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VIRTUALISATION Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse
VIRTUALISATION Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse | Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 01 December 2008 | |
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He added that "Whilst the lodgement of tenders is an important milestone, we are mindful that broadband is a facilitator, not an end in itself. There has been much discussion amongst leaders within the ICT industry and government about Australia's potential to play a powerful role in the booming global digital economy. "The NBN is a critical infrastructure investment, long overdue in maintaining Australia's competitiveness in the global market. We must act quickly and align the thinking and the activities within both Government and industry to make this a reality." "How you use this infrastructure to better deliver health services, diverse media and entertainment, address the sustainability agenda, teleworking and all those other things should be fully explored and that would take the shape of a digital economy strategy," Parakala said. The Government's principal initiative in this direction is the plan by Conroy, announced in September to prepare and publish early in 2009 an issues paper in preparation for the 'digital future' of the Australian economy. In a speech to a Digital Economy Forum in Melbourne that month, which he chaired, Conroy said: "We need to position now for Australia to realise the full benefits from the Government's infrastructure and other digital economy investments, and realise our ambition to become one of the world's leading digital economies." CONTINUED |
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