[LINK] "Advancing Australia as a Digital Economy"

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Excuse me replying to my own post, but I want to add to it.

On 14/06/2013 9:12 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> IMHO, if the "digital" economy doesn't create new types of jobs that 
> employ Australian workers, then the future will be bleak. 

Some people are using the term Postdigital in this area.

Forbes has an article by three Deloitte consultants who are promoting 
this concept.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/02/09/the-empowered-employee-is-coming-is-the-world-ready/

<quote>
There’s a gap in /preparation /for the disruption wrought by the 
empowerment of people.// We call this the /postdigital/ divide to 
emphasize the point that in the new world, technology may be required 
but it is not enough.
<end quote>

As Jan pointed out - just saying you have a goal is not the same as 
achieving it.

We've had "the clever country", the Multi-Function Polis and numerous 
other platitudes and attempts to change the structure of the economy.

IMHO it's an attitude problem, not a technology problem.

And the government is only part of the problem and its solution.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
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