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32 annual report 2011 - 2012
Australian national research Congress
the Eidos institute hosted its annual Australian
national research Congress on March 20th,
2012. select academic, industry and government
representatives met under the roof of the
old parliament House, in Canberra ACt, and
engaged in a day’s worth of high-level thinking.
representatives were grouped in topical
roundtables related to their areas of interest.
roundtable outcomes
Social Impact of Resource Intensive Industries
Partnering with CQUniversity and the University
of Newcastle, Eidos will be presenting the second
annual ‘Resource Sustainability’ conference occurring
Wednesday June 27th and Thursday June 28th, 2012 in
Gladstone, Queensland. This conference is part of a Two
Event series, with a second occurrence at Maitland New
South Wales.
Education and Employment
A leading initiative targeted at improving education
and employment outcomes for indigenous youths was
proposed. Spanning from a long-standing collaborative
relationship with the Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations, and seeking to
improve university enrolments and increase employment
retention and career prospects for indigenous
Australians and disadvantaged South Africans, Eidos has
partnered with the Classic Wallabies for the creation of
tertiary exchange scholarships program. This program
is designed to enrich the student’s tertiary experience
and ultimately create a leader within his/her community,
thereby supporting a wave of generational change in
both Australia and South Africa.
Image opposite: Professor Denise Meredyth beginning discussions at the Broadband, Information & Communication Technology & Digital Inclusion roundtable.
Broadband, Information & Communication
Technology & Digital Inclusion
Eidos will continue its work with the e-skills institute
(e-Si) in South Africa to develop 4 projects that arose
as a result of the June 2011 South African Congress.
The projects, which are nurtured by experts and
academics from the Eidos network, are: ICT For Life, the
establishment of an ICT framework, the Establishment of
a Creative Industries initiative across South Africa; and
multi-stakeholder collaboration opportunities.
With the intention of further advancing this topic within
the Australian context, Eidos has begun discussions
with industry and government partners to develop a
research-based approach to ICT policy development.
Health & Ageing
The scope for a ‘Health and Ageing’ policy framework,
as proposed in the form of a Health Ethics Centre, must
range from long-term economic health care policy, to
legislative frameworks ensuring ethical conduct for
individuals requiring care.
Working outwards, and in order to include ethical
considerations in issues such as family needs and
capabilities of health services, we must push for
the creation of an effective legislative and financial
framework. This centre can address social and economic
inefficiencies and push for appropriate legislation
governing ethical conduct and financial responsibilities.
This health ethics centre can position the debate on
distributive justice of social goods while representing
Australia’s commitment to quality health care.