Published on the 11/09/2009 | Written by Newsdesk
State’s ‘Towards Q2’ strategy aims to improve the management and development of its $29 billion technology industry…
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s ‘Towards Q2’ ICT strategies, aimed at driving greater economic competitiveness and social improvements in the state.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced a three-part approach to build a better Queensland through the intelligent management, application and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
According to the 2006-07 Annual Survey of the Queensland ICT Industry, the Queensland ICT industry comprises of an estimated 5,700 businesses employing a direct workforce of 70,000 and generates revenues of approximately $29 billion and exports of $1.15 billion.
The Towards Q2 plan comprises a strategy for a ‘One Government’ approach for the delivery of ICT services to Queenslanders along with a clearly articulated five-year implementation plan. A third component, Information and Communication Technology for Tomorrow’s Queensland, sets out an approach to ensure ICT industry development in the state.
AIIA national chairman John Grant praised Queensland’s recognition of the contribution that ICT will make to the economic and social future of the State.
“The development of Queensland’s ICT strategy has involved broad and deep engagement with the technology industry, through AIIA for many years and more recently through Queensland’s ICT Industry Workgroup, of which AIIA is a member,” Grant said.
AIIA Queensland chair Kirsty Garrett said that the Queensland Government’s strategy represented a very effective approach to ICT with the potential to deliver many positive outcomes for the State. This ranged from an increase in community engagement and connectivity to a more cost-efficient government and the development of capacity to create innovative solutions for many of State’s most pressing issues.
