SusanBeetson(Ngemba),SojenPradhan(NepaleseAustralian)andCatKutay(presenter,CelticAustralian)

Communitydrivenmodeltoenhanceskillsdevelopmentfrom

aNgembaperspective

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature21416.html

Outline• AustralianIndigenousEntrepreneurship• Introduction

• Authors• NgembapeopleandtheBrewarrinacommunity• Fishingandtheriversystem

• TheProject• Methodology

• Literaturereview• Prototyping• Indigenistapproach(Participatorydesign)

• Proposedmodel• Prototype• Futuredirection

IndigenousEntrepreneurshipinAustralia• BlackCard• Indigital• LeesaWatego• DeanFoley• CommunityTourism

Introduction• Backgroundoftheauthors• Backgroundofproject• Communitylocation• Brewarrina• Ngembahistory

TheProject• Ngunnhu,thefishtraps• MurrayDarlingsystem

• Enterprisearea• Fishing• Knowledgesharing• Skilldevelopment

Topromoteincommunity:● existingdigitalskillsandthepotentialtoidentifygapsinskillsandidentifytrainingneeds;

● promotecultural,socialandprofessionalinterestsanddevelopresilience

● artefactsandknowledgeforcommunitystartupsthatincludetourism,culturaltraining,producemarketingandmappingapplications.

Industry No. of Businesses Approx no. of Employees ICT enabled?

Newsagency 1 2 No

Butcher 1 2 Yes, Facebook

Grocer 1 5, 3 Yes, Facebook

Cafes 1 unknown Yes, Facebook

Not for Profit Organisations 3 unknown Yes, Facebook

Accomodation 1 unknown yes, Facebook

Gardening unknown unknown No

Petrol & Service Stations 1 6, 1 No

Clothing 2 1 Yes, Bookwork

Fishing* many informal unknown Yes, Facebook

Cultural Dance & Song* (Welcome to Country)

unknown unknown Yes, Facebook

Art works* unknown unknown Yes, Facebook

Methodology• Literaturereview• Indigenistapproach• Prototypingwith ActionResearch• Participatorydesign

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/474707616944928686/

Proposedmodel

Communityskills DigitalCloudPlatform

IndividualSkillsforEnterprise

and/orEmployment

Communityknowledgesharing

CommunityEnterprise

Entrepreneurskillstrainingresources

Prototype

ParticipatoryDesign

CommunityMeetings

DesignWorkshops

EnterpriseTemplate

withSupportMaterial

Communityknowledgesharing• Languageteaching• CommunitysciencealongMurrayDarling• Teachingsustainableengineering,teamwork,

human-centreddesignetcinuniversity• Storyoffishing

Culturalknowledge• Truthinlanguage• Collectiveversusindividualapproach• Valueofindividualrole• RedesignSociety

Anthropocenean•thro•po•cene

(n)Theproposedcurrentgeologicalepoch,inwhichhumansaretheprimarycauseofpermanentplanetarychange.

https://theanthropocene.org/

Protocols1.Communityinvolvementandengagement-strongleadership,strongcommunity–memberengagement,appropriateinfrastructureanduseofapaidworkforcetoensurelong-termsustainability.2.Adequateresourcingforplannedandcomprehensiveinterventions-astrongsenseofcommunityownershipandcontrolisakeyelementinovercomingIndigenousdisadvantage.3.Respectforlanguageandculture-protocolsarefundamentalincommunication4.Workingtogetherthroughpartnerships,networksandsharedleadership-experiencesinleadershipiskeytodevelopingfuturecommunityleaders.5.Developmentofsocialcapital-communityexperienceinprojectworkprovidesforlearningandtrainingopportunities.

continued6.Recognisingunderlyingsocialdeterminants-considertheprojectaspartofawholehistoricalandcommunitycontext.7.Commitmenttodoingprojectswith,notfor,Indigenouspeople-EffectiverelationshipswerevitalandAboriginalcommunitybuy-inwasalsoessentialforongoingsuccess.8.Creativecollaborationthatbuildsbridges-betweenpublicagenciesandthecommunity,andcoordinationbetweencommunities,non-governmentandgovernmentservices.9.Understandingthatissuesarecomplexandcontextual-manyprojectssharecommonground

Donot1."Onesizefitsall"approaches.2.Lackofcollaborationandpooraccesstoservices3.Externalauthoritiesimposingchangeandreportingrequirements4.InterventionswithoutlocalIndigenouscommunity5.Short-term,one-offfunding-Piecemealinterventions,provisionofservicesinisolationandfailuretodevelopIndigenouscapacitytoprovideservices.http://www.whatworks.org.au/