In May 2009, the Australian government asked me what should they be doing to build Australia’s technology sector. I responded by asking the 600 people who have self-identified themselves as technology entrepreneurs in Australia, and over several months wrote a paper in a crowd-sourced way, to send this formal submission to the government. Later this week Senator Kate Lundy will be hosting a public sphere event, which will be an influential event that could change Australia’s direction and government policy in technology.
Here is a video I was asked to do explaining the paper.
You can read the submission here, which I’m sure other countries may find useful – it may not be right, but it’s what a portion of Australia’s entrepreneurial community thinks.
Thanks Elias, and thanks to the fantastic Silicon Beach community. This is an awesome paper, and a valuable contribution to the Public Sphere. http://publicsphere3.eventbrite.com/ for those interested
Amazing work dude – well done
Nice. Having a read now.
Thanks Elias, and all who contributed. Appreciate your efforts
Just watched the video in the post. Man it's impressive that Australia has such a forward thinking government. I wonder if there's any such initiatives in the UK? I'll have to keep an eye out for it.. But I'll definitely be interested to see how Silicon Beach progresses, and how the idea/concept goes beyond just a potential, into something that defines Australia's Tech community. Props to you for labelling, and crowdsourcing the first wave of the conversation!