[LINK] PM on Our Broadband Future

[Tom Worthington]

Greetings from the Realising Our Broadband Future forum at University of 
NSW in Sydney (you can participate remotely): 
<http://broadbandfuture.gov.au/participating-remotely/>

The Minister for Communications will introduce Kevin Rudd, the Prime 
Minister. The PM talked about the NBN as the infrastructure for jobs of 
the 21st century, as the railways were in previous times: "Slow 
broadband is holding our nation back ... Australians want high speed 
broadband." The PM quoted a claim that broadband could reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions in Australia by 5%. The PM announced $26.5M in grants 
across Australia $2.3M Ambulance mobile connect in SA: mobile terminals 
in ambulances. $7.5 Health E-Towns. Also $500,000 for bushfire spotting 
in North East Victoria. $5M Hunter health for telehealth.  WA for 
buhfire prediction and warning services. $4.9M for e-learning in 
Tasmania at the NBN pilot towns. $4M CDM health project for cronic 
desease management accross Austrlaia.

The program for the morning is: Opening Remarks: Forum Co-chair - Dr 
Paul Twomey, Senator, the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Opening Address, Prime 
Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer 
of NBN Co., Jeffrey Cole, Director USC Annenberg School.

Senator Kate Lundy. will be launching my book "Green Technology 
Strategies" in her speech at 11am.


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