Yorke Peninsular Broadband Celebration 19/08/08

Yesterday I attended and presented at the Yorke Peninsular Broadband Celebration event in Minlaton. The town hall was packed for the opening ceremony that was attended by South Australian Minister for Science & Information Economy, Paul Caica, Internode Founder and Managing Director, Simon Hackett, Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy and District Council of Yorke Peninsula Mayor, Ray Agnew.

The lunchtime ceremony was followed by a full afternoon program of activities for the community, arranged by the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology and designed to encourage community members to fully explore the range of activities now available to them in their homes and businesses through high-speed access to the internet.

Sessions covered online services including learning, tourism, education, buying and selling, Government services, virtual meetings/training rooms, cyber safety and E-security, and social networking. There was also an exhibition of broadband/internet technology, tools, programs and live demonstrations.