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Working closely with the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning, the Victorian Government has led a co-design process with telecommunications providers and local government to better understand issues around planning and to deliver critical new telco infrastructure.

Telstra has partnered with the Victorian State Government on two projects in Victoria.

COMPANY NEWS: Artificial Intelligence scale up program, Boab AI, has announced the launch of its first cohort of companies and the commencement of its $100m Boab Global AI Fund.

Victoria’s startup sector has the foundations to support high-value jobs growth in the thousands every year, according to the annual Victorian Startup Ecosystem Mapping report which identifies a growing network of almost 1,900 local startups in the State employing almost 37,000 people in early 2020.

The Australian Information Industry Association says there is no clear roadmap and engagement and exit strategy for technology businesses in Victoria.

The Victoria Government will provide $3.5 million for testing connected and automated vehicle technology on roads in the state, with the aim of making roads in the state safer.

Mobile coverage on Victoria's five busiest regional rail lines is expected to improve with the government's Regional Rail Connectivity Project being accelerated.