"Each of these actions has been championed by the AIIA and represents significant advances in ICT procurement practices, which would make Victoria particularly attractive to ICT suppliers."

Durie added that the federal Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, should now deliver on the election promise to both cap liability and allow more flexible arrangements for the commercialization of IP.

He said it has been more than 12 months since Coonan made the commitment "and we are still waiting to see runs on the board".

According to Marsha Thomson, the Victorian government will now amend whole of government ICT policy with four key areas and will implement these policies in the next few months.

1. To establish a 'default position' by which ownership of intellectual property in ICT developed under contract lies in the contractor rather than in the government.