DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The Department of Education and Training ’ s CIO , Elizabeth Wilson , discusses the technological approach improving the quality and accessibility of education
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T he Victorian Department of Education and Training ( DET ) is responsible for the Victorian State education system . “ The Department ’ s remit goes from early childhood through to higher education . For early childhood and higher education , the role is one of governance , policy development , programme delivery and allocation of funding to service providers . In the Kindergarten to Year 12 area , the Department also operates almost 1,600 schools . We are a large , complex organisation , and we rely on technology and information to support both teaching and learning and evidence-based policy development .”
As CIO , Wilson prizes the role of culture in effecting a successful digital transformation . “ We can provide the best technology in the world , but without an inquiring , collaborative culture , it will achieve very little . The role of the CIO should be as much about establishing the right culture as it is about building IT strategies . As CIOs , we have to look more holistically at building capability , and technology is only one component . To do this , we need to have the right mindset , the ability to collaborate
DECEMBER 2019