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Investing in local jobs and education
The Rudd Labor Government’s economic and infrastructure stimulus is supporting local jobs and the Canberra economy. Investments include:
$242.705 million for 257 halls and classrooms across the ACT’s public and private schools.
$28.68 million for the construction [...]
Update: See all videos below and linked in the schedule below.
Update: The briefing paper for this Public Sphere topic is available for public editing from the 10th September till the 7th October 2009.
Update: The draft schedule is below and all information for the day (including a link for the video, but also the aggregated Twitter [...]
Interesting developments last week in the US signal an important shift in attitude to government/citizen relations. Is citizen-centric government on it’s way?
Pia brought this White House press release to my attention and I agree that it is noteworthy. It outlines the change in title of the Office of Public Liaison to the Office of Public Engagement. The official [...]
ICT fared strongly in the 2009 budget with a number of portfolios announcing initiatives to complement the Government’s investment in a national broadband network. This was the theme of my recent presentation to CeBIT ‘09: policies that will really optimise the economic and social platform the nbn will provide in the future.
I was particularly pleased [...]
ACT Senator Kate Lundy welcomes the NFSA’s independence and will be attending the world premiere of 12 Canoes on behalf of the Arts Minister, Peter Garrett.
Australian Broadcast Summit
Sydney Convention Centre
17 March 2004
The Federal Opposition’s perspective
on the
Future of Australian Broadcasting and Media Services
Thank you for the opportunity to address the conference today. We stand now on the edge of a new era in broadcasting as technologies converge and digital becomes a mainstream technology rather than a distant dream.
Many of [...]
Privacy and Data Protection: Developments in Australia
With the Acxiom/Packer joint venture in data-warehousing serving as a powerful catalyst for raising public awareness about privacy, the Coalition Government was finally forced to act. On November 30, the Attorney General stated ‘Reports of a data warehouse of personal and financial information being developed by Acxiom highlight the [...]
(please excuse the large post – I am yet to break this report up into chapter-based pages for ease of access.)
Brussels – Strasbourg – Luxembourg
European Community Visitors Program Report
15 – 28 January 2000
Senator Kate Lundy
Contents
Opening Remarks
General Observations
e-Europe – An initiative for an Information Society for All
Growth initiatives – Innovation, Capital, Collaboration and Content
Bandwidth – Convergence and [...]
In a groundbreaking move, the Australian Parliament was broadcast live on the Internet for the first time yesterday.
Proceedings from the House of Representatives, the Senate and Main Committees of the House of Representatives will be available live via Internet broadcasts.
Previously only text information about the Parliament and Hansard transcripts was available on the Internet.
This year, [...]
Cyberdemocracy and Australian IT
(Identity and democracy in the knowledge nation)
Senator Kate Lundy
Opening Address COMDEX 99 Conference
Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Australia
17 November 1999
Introduction
Cultural identity in a globalised world
The knowledge economy
Connectivity and social justice
Bandwidth and innovation
Learning from others
Strengthening our entrepreneurial landscape
Electronic Commerce and digital intangibles
Conclusions
Introduction
Ten days ago the CBS world news in the US ran a story that carried [...]
