Queensland – Smart State, Positioning Queensland

An International Perspective

Authors

  • Kenneth Wiltshire AO University of Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600002488

Keywords:

Queensland Smart State Initiative, information economy, information society, knowledge society, policy choices

Abstract

Positioning the Queensland Smart State Initiative requires a close appreciation of key international perspectives that are developing in this arena. In particular, the paradigm shift that has occurred from information economy to information society to knowledge society, sends powerful signals. Moreover, there is a developing consensus on what the ingredients of a knowledge society should be. Queensland now has a clear list of policy choices to make and some housekeeping to undertake.

Author Biography

  • Kenneth Wiltshire AO, University of Queensland

    Kenneth Wiltshire AO is J.D. Story Professor of Public Administration at the UQ Business School. He is Australia's Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO and Chairman of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. Professor Wiltshire conducted the Review of the National Board of Employment Education and Training and chaired the Review ofthe Queensland School Curriculum. He is a member of various international professional bodies' and has published widely in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region on topics related to governance, public policy, education and training, government-business relations and citizenship.

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Published

2003-05-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2003): Special Issue: Queensland: The Smart State

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Wiltshire, K. (2003). Queensland – Smart State, Positioning Queensland: An International Perspective. Queensland Review, 10(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600002488