Cyber Rap: Innovation Celebration Across the Nation
Since Malcolm Turnbull has become Prime Minister, innovation has become the buzzword in Australia. Peter Carter from Data61 joins the hype in style.
All hail – permission to fail – agile – fragile – don’t interrupt me or ask for justification – no time for explanation – I’m millennial creation. Digitally productive – disruptive – breaking down the barriers – saving the digitally disenfranchised. My digital divide and conquer plan – disinter mediate – uberfy and propagate. Accelerate – set a launch date – monetise can wait. User hits – retweet freaks – online analytics. Fine line – prime time – headline. Spin in – spin up – spin out.
I’m high on UXD – Oh yeah, I care – users everywhere. They love me in 3D – peer to peer HD. Brand projection – success to mention – creative tension. USB enabled – access for disabled – stable, uncabled – WiFi labelled. I’m responsive – personified – optimised – transmogrified. Like me – Skype me. Sign up – renew – give me your credit card – just a dollar or two – it’s new – you’re one of few but what to do when your digital self don’t like you. Recreate – innovate – adopt – adapt – no time to wait. Pivot – switch – get rich. Dive in – hack – sprint – win – crowd source the tin.
Evangelise – the internet of anything. Anonymise and obfuscate the take–up rate – watch seed capital evaporate. Think holistic – dude be realistic – iterate or be late – collaborate in real time – sublime – freemium quality business plan – premium dream – lean dot com team. Bit coin leveraged – block chain haemorrhage. Product release – click click – investors fleeced. Hidden code at the node – dark net – silk road – free download – trojan horse – open sourced – print in plastic – fantastic. Mesh and mashed – hashed – modular mobile nanotech with vege – e.trusted viral web.
Hyper-connected but on reflection imperfections surface as social defection. Reengineered – morph – second life – converged robotic interop – won’t stop – remote control UAV bomb drop. Smartphones – flying drones. Orchestrate cyber-hack – IP vishing – not me – ask my avatar – I’ve gone phishing. Exit strategy – aged 23 – philanthropy. Hard earned savin – off shore tax haven. If fame and mixed fortune is your cravin’ – innovation could bring salvation.
Peter Carter works for Data61 in Sydney. He specialises in digital service transformation, new technology startups and helping business innovate by listening to and working with customers. Notwithstanding the obvious satire above, Peter is a strong advocate for digital innovation. He believes the current research and development and commercialisation ecosystem needs an overhaul. He argues that industry needs to form closer and longer term partnerships with organisations like Data61 – challenge and work with universities and schools to ensure that future generations of Australians have the ability to design and build rather than just buy and use technology.
