Technology Park
The university has a technology park with the mission to facilitate the development of technology based companies or companies that benefit from the technological resources of the university.
The following organisations are current organisations that are operating from the park.
- CFA Country Fire Authority
- IBM South East Asia
- IBM Regional Software Solutions Centre
- Greenhill Enterprise Centre
- Ambulance Victoria
- State Revenue Office
- Conservation Volunteers
- Global Innovation Centre
- ID Research
- Emergency Services Telecommunication
More than 1350 people are employed by tenants at the technology park with approximately half of those holding University of Ballarat qualifications. Recently IBM decided to expand its workforce with the construction of a new $10 million building on the park. It is Australia's leading regional technology park.
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