Rebooting the Economy: Improved Productivity Requires Improved Education, Innovation and Smarter Infrastructure
Speaker: Peter Achterstraat AM, NSW Productivity Commissioner
Presented by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) NSW Division
Date:
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Time:
12.00pm-2.00pm AEDT - In-person
12.30pm-2.00pm AEDT - Online
Location: Union, University & Schools Club Sydney (UUSC) 25 Bent St, Sydney – in-person and online
Increased demand for government services is in many ways the modern zeitgeist, manifested most remarkably in recent times by demands on our health system from increased health impacts from COVID-19 and climate disasters.
Investing in human capital, making it easier to do business to create new job opportunities, best practice STEM teaching. a modern vocational education and training (VET) system and a coordinated, technology-driven transition away from fossil fuels are all needed. And these initiatives must to be supported by smarter infrastructure which underpins modern economies.
Hear recommendations from NSW Productivity Commissioner and former NSW Auditor General Peter Achterstraat AM who has recently released a detailed white paper Rebooting the Economy addressing many of these issues.
Please note: To attend in person, you must be an ATSE Fellow, *guest of an ATSE Fellow, or a member of the UUSC.
*Guests must indicate during registration the Fellow they are a guest of. If you would like us to connect you to a Fellow, please contact events@atse.org.au