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Proposal for an Economics Studies Institute

The Pearcey Foundation has recognised that Australia needs a combined repository of knowledge and skills about the impact (or potential impact) of ICT and digital media technologies on the Australian economy and broader community.

To address this, the Pearcey Foundation has proposed the establishment of a "hubs and spokes" Digital Economy Economic Studies Institute ("DEESI"), with broad support from most arms of government and industry.

• The aim of DEESI would be to bring together fragmented and duplicated sets of statistics and analyses scattered among many government, academic and industry organisations.
• This will enable a clear understanding of the impact and associated opportunities for technology in Australia from which policies, programs, initiatives and activities can be developed to maximise Australia's true capabilities.
• It is intended that DEESI is a self sustaining institute, supported by services revenue, grants and endowments.

For further details please contact Wayne Fitzsimmons, Charles Lindop, Len Rust or Phil McCrae.

National Debates

The announcement in March 2009 by the Federal Government of the $43 Billion National Broadband Network (NBN) initiative, has stimulated substantial interest throughout Australia and especially within the ICT sector. With this in mind, the Pearcey Foundation held on the 1st October 2009, a public debate on the economic, business and social impact of the NBN on this nation as part of the 2009 National Pearcey Event held in Melbourne.

Last year, the National Debate was in Sydney as part of the 2008 National Pearcey Event and discussed the Cutler Review of Innovation in Australia.