MEDIA RELEASE Sen the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced 135,300 Australian Capital Territory homes and businesses will have access to National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre services under NBN Co’s first three year fibre rollout [...]
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Harmony Day in the palm of your hand
For the first time, Australians will be able to download and use a free Harmony Day smartphone application the Minister for Multicultural Affairs Senator Kate Lundy said today. Harmony Day has become a significant event on March 21 each year, celebrating the different cultures that make Australia a great place to live. Announcing the release, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Showcase from Alice White, Chief Scientist Bell Labs
Parliament House was the venue for Alcatel Lucent’s hosting of Bell Labs Chief Scientist Alice White’s showcase recently. I was able to make it early in the morning. I had a chat to Alice about her work, in particular with photonics. The roadshow headed down to the CSIRO/ANU after briefings in Parliament and then to [...]
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 [...]
Launching the Open Technology Foundation with Dr Terry Cutler
On Wednesday the 14th September, I’m going to be launching the Open Technology Foundation with the organisation’s new Chair, Dr Terry Cutler. The Open Technology Foundation has been a couple of years in the making, and is an initiative about supporting the use of open technologies, methods and standards across governments. They have participation at [...]
ICT in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget
As someone who has been interested in technology for many years, I thought it would be interesting to do a bit of an overview of programs in the 2011-2012 Federal Budget that relate to technology and to our capacity as a nation to leverage the benefits and opportunities presented in the digital age, along with [...]
Senator Lundy introduces her Tech Budget overview
Senator Lundy did a short introductory video to her extensive tech budget overview blog post. More details available at http://www.katelundy.com.au/2011/06/14/ict-in-the-2011-2012-federal-budget/ Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: KateLundyHosted: youtube
