How Tech sparks social change

1. SPARKING SOCIAL CHANGE
THROUGH TECH
Anne-Marie Elias
@ChiefDisrupter
Idea Bombing Sydney

2. The Status Quo ROI
The Poverty in Australia report,
Australian Council of Social
Service
(ACOSS)
1 in 7
below the poverty line
Centre for Social Impact (CSI)
$250bn
each year
on social issues

3. TECH & STARTUP = THE FUTURE
Collaborative
User experience
Innovative
Diverse
I found my people and have never
looked back

4. TECH SPARKING SOCIAL
CHANGEPlastic Fantastic: Indigenous community
taking to 3D printing to turn plastic waste
into phones cases and sunglasses to boost
school attendance
105.7 ABC Darwin By Emilia Terzon
INDIGENOUS DIGITAL EXCELLENCE
INCREASED WELLBEING THROUGH
DIGITAL INNOVATION.
Strengthening Indigenous participation, practice
and entrepreneurship in the digital economy.
Muru-D startup workshops for
Indigenous Australians
TechFugeesAustralia

5. Connect
Innovate
Collaborate
@ChiefDisrupter
Innovation

6. PLANETS ALIGNING
NSW
DAC
Ecosystem
OSBC
Civic
Hacking
Disruption
Agenda
Prime Minister
Digital
Transformation
Office
GovHack
HealthHack
FoodHack
TechFugees

7. TAKEAWAYS
Disrupt or be disrupted - tech, start up, design
Collaborate across sectors and expand your orbit
Join me - GovHack, Fishburners, and lets Hack for
social change

8. THANK YOU
• Anne-Marie Elias
• Associate, UTS Centre for Local Government
ChiefDisrupter@anne-marieelias.com
• 0418236546
• www.anne-marieelias.com
• www.chiefdsrupter.com
• Twitter: @ChiefDisrupter