kate sutcliffe, naedf online presentation to savannah symposium 2009
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Pathway to Possibilities: North Australia Economic Development Forum 2008
Kate Sutcliffe, NAEDF OnlinePresentation to Savannah Symposium 2009
NAEDF History
Katherine 2000 Cairns 2006 Cairns 2008 Next?
NAEDF 2008 Themes
Sustainable economic development environment of northern Australia
Industries of tropical Australia Carbon trading and conservation in business Indigenous business enterprises
Key NAEDF 08 messages- Sustainable Development
Reform of governance across regional Australia – regionalise policy development and decision making
Enhance community engagement Develop greater subsidiarity – policy decisions made
where the money is to be spent Investment agenda Tax incentives, small business support Infrastructure priorities
Key NAEDF 08 Messages – Tropical industries
Establish regional tropical knowledge centres/hubs & collaboration
Focus on impacts of climate change Investment strategies and requirements –
infrastructure Infrastructure planning
Vision And Mission Statement
Vision: To grow the Tropical Economy of Australia
Mission Statement:TropLinks will maximise the capacity to develop, commercialise and export Tropical
Expertise (science, knowledge and innovation) in:
Tropical Environmental Services Tropical Agriculture Tropical Health Tropical Living (including built environment, education, tourism, services to mining) www.troplinks.com [email protected] Contact: Graham Poon, CEO – Mobile: 0448-951454
Key NAEDF 08 Messages – carbon trading & conservation in business
Coordinate strategic intelligence – vision for the future Grow networks and clusters of learning and research Invest in appropriate collaborative models Regular workshops on e.g. ecosystem services
Key NAEDF 2008 Messages – indigenous business enterprises
Refocus government attention from disadvantage to investment in indigenous business and on enabling livelihoods across the north
Development of a settlement network that guarantees safety, security and services
Provide an investment strategy for the next 20-50 years and new approaches to capital investment in outback Australia
Effective governance rather than treating it as a collection of state backyards
Position indigenous business investment within a regional development context and assist those regions where markets are weakest and people most marginalised
SUMMARY NAEDF 2008 Key Issues
Governance: Marginalisation of the northern economy and communities and the consequences
Positioning NA - Challenges of tropical knowledge opportunities and climate change impact
Decision making: Funding & Infrastructure priorities Applicability of government programs and policies Remote and regional demographics and skills, resources
and leadership Constraints – water, land, infrastructure, regulations
NAEDF 2008 Summary of Actions
Urgent: review and reform governance and public administration
Urgent: develop a shared vision for targetted investment and development
Develop appropriate policy and institutional settings to enable local engagement in decision making
Build capacity and regional capability to support local leadership
NEADF 2008 Summary of Actions (Cont.)
Prioritise infrastructure to facilitate and stimulate growth
Review government programs and regulations to increase flexibility
Develop and capitalise on tropical innovation and knowledge
Create a settlement network that guarantees security and investment strategies
Need for change
Broad spectrum issues: Governance – decentralisation of policy development and
decision making Fiscal reform Community and social – tackle community marginalisation;
build local capacity and ownership and responsibility for future development
Collaboration E-W; community - governments Political – recognition of the real potential and value of the
north – RDA; ONA
Governance Delivery - Overarching Political Partnership
What We Want In 3 – 5 Years
Partnership model to provide: Improved governance and fiscal reform Decentralisation and local leadership development Based on coordination and collaboration Across the board engagement and participation –
avoid silos Regionally specific and manageable funding programs Equity: fiscal reform to include return to regions of
royalties from resource exploitation
Proposal for 2010
Conference/forum in Darwin involving Local government and community RDA ONA State & Territory governments Australian Government Universities, CRCs ? TropLinks Desert Knowledge Australia NAEDF Regional Development Practitioners Network
