2. Presentation overview
• What are some of the digital economy
opportunities f government, regions and
t iti for t i d
communities?
• Where is Ballarat as a vibrant and dynamic ICT
centre?
• How are spatial technology advances,
interoperable data exchange and visualisation
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reducing constraints in the access and use of
regional data?
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13. Leadership and sector development
• Ballarat ICT Ltd
• Get into Games Festival
• ICT Business Breakfasts
• Twilight Tech Talks
• Innovation Festival
• National ICT Careers week
• Intelligent Communities Forum
• Top 21 in 2010
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Ongoing advocacy
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• e.g. mobile and broadband connectivity on regional rail services
15. Andrew Stevens
Managing 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
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broadband, 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
individually
indi id all and collecti el think bigger
collectively 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 way
way...
• In closing, let me assure you that IBM will be with you every step of
the way.
16. Develop regional and local responses
• National Digital Economy Strategy
• Digital Communities
• Digital Local Government Program
• Digital Enterprise
• Regional Development Australia
• Victorian Government
• Broadband Enabled Innovation Program
• eResearch
• NeCTAR
• AURIN
21. For more information
• Centre for eCommerce and Communications
• www.cecc.com.au
• Digital Economy Strategy
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• www.nbn.gov.au
• Email
• h.thompson@ballarat.edu.au
