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01 Apr 2010

Alex Stefan

  • National General Manager
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Bachelor of Science Griffith University
  • Alex Stefan is the National General Manager, Public Safety and Security for Telstra Enterprise & Government. Based in Brisbane, Alex is responsible for overseeing Telstra’s customers in the justice and emergency services sector. An industry veteran with over 24 years’ experience, Alex’s expertise is in the provision of 24/7 ICT systems in support of mission critical operations for the police, ambulance, fire and state emergency services.

    Prior to joining Telstra Enterprise & Government, Alex spent eight years as the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Emergency Services (DES) Queensland, which includes the Queensland Ambulance Services (QAS), the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) and Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ). In this role, Alex managed a team of 230 professionals on a state-wide level and coordinated the Department’s information management and ICT strategies in line with its business goals. Earlier, Alex spent 15 years in senior management roles at the Queensland Police Service.

    Alex holds a Bachelor of Science from Griffith University. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society.

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Look how far we’ve come

01 Apr 2010

Author: Alex Steffan. Nearly 50 years ago the Post Master General (PMG) proposed the concept of a single telephone number to call for emergency help in Australia. Before then calling for emergency assistance meant dialling the number of your nearest emergency service, which caused havoc for those travelling or without the knack for remembering numbers – these were the days before mobiles and Google.


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