Tag Archives: australia

Should we ‘worm or wiki’ the summit?

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The Australia 2020 summit is a great opportunity to showcase Australian IT inventiveness. It’s also an opportunity to help engage the masses.
Remember the Howard Rudd debate? The winner was the worm! And yes it was a great pollster.
So who [...]

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Yes We Can. But can we in Australia?

This is why politics in America is such a hot subject. Passionate, statesmanlike speakers with a real message of change and hope. Beyond that, inspiring others to participate and get the message out. Will.I.Am of the Black-Eyed Peas has put together something special here - I’ve watched it several times and still choke up. It’s [...]

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About

On February 3rd 2008, Kevin Rudd announced the 2020 Summit Australia summit to be held in April. From Australia, 1000 strategists and thinkers would be chosen to debate 10 topics.
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Entrepreneurs and Australia Summit 2020

From SmartCompany:
Digital entrepreneur turned Victorian MP Evan Thornley says entrepreneurs would have much to contribute to a summit of Australia’s leading thinkers announced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday.
The Australia 2020 summit will bring together 1000 of Australia’s best and brightest to set out a roadmap for Australia’s future in 10 key areas, including skills [...]

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The Summit Cometh

Who should be involved? Which subjects?

Future directions for the economy, including education, skills, training, science and innovation
Economic infrastructure, the digital economy and the future of Australia’s cities
Population, sustainability, climate change, water
Rural industries and communities
National health strategy
Families,communities and social inclusion
Indigenous Australia
The future of Australia’s arts, film and design
Democracy, open government, the role of the media, the [...]

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What’s it all about?

Over the weekend, Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the 2020 Summit to address challenges facing Australia. In doing so he said:
“I think it’s time for a new approach to the nation’s long term future… [There has been] too much short-termism in the past, let’s get on with it and look out to the next [...]

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