Presentation given at FTTH Council Asia Pacific on the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and opportunties to connect.

1. ACKNOWL EDGEMENT
Past & Present Carers of Pulau Pinang
& FTTH Council

2. ABORIGINAL&
TORRES STRAIT ISLAND NATIONS

3. AUSTRALIA’S
MINING SITES

5. GDP PER CAPITA $67,722
DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO 20%
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2nd
POPULATION 23 million
A&TSI 700,000

6. Lifespan
Household income
Unemployment
INDIGENOUS
59 Year
$460
16%
NON-INDIGENOUS
76 Year
$740
4.9%
RED DOT - 100 Indigenous People
THE GAP
WHITE DOT - 1000 non-Indigenous People

7. “What about NBN?”
• Indigenous funding is apolitical, established
• Larger yearly budget than National Broadband Network
• Qualified indigenous ventures are preferred govt. partners
• Ready to work – we just need partners

8. Indigenous Joint Ventures
“…I will spend a week every year helping in an indigenous community.
It will be good for me. It is important that our national leaders remain
grounded in the real life of our country”
PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT (2013) – “Closing the Gap” Address to Parliament
• Unique access to govt. & funding
• Private Industry Initiatives (FMG, etc.)
• IOP & Exemption 17

9. Indigenous
Brand
Quality
Services &
Products
Clear
Competitive
Value

11. FTTH BENEFITS
NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
‘A 10% increase in
broadband household
penetration will boost a
country’s GDP by 0.9% ~
1.5%
‘A business/organization
in the USA, 10% greater
utilization of internet will
increase revenue by 24% &
reduce cost by 7%’
‘Doubling broadband
speed produces a 0.3%
increase in GDP’
‘with FTTH, operators can generate
ARPU that are, on average 46%
higher, by offering unique services’
‘on average, cost saving of between
0.5% and 1.5% in each of the four
section (electricity, transport, energy
health) over 10 years resulting directly
from the new network could justify the
cost of deploying FTTH

12. FTTH BENEFITS
ACCESS TO CONNECTED SOCIETY
Smart City E-HEALTH E-LEARNING TELEWORKING

13. FTTH BENEFITS
ACCESS TO DIGITAL ECONOMY

14. Thank you.