Digital Territory Strategy

Government consulted the local ICT industry, digital industry groups, government departments and members of the public. This included:

• advice from the Ministerial ICT Advisory Council with an ICT Issues Paper submitted to the Economic Summits to inform discussion
• two dedicated summit workshops for members of the local ICT industry, digital businesses and the ICT profession to input to the Territory Economic Development Framework
• contribution to government's Infrastructure Strategy and 10 Year Infrastructure Plan
• advice from government departments and research into the digital initiatives of other governments
• collation of digital stories from across the Territory and
• the community in general through a range of options, online, email and at Digital Strategy forums held in Darwin and Alice Springs.

The consultation

Developing a strategy provided the opportunity to engage local industry and the community in clarifying our combined aspirations for the Territory as a digital economy. The discussion paper was framed around the government's five priority areas of jobs, children, bush, community and trust.

Each priority sets the digital scene. A series of questions then followed about emerging issues and ideas and input were sought to consider ways we can harness technology into the future to:

• help local businesses to thrive and create more jobs
• strengthen government delivery of better services in the bush
• support our children through their digital lives to take full advantage of emerging career opportunities
• create and support safe, sustainable, vibrant communities
• enable local ICT and digital industries to diversify and strengthen
• improve accountability and restore trust in government.