national economic development conference 2011 helen thompson
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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• [email protected]