AGDA members have the opportunity to grow their business and become globally competitive through a new Victorian Government initiative backed by a $15 million funding commitment over the next four years.

The government has established Design Victoria with RMIT University to lead the comprehensive strategy to grow Victoria's design sector by increasing the uptake of design by Victorian industries and businesses and creating a more globally competitive design sector.

"This will be achieved through a busy program of seminars, workshops, business immersions, case studies, how to kits and a comprehensive web portal demonstrating the value of industry investment in design and demonstrating best practice in the use of design", says Design Victoria General Manager, Michele Azzopardi.

AGDA Victorian co-President Michaela Webb is a member of the Design Victoria Advisory Board. For more http://www.business.vic.gov.au/BUSVIC/STANDARD/1001/PC_62402.html

IP and designers

Design Victoria is collaborating with AGDA and DIA on the organisation of an interactive Business Ready workshop for designers across all disciplines on Intellectual Property Rights for Designers with IP Lawyer Trevor Choy on

21 st November 2007, 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm at the Function Space, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne. More [link to invitation]