, 2010
Bringing together academics, politicians and educationalists, professional services firm Deloitte is hosting an education summit aiming to explore new ideas for Australia’s 42 universities and higher education facilities. The summit, as part of the company’s professional development program, features a series of nationwide activities across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart and Perth over two […]
14 July, 2008
WA Regional Development Minister, Jon Ford has called for expressions of interest for the Regional Infrastructure Funding Program (RIFP), with grants from $100,000 up to $5 million available to support significant infrastructure projects. Part of the Carpenter Government’s four-year $80million Regional Investment Fund (RIF), MR Ford says the grants will assist in attracting regional investment, […]
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