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Australian Social Innovation eXchange (ASIX)

Mon, 03/08/2009 - 12:59 — Site Administrator

The Australian Social Innovation Exchange (ASIX)- www.asix.org.au - is part of a global community; a ‘network of networks’ bringing together thinkers and practitioners in social innovation. Meeting online and in person, the aim is to get connected. In July 2009, the Global Social Innovation Summer Camp was held in Lisbon.

Open Forum is really excited to be a part of the ASIX network, and we’re particularly looking forward to being a part of Australian Social Innovation Camp (SI Camp).  SI Camps are going on all over the world. Take a look at what happened at SI Camps in Glasgow (Scotland), Wellington (New Zealand) and Bratislava (Slovakia)  to get a taste of what to expect.
 
SI CAMP will be held 5-7 March 2010. The 8 best ideas have been selected & teams are assembled! See www.asix.org.au for details.

Homeless Person's Week 2010

Fri, 23/07/2010 - 15:26 — Site Administrator

During National Homeless Person’s Week from August 2-9, Australian Red Cross is highlighting the fact that homelessness affects the lives of ordinary people and that anyone can become homeless. 

On any given night there are about 105,000 homeless people – of these, more than 15 per cent are sleeping rough; 45 per cent stay with family or friends; 21 per cent are living in boarding or rooming houses and 19 per cent are in temporary accommodation. 

Open Forum and the Australian Red Cross will be sharing stories throughout Homeless Persons Week 2010. To participate, simply follow the links below to read the related blogs and login to leave a comment. You can also email Open Forum  your own contribution or contributor suggestion to srose@openforum.com.au, or phone +61 2 8303 2430.

To make a donation or find out more about our programs and services, visit www.redcross.org.au

Australia 2020 Summit: Did the "1000 Best and Brightest" get it right ?

Tue, 22/04/2008 - 12:00 — Site Administrator

Now that the summit is over - do you think we're headed in the right direction?

PR stunt, or revolutionary approach to policy development? Lively debate or rubber stamp? Whether or not you agree with the process, it's clear that the outcomes of the Australia 2020 will affect all of us in the coming years.

So don't miss out on your chance to read through the result of the Summit and comment on long-term challenges Australia faces.

While the Summit is over, Open Forum still provides you with the opportunity to influence government policy by participating in our online debates and forums. 

SME Cyber Security Blog Hub

Sun, 06/06/2010 - 09:48 — Site Administrator

The SME Cyber Security Blog Hub is brought to you on Open Forum in partnership with National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2010. For more information about keeping cyber safe, please visit www.staysmartonline.gov.au

Spotlight on Australian International Design Awards 2010

Tue, 08/06/2010 - 16:43 — Site Administrator

Open Forum is proud to present this Spotlight on the Australian International Design Awards with thanks to our sponsors Standards Australia.

Founded by the Industrial Design Council of Australia, an agency first established in 1958 to support Australia’s local industrial design community, the program experienced much change before its 1991 acquisition by Australia’s peak Standards body, Standards Australia. 

Today, the Australian International Design Awards plays a vital role in stimulating innovation and a culture of creativity and competitiveness in Australian and overseas business.

The 2010 program attracted a record 202 industry entries and a further 98 student entries, representing a 27% increase on 2009.

Judges awarded 42 Design Awards in recognition of design excellence, with the Australian International Design Award of the Year presented to New Zealand-based hospital bed manufacturer Howard Wright for its M8 Intensive Care bed.

The full list of winners in the 2010 Australian International Design Awards, including the winner of the Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design, 42 Design Award winners and 69 Design Mark winners can be viewed on at www.designawards.com.au.

Winners in the student category, recognising emerging industrial design talent, can be viewed online at www.student.designawards.com.au.

We hope you’ll enjoy this opportunity to hear directly from a few of the 111 finalists. Simply follow the links below to read what they have to say about good design in their own words, login to leave them your comments and questions.

Building Surveying and Spatial Capabilities

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Thu, 01/04/2010 - 14:48 — Warwick Watkins

Open Forum’s featured ‘topic of the month’ for April 2010, in collaboration with the Office of the Surveyor General NSW, aligns with this premier event for New South Wales. To participate, simply follow the links to read the related blogs and login to leave a comment. You can also email us your own contribution or contributor suggestion, or phone +61 2 8303 2430 to discuss.