Feds establish IT innovation council

A new IT Innovation Council will be established under Data#3 MD John Grant

The federal government has established an Information Technology Industry Innovation Council to support Australia’s $98 billion IT industry. The Council will be chaired by Data#3 managing director, John Grant. The IT sector directly employs 400,000 Australians, and indirectly many more.

The Council will promote the IT sector in its own right, and as an enabler of innovation, productivity and sustainable development for the economy as a whole.

According to Innovation minister, Senator Kim Carr, the new IT Council is the fourth Industry Innovation Council established by the Rudd Government. It will champion IT-enabled innovation for social, environmental and social benefits.

“As with other Industry Innovation Councils, the IT Council will establish links with stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation, wealth creation, IT capability and entrepreneurialism,” the minister said.

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Comments

1

Joes

Fri 08/05/2009 - 16:43

up

“As with other Industry Innovation Councils, the IT Council will establish links with stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation, wealth creation, IT capability and entrepreneurialism,” the minister said.

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Henry Kar Ming Chan

Fri 08/05/2009 - 17:10

Hi, all,
I just want to raise

Hi, all,

I just want to raise a question about the applications of IT in medical area from technical point of view. It should at least include the following areas:

1. new technologies for different medical areas.
2. Medical Information Technology
3. Medical Engineering
4. Computational Medicine

From this discussion, it is good to establish different task forces under this new IT Innovation Council.

Regards,
Henry Kar Ming Chan

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Henry Kar Ming Chan

Sun 05/07/2009 - 15:02

Task Forces for the IT Innovation Council

Hi, all,

From the web page of Pacific Technology Gateway, they may have three workgroups within the PTG organization:

1. Investment and venture capital
2. Tertiary, research and skills
3. Global market access and partnerships

I think that the IT Innovation Council should have similar Task Forces.

Regards,
Henry Kar Ming Chan

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