1. Executive Director Victorian Government Business Office Chicago
TERRY DYSON
Executive Director
Victorian Government Business Office
Chicago

2. MULTIMEDIA VICTORIA (MMV)
Established 1996 with world’s first Minister for Multimedia - Hon. Alan Stockdale, MP
Responsible for all Victoria’s interests in information technology, telecommunications and multimedia.
Projects confirmed and expanded by new Government.

3. INVESTMENT & EXPORTS A$2 Billion new FDI in four years.
>10,000 new jobs created.
A$2 Billion in new exports projected.

4. INVESTMENT & EXPORT
IBM, ERICSSON, SIEMENS, NOKIA, COMPAQ, NEC, FUJITSU, HEWLETT-PACKARD, NORTEL, UNISYS, MICROSOFT, D.G., GE CAPITAL, ORACLE, SUN, NETSCAPE, ACCLAIM, ELECTRONIC ARTS, LOGICA, OLIVETTI, KODAK, STA (ANAM), BOSCH etc.

5. Chipskills
A program designed to ensure a ready supply of chip designers and chip industry personnel to service Victoria’s aspiration to become a chip design and manufacturing centre.
Industry support from Ericsson, NEC, Fujitsu, Canon, Bosch, STA, Siemens, Motorola, Lend Lease Semiconductors, Intel.

6. EDUCATION 24,000 teachers retrained at $54 million.
skills.net training centres for disadvantaged citizens, 50,000 people p.a., corporate sponsors.
satellite dish on every school, 1500 hours p.a.
Vicnet - community network site, free access through libraries.

7. Online Government VicOne - 3,100 sites.
All schools, hospitals, police stations, government offices.
Maxi - Electronic Service Delivery.
Channels for business, tourism, transport, education.
Cinemedia.

8. AWARDS & RECOGNITION Nikkei Award
IDC Best practice in eCommerce casebook
LSE Case study
Melbourne Business School Case study
U.S. Fed GSA “a model for all governments”
Bill Gates, Scott McNealey,John Chambers, Intel

9. MAXI Government services online, full time, 7x24x365.
Accessed through kiosks, internet, IVR systems.
In operation since December 1997.
Over 70 transactions currently available.
Secure online financial transactions.

10. MAXI contd…. No cost to Victorian Government / Taxpayer.
Consortium of NEC, Aspect, Westpac, Australia Post.
No ownership of infrastructure, fee per transaction basis.
Aggregation of Government demand.

11. MAXI contd…….. Unique customer focused “Life Event Matrix” interface.
No need to know what level of Government, or which Department.
Move house, turn 18, start a business, etc.

13. WHY?
To be at the leading edge of the global information economy of the 21st century.
To equip citizens to participate in the global information economy.
For the prosperity and well being of the Victorian community.