The Digital Culture Public Sphere had over 800 contributors sending us tweets, wiki edits, ideas, Facebook comments, formal submissions and more. This was done over a relatively short period of time. One of the strengths of the Public Sphere that all of these contributions are digital and together form a data set that can then [...]
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Gov 2.0 creates resilience in a 21st century democracy – FutureGov 2011 address
December 2, 2011 – 2:37 pm
Below is the address Senator Lundy gave to FutureGov 2011 on Gov 2.0 as a mechanism for resilience in a 21st century democracy. Below the speech are some short podcasts from Andrew Stott (previous Director of Digital Engagement in the UK) and Chris Moore (CIO for the City of Edmonton, Canada). All transcripts are under [...]
Interweave stitches up funding to enhance social cohesion
November 26, 2011 – 3:15 pm
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Sen the Hon Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Mr Geoff Lyons MP Federal Member for Bass Interweave Arts will receive $45 500 to bring Launceston’s culturally diverse communities together and help refugees connect with their local neighbourhoods, Parliamentary Secretary for [...]
Speech to the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council 2011
November 26, 2011 – 3:04 pm
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land, the Letteremairrener community, and thank them for their continuing contributions to the Australian community. Thank you for inviting me to speak today. I am truly delighted to be here to help you celebrate a very important milestone, 25 years [...]
Speech to FECCA Conference – Why multiculturalism?
November 18, 2011 – 9:58 am
I acknowledge and pay my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Kuarna people, and I thank them for their continuing contributions to the Australian community. Acknowledgements Mr Pino Migliorino, Chair of FECCA, and members of the FECCA executive. Ms Padma Menon, FECCA Director, and her hardworking team. [...]
Digital Culture recommendations submitted to the National Cultural Policy consultation
October 21, 2011 – 3:20 pm
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today submitted a contribution on digital arts, creative industries and cultural heritage to the National Cultural Policy consultation. The Digital Culture Public Sphere Submission Paper (6MB PDF) The submission was the result of a seven week consultation with over 800 individuals and organisations from across the digital culture sector. [...]
Press clipping: In need of a game changer (The Australian)
October 11, 2011 – 7:59 am
Article by Sallie Don at The Australian about the Digital Culture Public Sphere In Sydney last Thursday, Arts Minister Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Kate Lundy invited the local digital arts sector to a public forum. In his speech to the forum, Crean made a case for how the sector [...]
Press clipping: Where arts and policy meet in the digital sphere (Crikey)
September 30, 2011 – 11:54 am
Where arts and policy meet in the digital sphere, article by Ben Eltham (Crikey): What is a “digital culture public sphere”, and why should we care? The government wants feedback on its National Cultural Policy. It will run out of Senator Kate Lundy’s office and will feed into Arts Minister Simon Crean’s policy brief as he [...]
Gavin Artz on Digital Cultural Leadership
September 26, 2011 – 11:14 pm
Gavin Arts from the Australian Network for Arts and Technology (http://www.anat.org.au/) talks briefly about how Australia is in a great position to set the Digital Culture example for the world. To contribute your ideas on Digital Culture to the National Cultural Policy, please add your ideas online before the 15th October through the blog, Facebook, [...]
Media Release: Live Public Sphere Consultation on Digital Culture
September 21, 2011 – 3:01 pm
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Hon Simon Crean MP Minister for Regional Australia Regional Development and Local Government Minister for the Arts Sen the Hon Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Wednesday, 21 September, 2011 LIVE PUBLIC SPHERE CONSULTATION ON DIGITAL CULTURE Members of the digital arts, [...]
