Digital Economy Principal Project Officer (Nq)
Department Of Housing And Public Works (Queensland)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
My primary role is to educate businesses & the community on what technologies they can utilise, right now, to do what they already do, but better. I Introduce business owners & community members to technologies and ideas that can save them time, reduce costs & allow them/their employees to spend more of their time on adding value to the business. I deliver Digital Economy workshops in a region north of Bowen and out to Mount Isa. I provide support to the Townsville & Cairns ICT Business Networks, developing regional ICT capabilities & supporting local initiatives that foster eSTEAM skills, interest & further learning. I have facilitated a number of important Digital Economy projects around the NBN rollout in NQ & continue to support Digital Careers student attraction, program development & curriculum support for the rollout of the #codingcounts program in collaboration with Digital Careers Australia. My work also involves participation in a range of projects across the NQ region that tap into distributed sensor networks & the aggregation of data from various sources to drive innovation across industry & community supply chains. I was a core organiser for our inaugural Townsville Startup Weekend in 2014 & lead the organisation of the second Townsville Startup Weekend in 2015, as well as being a founding member (Vice President in 2016/2017, President in 2017/2018) of North Queensland's Innovation Centre, iNQ. I organised Townsville's only Mentor Blaze! in 2015 & in partnership with Richard Sazima I was responsible for setting up the Townsville Startups Meetup that I continue to support & grow. I work closely with regional libraries & State Library of Queensland to support existing community learning programs, as well as developing new entrepreneurial & technical engagement programs. These activities contribute to more resilient communities & foster collaboration & the importance of skills development in our personal & professional lives.