eHealth and ICT Cluster Forum
Background
Approximately 35 individuals gathered at the Greenhill Enterprise Centre on 29 January 2008 to explore the potential for establishing an eHealth and ICT cluster.

Click here to view photos from the forum
Click here to view the event running sheet

Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation which was used to provide background information to attendees at the forum
Next steps
Based on the positive response from forum attendees and from the contact we have had with others since, we are now seeking further input through the completion of a short questionnaire

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Forum attendees
Organisations represented at the ICT and Health Forum on 29 January 2008 included:
- ArgusConnect
- Ballarat and District Division of General Practice
- Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare
- Benchmark Designs
- Central Highlands Area Consultative Committee (VicCHACC)
- Central Highlands Primary Care Partnership
- Central Victoria General Practitioner Network
- Centre for eCommerce and Communications
- Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization
- Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness
- City of Ballarat Economic Development Unit
- Collaborative Centre for eHealth
- Committee for Ballarat
- Customised Training Pty Ltd
- Grampians Health Information & Communications Technology Alliance
- Grampians Industry Capability Network
- GRHANet
- Horizon Broadband Communications
- Lake Imaging
- Oracle
- Regional Development Victoria
- SED Consulting
- Telstra Country Wide Account Executive
- University of Ballarat
- Yum Productions
Second eHealth and ICT Forum a success
A second eHealth and ICT Forum was held on 3 April 2008. Participants represented organisations including:
- ArgusConnect
- Ballarat and District Division of General Practice
- Ballarat Health Services
- City of Ballarat Economic Development Unit
- Collaborative Centre for eHealth
- Department of Human Services
- GHICTA
- Grampians Industry Capability Network
- Grampians Integrated Cancer Service
- GRHANet
- Lake Imaging
- PCA NU Systems Development
- Regional Development Victoria
- UFS Dispensaries Ltd
- Uniti.Software
- University of Ballarat
- VicCHACC.
The event which was facilitated by Dr Andrew Straneri from the University of Ballarat Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization and Helen Thompson from the Centre of e-Commerce and Communication.
A copy of the PowerPoint presentation can be accessed by clicking here
Further information
If you would like further information please contact Helen Thompson either by email h.thompson@ballarat.edu.au or telephone 5327 9418
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