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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 07:45:19 GMT
- From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
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- Subject: Regional HQ & Telecomms Hubs report available
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- REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUBS:
- AUSTRALIA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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- A report by John Langdale for the Service Industries Research Program.
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- The Hon Stephen Martin MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
- Foreign Affairs and Trade, launched this report on 23 November 1992.
- He called for more positive steps to attract Regional Headquarters to
- Australia and suggested that a 'one-stop shop' approach may be the
- best option. Hubs and headquarters bring quality jobs and
- opportunities for Australian firms to meet the needs of the
- transnational headquarters.
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- In his report, Langdale suggests that Australia's greatest asset in
- attracting headquarters and hubs is the high level of skills and
- experience available in our service industries. In particular,
- Australia has strong technical skills in telecommunications and other
- information technology industries. We also have specialist expertise
- in business services such as advertising, international business law,
- media and consulting. Many of these skills are in short supply at an
- international level and Australian wage rates for skilled personnel
- are comparatively low. We should publicise our rich resource of
- skills.
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- However, Australia is at a disadvantage in being geographically
- peripheral to the region. We should not attempt to compete with
- Singapore, but focus on the strengths which can give us a competitive
- advantage.
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- This report is one of a series produced by the Service Industries
- Research Program which is jointly sponsored by the Australian
- Coalition of Service Industries (ACSI) and the Department of Industry,
- Technology and Commerce (DITAC). Further information can be obtained
- from Chris Paterson, DITAC (06) 276 1932 or Judith King, ACSI (03) 663
- 2996.
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- Posted on behalf of DITAC by: Tom Worthington, Chairman, THE CANBERRA
- BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED
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- An electronic copy of the report is available by e-mail. Send a request
- to: tomw@adfa.oz.au.
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