US technology company Asurion has invested $3.7 million to setup two technical support centres in Victoria, creating 300 jobs in the state. Asurion provides mobile handset insurance protection and extended service plans for retailers and services providers with 280 million customers worldwide. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine and Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips made the announcement today at the opening of Asurion’s first electronic product protection centre – encompassing a call centre, data services, and support agents – in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale. “This is a growing industry and we are delighted to have been able to partner with Asurion to secure these technical support centres, with the first facility to house 150 workers and to be located in Armadale,” said Dr Napthine. “The second centre will be just as big, if not bigger, at a location that is still being finalised,” he said. Dr Napthine said the investment and associated skills growth supported Victoria’s growing ICT sector. “It’s a great vote of confidence in our economy and the state’s internationally renowned IT industry.” Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP Generative AI’s ‘show me the money’ moment We’re past the hype and slick gen AI sales pitches. Business leaders want results. By Julia White Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers capture real economic value with zero trust Unleashing economic value: Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange transforms security architecture while cutting costs. By Zscaler Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by SAP A cloud-based solution to rescue millions from energy poverty Aware of the correlation between energy and financial poverty, Savannah Energy is helping to generate clean, competitively priced electricity across Africa by integrating its old systems into one cloud-based platform. By Keith E. Greenberg, SAP Contributor Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation feature 8 change management questions every IT leader must answer Designed to speed adoption and achieve business outcomes, change management hasn’t historically been a strength of IT orgs. It’s time to flip that script by asking hard questions to hone change strategies. By Stephanie Overby Nov 30, 2023 10 mins Change Management Change Management IT Operations Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe