Seminar: Towards a National Information Strategy - Canberra, 19 November 2008
On 19 November 2008, the auPSI research team ran a free public seminar about the Review of the National Innovation System: Towards a National Information Strategy. The half-day seminar was held in the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra and was hosted by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the QUT Law School.
The speakers at the seminar included Professor Brian Fitzgerald and Professor Anne Fitzgerald, both IP professors in the QUT Law School, and Dr Nicholas Gruen of Lateral Economics. View the seminar agenda and speaker bios here.
Professor Brian Fitzgerald spoke about innovation as a force that results from the exchange of ideas. His presentation is attached: Venturous Australia: Towards A National Information Strategy [.ppt, 507 kb]
Dr Nicholas Gruen gave a compelling talk on Innovation in Australia. Click through to his presentation, Innovation and information: Towards a National Information Strategy [.ppt, 4632 kb]
Professor Anne Fitzgerald spoke about policy developments in Australia and around the world on access to and reuse of government data and information. These policy developments are charted in a literature review that Professor Anne Fitzgerald is currently undertaking, entitled, Policies and Principles on Access To and Reuse of Public Sector Information: a review of the literature in Australia and selected jurisdictions. The various chapters of the literature review can be accessed in the "Reports" section of this website. Professor Anne Fitzgerald's presentation is attached: Towards a National Information Strategy: A Strategy for Implementation [.ppt, 229 kb]