Premier Anna Bligh has launched two new strategies outlining how information and communication technology (ICT) can help deliver a stronger, greener, smarter, healthier and fairer Queensland.

The strategies – Toward Q2 through ICT and ICT for tomorrow’s Queensland – directly support the Queensland Government’s overarching 2020 vision for the state, Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland.

The strategies will drive better performance in service delivery and community outcomes, and help build a strong local ICT industry as the engine room to support the growth and continued success of Queensland’s businesses and economy.

Toward Q2 through ICT, developed by the Department of Public Works, is the strategy for the government’s use of ICT (including information management) to drive better service delivery for Queenslanders.

The complementary strategy, ICT for tomorrow’s Queensland, developed by the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, promotes the increased use of technology in the systems, processes and practices of Queensland businesses.

As the infrastructure of the future, ICT has undeniable power to improve government service delivery and the wellbeing of all Queenslanders.

ICT enables the smallest of businesses and the most remote communities to be active participants in the global economy.

It connects our citizens to government and provides unparalleled access to government information and resources.

The future roll out of the National Broadband Network is just one example of how ICT will provide the opportunity to deliver enormous improvements and innovations in the delivery of health and education services to all Queenslanders.

It will also strengthen the ability of Queensland business to compete and prosper in the global digital marketplace.

Find out more about Toward Q2 through ICT.