Information Economy Agenda for South Australia 2009-2014

Objective of the strategy

The Information Economy Agenda 2009 - 2014 aims to set out a framework for delivering our digital future.

Our vision of the future is for South Australians to embrace the digital world and become leaders in the use of digital technologies to drive our global competitiveness, productivity, innovation and economic sustainability.

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• Information Economy Agenda for South Australia - PDF 3MB

Developed by

The Information Economy Directorate and approved by the Information Economy Advisory Board.

About the IE Agenda

South Australia’s Information Economy Agenda defines priority areas and actions in support of South Australia’s Strategic Plan (SASP) and provides a framework for managing initiatives and partnerships between government, business, education and communities.

The IE Agenda recognises that a healthy information economy ecosystem brings social, environmental and economic benefits. But more than that, a healthy information economy is essential if South Australia is to compete in global markets and to maintain the levels of personal wealth and enviable lifestyle we currently enjoy.

The IE Agenda provides a practical approach that not only recognises issues that are relevant to the ICT sector and the larger SA community, but it also details the current proposed actions to achieve the stated objectives. It creates a cohesive view of activities that are inter-dependent even though they occur in different sectors of the economy.

Priority areas

The IE Agenda 2009-2014 identifies three key interrelated elements of the information economy as connectivity, capability and content - the three C's.

	Affordable broadband – the infrastructure of innovation – any time, any place
	A skilled workforce and empowered businesses and communities. Learning, living and working online
	Valuable information and applications, creating reasons to be connected

How the three C’s fit in the information economy

All three C’s are interrelated and necessary to maximise participation in the information economy. With a greater diffusion of content and increased capability comes higher demand and in turn a powerful aggregated capacity that can make our State more competitive within Australia and globally.

Connectivity is the foundation of an information economy, while building a confident, digitally skilled population, online security and support for our local reative content and ICT industry are the keys to a productive innovative economy and connected communities. The IE Agenda has therefore renewed its focus on creating an environment where we can encourage our opulation to engage with the tools, techniques and processes involved in the information economy, setting the stage for ever greater participation and innovation. If you have any comments on, or would like to request a hard-copy of the “Information Economy Agenda for South Australia please complete the feedback form.

Launch of the IE Agenda

The Minister for Science & Information Economy officially launched the IE Agenda on 7 July 2009.