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. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Press Clipping: Aussie govt supports R18+ games
Article in Cnet Australia by Randolph Ramsey With the support of Labor ACT Senator Kate Lundy and The Coalition, the Federal Government has now thrown its full weight behind R18+, saying it will advocate the rating’s introduction. Read more at : http://www.cnet.com.au/aussie-govt-supports-r18-games-339307763.htm
Press clipping: Gov 2.0 more than a “one-shot” for South Australia
Article in ComputerWorld Au by James Hutchinson about Gov 2.0 and what the South Australian Government is planning: The United States Air Force and Labor senator, Kate Lundy, have become inspirations for the South Australian Government’s burgeoning Gov 2.0 initiatives, according to government CIO, Andrew Mills. Though the state hasn’t been as proactive in its [...]
Senator Lundy wins International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics
Senator Lundy wins International Top 10 People Changing the World of Internet and Politics MEDIA RELEASE Senator Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship Senator for the A.C.T Monday 18th October 2010 Labor Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has been named the winner of the International Top [...]
