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Enslaved, Katina Michael
Enslaved, Katina Michael
Associate Professor Katina Michael
This performance art piece was delivered by Katina Michael at the Intelligence Squared (IQ2) debate at the City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia. The topic of the debate was “Are we becoming enslaved by our technology?” Joining Katina on the affirmative side was Crikey’s correspondent for politics, media and economics Mr Bernard Keene, and Dimension Data’s general manager of security and internet safety Alastair McGibbon. On the negative side was Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, backed by journalist, filmmaker and blogger, Mr Antony Loewenstein, and Ms Asher Wolf, a self-described ‘information activist’. The debate was moderated by Dr …
Heresy Or Innovation? Transforming Culture And Service For Impact, Rebecca Daly, Lisa M. Mcintosh
Heresy Or Innovation? Transforming Culture And Service For Impact, Rebecca Daly, Lisa M. Mcintosh
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
The ERA2010 exercise changed the landscape of research and publication management at the University of Wollongong (UOW), pushing the research agenda into the spotlight across the University. The Library, always alert to its value to the University, quickly understood that it could play an integral role in further supporting researchers through the development of its skill sets and services. The recognised need to rebalance its services to reflect the broad University goals, particularly the research agenda, resulted in the major review and realignment in 2011-2012 of the two large divisions in the UOW Library, Resources and Client Services. The delivery …
Creating A Supportive Environment For Innovation, Elizabeth D. Eastland
Creating A Supportive Environment For Innovation, Elizabeth D. Eastland
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
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Jugaad As Systemic Risk And Disruptive Innovation In India, Thomas Birtchnell
Jugaad As Systemic Risk And Disruptive Innovation In India, Thomas Birtchnell
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Jugaad is the latest/trend in management and business reports of India’s awakening. The term refers to the widespread practice in rural India of juryrigging and customizing vehicles using only available resources and know-how. While the practice is often accompanied by indigence and corruption in traditional interpretations, the notion of jugaad has excited many commentators on India’s emergence into the global economy in its promise of an inimitable Indian work ethic that defies traditional associations of otherworldliness and indolence – widely reported as inherent in India’s society and culture. Jugaad has been identified across India’s economy in the inventiveness of call-centre …
Examining The Social Processes Of 'Innovation' To Inform The Development Of A New Framework For Making Sense Of ''Social Innovation", Patrick M. Dawson, Lisa Daniel
Examining The Social Processes Of 'Innovation' To Inform The Development Of A New Framework For Making Sense Of ''Social Innovation", Patrick M. Dawson, Lisa Daniel
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
In the face of increasing pressure to change and adapt to the needs of highly competitive business markets, it is not unusual for management to focus on the commercial payback on technical innovations and to downplay social processes. Typically, company survival is explained in terms of an 'innovation imperative' where new products and services are part of the dynamic business environment for securing and maintaining competitive advantage. Historically, the focus has been on how to translate innovations in science and technology into commercial applications. We contend that whilst largely downplayed, social processes have always been essential tounderstanding innovation and that …
Preliminary Report For The Australian Bank Employees' Submission To The House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Finance And Public Administration Inquiry Into The Australian Banking Industry, Laurie Stevenson Mr, Barbara Lepani
Preliminary Report For The Australian Bank Employees' Submission To The House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Finance And Public Administration Inquiry Into The Australian Banking Industry, Laurie Stevenson Mr, Barbara Lepani
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
The Australian Bank Employees' Union commissioned the Centre for Technology and Social Change at the University of Wollongong to prepare a preliminary report for submission to the 'Martin Inquiry into the Australian Banking Industry'. This submission examined the results of deregulation of the Australian Banking Industry in terms of increased competition, the entry of foreign banks, innovation, new technologies and financial services, takeovers and mergers and human resources. The submission's recommendations to the Martin Committee were based on these findings.