Overview of teh Digital Work Hub Project and its implications for South East Queensland

1. Digital Sunshine Coast
Presentation: DATE

2. Background
2010: Sunshine Coast
Council Draft Digital
Economy Plan document.
2012: Digital Futures
Forum held with over
80 participants)
Resulting in the Sunshine
Coast Digital Futures:
Strategic Snapshot.

3. FOUNDATION
DOCUMENTS
2013 Regional Strategy Documents

4. In the meantime…

5. WHY EMBRACE A
DIGITAL FUTURE?

6. Only half way…
Global Popula on
Internet Popula on
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013E
(millions)
Global Internet Popula on
Source: Interna onal Communica on Union, Google

7. PC’s now only a small share…
Global Internet Connected Device Shipments
Personal Computers
Wearables
Smart TVs
Tablets
Smartphones
1,800,000,000
1,600,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,000,000,000
800,000,000
600,000,000
400,000,000
200,000,000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013E
Units
Source: Gartner, IDC, Strategy Analy cs, Company Filings, BI Intelligence Es mates

8. Chatanooga

9. Knowledge &
Professional
Services (incl Tech
/ Start Ups /
Entrepreneurs)
Traditional
Business
(construction,
manufacturing,
agribusiness, retail)
Health &
Wellbeing
Tourism,
Sport &
Leisure
Education
&
Research
Other High
Value
Industries
(incl Aviation, Clean
tech)

10. DIGITAL SUNSHINE COAST
DRAFT Action Plan
Public consultation during
August and September 2014
Showcasing our DIGITAL
CHAMPIONS and providing
information on digital opportunities
www.digitalsunshinecoast.com.au

11. Collaborations are essential

12. Three priorities: Fifteen ACTIONS
Delivery is the new strategy
Digital
Infrastructure
Digital capacity
& skills
Digital culture
& Innovation
DIGITAL SUNSHINE COAST :: DRAFT DIGITAL ACTION PLAN FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

13. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIORITY Facilitate private and public sector investment
in technology infrastructure to assist daily
consumption, development and application of
technological solutions.
Planning and preparing for significant change
PRIORITY 1

14. ACTIONS
1. Infrastructure Investment
2. Smart region
3. Smart City Maroochydore

15. SMART CITY
Opportunities
Networked street light system
Smart signage and sensor networks
Integrated monitoring systems

17. PRIORITY DIGITAL CAPACITY AND SKILLS
Develop the skills, capabilities and capacity
of the people in our local businesses and
our communities to build productivity and
enhance our quality of life

18. ACTIONS
4. Include digital innovation in curriculum development
5. Coder Dojos
6. Start Up Weekends
7. Collaborative industry and business solving events
and platforms
8. Digital capacity building in local businesses
9. Creative industry support and capacity building
10. Augmented virtual reality

19. Today’s students are preparing for jobs that don’t yet exist
“The expanding digital
economy means that what
was once only available to
people with deep pockets
or powerful connections,
is now available to the
ordinary person. You will
be mainly limited by your
creativity and
persistence.”
Pauline O’Sullivan, Victus Health
The Economist, Jan 18th 2014

20. PRIORITY
DIGITAL CULTURE AND INNOVATION
Create a digital culture through institutional and
individual leadership, which fosters and celebrates
innovation and provides collaboration opportunities
resulting in local businesses becoming net exporters of
knowledge, products and services.

21. ACTIONS
11. Develop a digital strategy for the region
12. Showcase & exemplify digital champions
13. Business excellence awards
14. Digital work hubs
15. Chief Digital Officer

22. www.digitalsunshinecoast.com.au
Questions?
Contact details: c/ RDA Sunshine Coast
Russell Mason
ceo@rdasunshinecoast.org.au