I went to the Gungahlin Community Council meeting tonight to hear NBN Co. give an update on the build in Gungahlin. Dan Flemming, head of construction for NBN Co. gave the primary presentation. He brought along the ‘box’ (NTU) that people will get when they subscribe to a retail service provider (think ISP) delivering their [...]
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Gov 2.0 creates resilience in a 21st century democracy – FutureGov 2011 address
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 [...]
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: Gungahlin NBN work under way in October
Press clipping from the Canberra Times: Canberra’s long wait for high-speed internet delivered by the National Broadband Network will end today. The Gillard Government will announce that work on the optical fibre to the home network will begin in Gungahlin in October. NBN Co says after the first 3000 homes are connected, the network will [...]
NBN rolling out in Gungahlin
Last night, I attended a special meeting held by the Gungahlin Community Council where NBN Co had several representatives to outline the plans for NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Over 120 residents and local business people attended, which was impressive on a cold night! NBN Co had several representatives from their construction team and community relations. [...]
Accessing Australia: The Challenges of Digitisation
Senator Lundy gave a speech at the “HASS on the Hill” conference as part of a session on Accessing Australia: the challenges of digitisation. HASS on the Hill is an event coordinated by the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) for the humanities, arts and social sciences sector to communicate with government [...]
Telecommunications legislation vital for ACT residents
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy has welcomed the second reading in the Senate of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010. The bill passed through the House of Representatives last week and needs to pass the Senate if consumers are to benefit from the reforms it delivers. “Communities in the ACT [...]
NBN public consultation for Gungahlin announced
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Jon Stanhope ACT Chief Minister Kate Lundy Senator for the ACT Andrew Leigh Member for Fraser NBN public consultation for Gungahlin announced ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh have today welcomed the announcement that there will be an open public consultation [...]
Press clipping: IT industry applauds as NBN proves key to Australia’s political future
Article by David Ramli in ARN: Labor Senator, Kate Lundy, said the result was a huge relief for her and a strong endorsement of her party’s policy. She said she was not surprised by the influence broadband had on Windsor. “I’m pretty happy right now,” she said. “For Windsor to call it up like that [...]
