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- From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
- Subject: Regional HQ & Telecomms Hubs report available
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- Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 07:32:18 GMT
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- REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUBS:
- AUSTRALIA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
-
- A report by John Langdale for the Service Industries Research Program.
-
- The Hon Stephen Martin MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
- Foreign Affairs and Trade, launched this report on 23 November 1992. He
- called for more positive steps to attract Regional Headquarters to
- Australia and suggested that a 'one-stop shop' approach may be the best
- option. Hubs and headquarters bring quality jobs and opportunities for
- Australian firms to meet the needs of the transnational headquarters.
-
- In his report, Langdale suggests that Australia's greatest asset in
- attracting headquarters and hubs is the high level of skills and
- experience available in our service industries. In particular, Australia
- has strong technical skills in telecommunications and other information
- technology industries. We also have specialist expertise in business
- services such as advertising, international business law, media and
- consulting. Many of these skills are in short supply at an international
- level and Australian wage rates for skilled personnel are comparatively
- low. We should publicise our rich resource of skills.
-
- However, Australia is at a disadvantage in being geographically peripheral
- to the region. We should not attempt to compete with Singapore, but focus
- on the strengths which can give us a competitive advantage.
-
- This report is one of a series produced by the Service Industries Research
- Program which is jointly sponsored by the Australian Coalition of Service
- Industries (ACSI) and the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
- (DITAC). Further information can be obtained from Chris Paterson, DITAC
- (06) 276 1932 or Judith King, ACSI (03) 663 2996.
-
-
- Posted on behalf of DITAC by: Tom Worthington, Chairman, THE CANBERRA
- BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED
-
- An electronic copy of the report is available by e-mail. Send a request
- to: tomw@adfa.oz.au
-
-