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Sydney Leadership 2011

2 September 2010 - 11:54am

Sydney Leadership represents one of the most extraordinary and most powerful leadership development opportunities in Australia today.

Since 1999 over 360 senior and emerging leaders from businesss, government and not-for-profit organisations have discovered the meaning of real leadership in this challenging, year-long program. Inspired by a Harvard model but taught in the 'real world' - not in a classroom - Sydney Leadership will help you discover the skills, wisdom and bravery you need to activate real change in yourself, in your organisation and in the real world.

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APO Smart Gov 2.0 Competiton - Win a free ticket to attend!

2 September 2010 - 9:43am

Austrailan Policy Online has one free ticket to this conference to give away to a lucky reader. This two day conference pass is valued at $3,625! Don't miss this chance to get there for free.

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media140 Oz Politics

1 September 2010 - 11:06am

A new date of 23 September has now been set for Media140, a one day Canberra conference planned to explore the way the real time web is transforming (or not!) politics in an election year.

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Research fellowships

31 August 2010 - 3:15pm

Creative Innovation 2010

31 August 2010 - 11:17am

Think Better, Think Smarter, Think Creative Innovation 2010

Focusing on the power of creativity in a rapidly changing global environment, Creative Innovation 2010 is a rare opportunity to share ideas (and business cards) with some of the world’s most influential thinkers.

Creative Innovation 2010 will:

• Provide insights and techniques for developing personal and organisational creativity.

• Demonstrate strategies and processes for creating organisational performance, productivity and wellbeing.

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Phd Scholarships - Creative Industries Research

29 August 2010 - 5:49pm
Work type:  Full Time

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation are currently seeking students to take up QUT postgraduate scholarships that incorporate tuition and an annual non-taxable stipend of between $22,500 and $26,500.

The PhD students will work with a team of supervisors from the CCI’s Creative Workforce Program to research aspects of creative human capital, particularly formal and informal education and training for the creative economy. 

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Technology developments in the digital economy

27 August 2010 - 4:12pm

This report assists government, industry and the community to understand just how rapid is the pace of technology change, how it is impacting Australia and how we might ensure all Australians reap the benefits.

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Cultural Policy in Australia and the UK

27 August 2010 - 2:27pm

CIF and CCI are delighted to invite you to a seminar with John Knell, a UK leading consultant on the changing face of work and organisations

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Whose Art Is It Anyway?

27 August 2010 - 2:24pm

CIF and CCI are delighted to invite you to a seminar with John Knell, a UK leading consultant on the changing face of work and organisations

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Telco regulation 2.0 – Reconnecting the customer

27 August 2010 - 1:22pm
Creator:  Chris Chapman

In this speech the Chairman of Australian Communications and Media Authority announced a public inquiry into customer service in the telecommunications industry.

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We're all tech heads now

27 August 2010 - 1:13pm

Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there's not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given in Inside Story

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An export that's going elsewhere

27 August 2010 - 1:09pm

Australia's international education industry is in crisis, says Simon Marginson in The Age, but you won't hear political leaders talking about it

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Media and Communications Officer

27 August 2010 - 12:54pm
Work type:  Full Time

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the community services peak body and the national voice of people affected by poverty and inequality.

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An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff

27 August 2010 - 12:52pm

This guide will help not-for-profit cultural organisations and individual artists understand the formalities associated with receiving philanthropic gifts.

Link:  An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff

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Art and the environment

27 August 2010 - 12:51pm

A discussion about how artists and their work can play a significant part in raising awareness of the environment and climate change.

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A social media measurement plan

27 August 2010 - 12:47pm

For those seriously addicted to monitoring their online footprints, Devon Smith provides an extensive list of tools, metrics and reasons to prioritise your social media presence.

Digital Inclusion Initiative

27 August 2010 - 12:43pm

This initiative aims to deliver equal and affordable access to computers and the internet to all Australians. Universal access to information and communication technology has become a basic infrastructure requirement in civil and democratic societies.

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SEGRA 2010 - Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia

27 August 2010 - 12:37pm

Regional Australia is front and centre of the national agenda at the present. Debates about population, migration, growth management, sustainability and interregional capital transfers appear daily in the media.

There is a real need for a conversation about regional outcomes and the national outlook; how they interact, inform and shape each other.

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Collegial mentoring for effective whole school professional development in the use of IWB technologies

27 August 2010 - 12:34pm
Creator:  Anthony Jones Creator:  John Vincent

The focus of this paper is the provision of teacher professional development as needed – just in time. The specific context is the application of peer mentoring in teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards.

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