Recognition at this event has boosted international sales potential for Australian products and generated industry exposure for local creators, developers and producers. There are 21 Awards in 5 major categories celebrating creative design, production and development excellence across a range of digital media. The award categories have been carefully selected to ensure that an opportunity to nominate is given to every discipline involved in the creation of interactive products. On behalf of everyone involved in the presentation of this years awards I urge you to nominate your creations and receive due recognition from not only your industry peers, but the community at large. The awards celebrate the contribution of people and companies at the cutting edge of technology.
Innovation is vital if Victoria and Australia are to remain at the forefront of new technologies.
For this reason, it is important that we recognise the contribution of innovators and help people and companies transform good ideas into great businesses. Our industry is dynamic and forward-looking two key components of successful companies in the Internet economy. In Victoria we recognise that to stand still in this industry is to fall behind. It is not enough to keep up with the latest developments we need to contribute our own solutions to ensure that we remain competitive. In Victoria we have been proud of our ability to produce global success stories.