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 [...]
by Pia Waugh
Press clipping: A Politician Who Understands the Tactical Nature of Gov 2.0
Blog post by Andrea Di Maio on a meeting with Senator Lundy on Gov 2.0: Kate also showed a down-to-Earth appreciation of cloud computing hype and opportunities, proving once again that she is an incredibly switched on politician. It is quite clear that, while the political drive on open government and gov 2.0 remains important, [...]
Press clipping: Open Source: democratising the internets
Article on the ABC blog: While the public at large may reside in ignorance of this global internet fuelled phenomenon affecting applications they use with such regularity, there are those in our nation’s capital like Jackson who are celebrating it this week with the Open Source Developers Conference. Held over five days at the ANU, [...]
Digital Culture recommendations submitted to the National Cultural Policy consultation
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)
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)
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 [...]
Media Release: Live Public Sphere Consultation on Digital Culture
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, [...]
Press Clipping: Kate Lundy receives ACS accolade
Press article by IT News: Senator Lundy pays tribute to ACS for her long-term interest in ICT. Dubbed as the “Senator that gets it”, Kate Lundy earned an honorary membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) as part of its ICT awards 2011 in Canberra last night. “There was no one more fitting than Senator [...]
The Digital Culture Public Sphere
On 11th August 2011 Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, released a discussion paper seeking public input into the National Cultural Policy. This consultation will help to determine a 10 year strategic vision to ensure our arts, cultural and creative endeavours resonate with a 21st century, globally competitive, internationally celebrated and culturally diverse Australia. The Final [...]
