national economic development conference 2011 helen thompson

National EconomicNational Economic Development Conference 2011

Dr Helen Thompson

4-6 October 2011

Presentation overview

• What are some of the digital economy t iti f t i dopportunities for government, regions and

communities?• Where is Ballarat as a vibrant and dynamic ICT

centre?• How are spatial technology advances,

interoperable data exchange and visualisation p greducing constraints in the access and use of regional data? g

Some of our partners

Digital economy – strategy development

Agriculture and environment

Knowledge management

Sector development

Where is Ballarat as a vibrant and dynamic ICTvibrant and dynamic ICT centre?

Positioned for growth

Coordinated regional planning

Business and community feedback

Research to build local evidence base

Leadership and sector development

• Ballarat ICT Ltd• Get into Games Festival• Get into Games Festival• ICT Business Breakfasts• Twilight Tech TalksTwilight Tech Talks• Innovation Festival• National ICT Careers week• Intelligent Communities Forum

• Top 21 in 2010O i d• Ongoing advocacy• e.g. mobile and broadband connectivity on regional rail services

NBN rollouts

Andrew StevensManaging Director IBM Australia and New Zealand

• Imagine Ballarat’s economic potential if it became a hub for high value IT services…

• You have a 15 year head start on building a local competence in IT skills...

• However, this is just the start… with the advent of high speed j g pbroadband, the potential for higher value jobs will expand to the whole of the local economy…

• I hope local businesses, the university, schools, the city council, will indi id all and collecti el think biggerindividually and collectively think bigger…

• I hope you will use smart technology to develop a smarter, sustainable city, to reach new markets and to engage with customers in a different wayin a different way...

• In closing, let me assure you that IBM will be with you every step of the way.

Develop regional and local responses

• National Digital Economy Strategy• Digital Communities• Digital Communities • Digital Local Government Program• Digital EnterpriseDigital Enterprise

• Regional Development Australia• Victorian Government

• Broadband Enabled Innovation Program• eResearch

• NeCTAR• AURIN

Federating regional Australia’sFederating regional Australia’s data using interoperable GIS technologies

For more information

• Centre for eCommerce and Communications• www.cecc.com.au

• Digital Economy Strategyg y gy• www.nbn.gov.au

• Email• Email• h.thompson@ballarat.edu.au