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#digiconau – Digital Productivity Conference
Open Forum | June 4, 2013The #digiconau – Digital Productivity Conference takes place on 12 and 13 June 2013 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Conference is a celebration and investigation of Australia’s advances through the benefits of high-speed broadband.
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Online parenting connections
Dr Julie Green | June 4, 2013Being a parent is sometimes lonely and confusing. Dr Julie Green, Executive Director of the Raising Children Network, explains how online parent forums can be good place to get information and support.
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Eddie McGuire: License to Stumble
Binoy Kampmark | June 3, 2013After the Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes was called an “ape” by a 13-year-old girl, Collingwood president Eddie McGuire followed suit by suggesting Goodes could be used to promote the musical King Kong. Binoy Kampmark from RMIT University says this case shows the uglier features of sport and spectatorship in general.
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How reducing local poverty is helping protect Nepal’s tigers
Dermot O'Gorman | May 30, 2013Conservation and development don’t have to be at odds with each other. Dermot O’Gorman, CEO of WWF-Australia, provides Nepal as an example of how protecting wildlife can be a step forward in addressing poverty.
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Learning from China’s positive attitude towards older workers
Zoe Li | May 30, 2013China has a long tradition of respecting the wisdom and knowledge the older generation can contribute. Zoe Li from Global Access Partners looks beyond the Chinese perspective and explores how we can adopt a more positive attitude towards older people in the workforce.
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National Cloud Computing Strategy released
Lisa Middlebrook | May 29, 2013Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, released the National Cloud Computing Strategy, today. Lisa Middlebrook from Global Access Partners explains how cloud technology can benefit Australian businesses, charities and homes.
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Code of conduct to be developed for Cloud consumers
Open Forum | May 29, 2013Industry will play a lead role in creating a Cloud Consumer Protocol which will give consumers straight forward and clear guidance on what to expect from cloud providers, according to a national strategy released on 29 May 2013 by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy).
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EU Justice Scoreboard long overdue
Marta Conejo Sobrino | May 28, 2013The bureaucratic process of the legal system in Spain is notoriously lengthy and the record of charges dropped long. The new EU Justice Scoreboard is therefore long overdue, says Spanish journalist Marta Conejo Sobrino.
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Workforce Participation Rates and Economic Growth
Ian Watt | May 27, 2013Dr Ian Watt, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, chaired the first session of the GAP/ACHR conference on Productive Ageing. He would like the conversation around the ageing workforce to become more appropriate to the reality of an ageing population.
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Harnessing the Ageing Boom
Senator Eric Abetz | May 27, 2013The Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Eric Abetz delivered the opening address to the Productive Ageing Conference at NSW Parliament House in Sydney on Friday 17 May. In his speech he argued that Australia needs to put public policy parameters in place in order to use the talent of our ageing population.
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Is a referendum on local government needed?
Bede Harris | May 26, 2013The need for a referendum to reference local government in the Australian Constitution is debatable according to Dr Bede Harris. The senior lecturer in Law at Charles Sturt University asks why more important constitutional issues are not being addressed.
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Drink coffee and do good
Open Forum | May 26, 2013CafeSmart Day brings together coffee roasters, cafés and coffee drinkers around the country to help people who are homeless. On Friday 7 June participating cafés donate $1 for every coffee they sell. They also encourage patrons to match this donation with their own $1. All of the money raised will go to fund local projects. This is the third annual CafeSmart Event.
