From Esecurityvic

The establishment of an eSecurity cluster would have many benefits to Victoria:

• Recognition – a cluster would consolidate and co-ordinate eSecurity activities and prove Victoria had world-class credentials in this area
• Investment – promotion of eSecurity activities, including R&D and commercialisation programs, would attract attention and investment both federally and overseas
• Skills – a cluster would facilitate networks and skills transfer between SME’s, large companies and academia
• Employment – investment and training opportunities would create an environment for new employment and new innovation-lead SME companies.

Other areas of benefit for Victoria could be:

• Market definition, market awareness, development of market need
• Appropriate training for students, employment growth
• Research and development building through inter-sector relationships
• Capability assessment and development
• Leadership development in the e-Security and e-Privacy space
• Growth of intellectual property
• Increased capacity for export
• Attracting new investment to the state
• The competitive advantage of deep domain expertise