Ballarat ICT 2030 Report
Table of Contents
- 1. Background and context
- 2. Purpose and scope of the Ballarat ICT 2030 strategy
- 3. Research methodology and assembling the data
- 4. Global ICT developments and trends
- Introduction
- Growth and Development of ICT: A Global Comparison
- The Next Twenty Five Years in ICT
- Global ICT trends and implications
- ICT: History and Future
- Expected developments within a 20 year time horizon
- Economic, Social and Business Trends
- Rise of Developing and Transitional Economies
- Implications of trends for Australia and Ballarat
- Uncertainties That Might Affect These Trends
- 5. Where is Ballarat as a vibrant and dynamic ICT centre?
- Introduction
- Industry Profile
- University of Ballarat Technology Park
- Ballarat ICT Cluster
- Recognition of Potential
- Critical Mass
- Level of Employment
- Locational Benefits
- Industry Champions
- Entrepreneurship
- Financing
- Information Networks
- Education, research, development and commercialisation
- Physical Infrastructure
- Main Outcomes of the Consultation Processon Where Ballarat is Now
- What Ballarat ICT Looks Like Now
- 6. Ballarats ICT Vision
- 7. The Strategy
- Introduction
- Laying the Foundations and Improving the Infrastructure
- Improving the Skills
- Leveraging the Strengths
- Raising the Profile and Demonstrating the Value
- Working Together
- Building Critical Mass and Attracting Investment
- Creating and Accessing New Knowledge
- Giving Something Back
- Ensuring Community-wide Ownership of Ballarat ICT 2030 Strategy
- Phase Two
- 8. Managing the change
- 9. List of references
- 10. Appendix 1 - Consultation process
- 11. Appendix 2 - Ballarat ICT firms
- 12. Appendix 3 - Ballarat ICT sector survey
- 13. End notes
- Index