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Agenda for the New Skills for the New Economy Roundtable<br /><ul><li>Opening remarks and welcome to New Skills for the New Economy Roundtable</li></ul>Dr. Ian Pollard, Chairman of the Australian Business Foundation <ul><li>New Skills for a New Paradigm </li></ul>An overview of the research by <a href="http://www.abfoundation.com.au/ext/ABFound.nsf/a179753ea53913524a256840001f698a/22bd03173e18e8fe4a256976000281dd?OpenDocument">Peter Kearns</a>, Managing Director of Global Learning Services, and <a href="http://www.abfoundation.com.au/ext/ABFound.nsf/a179753ea53913524a256840001f698a/1d34f3514ade53a44a2569760002b39a?OpenDocument">overheads</a> used. <ul><li>Information and Communication Technology, Bridging the Skills Gap <ul>A presentation by <a href="http://www.abfoundation.com.au/ext/ABFound.nsf/a179753ea53913524a256840001f698a/856297f72bb51e644a256976000315ca?OpenDocument">Dale Spender</a>, Creative Director of Digital Style and Adjunct Professor of University of Queensland</ul></li><li>Open discussion Forum</li><li>Light refreshments and Informal Discussions</li><li><a href="http://www.abfoundation.com.au/ext/ABFound.nsf/a179753ea53913524a256840001f698a/732bfb83a4551e374a25696f0006274b?OpenDocument">Forum Media Release</a></li></ul><div align="center"><strong>Digital Divide? New Economy?</strong><br /><strong>How long before your skills are obsolete?</strong><br /></div><p><br />In 1970, a worker's skill set could last 15 years before becoming outdated. However, the pace of change in today's workplace dictates that this concept, known as occupational half-life, lasts no longer than two and a half years.<br /><br />'Lifelong employability' &ndash; the capacity to be productive and to hold rewarding jobs over one's working life &ndash; is no longer guaranteed by our early education and training. The continuous structural changes affecting all businesses have increased the importance of up-to-date skills and competencies. <br /><br />Research by the <strong>OECD</strong> points to a clear relationship between investment in education and training and growth in productivity. Building human capital has been the focus of all developed countries in their drive to become knowledge-based economies.<br /><br /><strong>How employers prepare themselves to meet the need for skills as yet unanticipated? How can people stay employable when new technologies are transforming the very nature of business and work?</strong><br /><br />Australian Business Limited (ABL) sponsors the Australian Business Foundation. The Australian Business Foundation, a business think-tank, invites you to explore the new skills Australia needs for competing in the new economy and the changing nature of education and employment.<br /><br />Guest speakers include: <strong>Peter Kearns</strong> &ndash; He worked as a delegate to the OECD and as senior executive establishing various education and training initiatives, including the ACT Vocational Training Authority. He is an author and <strong>Director of Global Learning Services;</strong> he will compare Australia's learning culture with five OECD countries.<br /><br /><strong>Dale Spender</strong> is a successful author and government adviser in the area of information and communications technology policy. She is the <strong>Creative Director of Digital Style</strong>. Dale is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland where she works with the vice-chancellor to assist with the university's transition to a digital education provider.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Date: Monday, October 9, 2000</strong><br /><br /><strong>Time: 4:45pm &ndash; 6:30pm (followed by light refreshments)</strong><br /><br /><strong>Where: Australian Business Limited, Level 16, 140 Arthur Street, Sydney</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>For more information contact Randal Markey, Manager, Government and Media Relations, </strong><strong><em>Australian Business Limited</em></strong><strong>, (02) 9927 7543</strong></p>

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