By Staff Writer
A former adviser to US President Barack Obama on broadband policy has been visiting Tasmania to share ideas on the roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Premier David Bartlett this week welcomed world-renowned science and technology expert Dr Larry Smarr, an adviser to President Obama on a national broadband plan.
Dr Smarr is spending the week meeting a range of government, industry representatives and academics to help generate ideas on how the state can best benefit from the NBN.
Addressing delegates at Tasmania’s Digital Future conference yesterday, Dr Smarr said that the US would be watching the progress of a national broadband rollout in Australia.
Dr Smarr is spending the week meeting a range of government, industry representatives and academics to help generate ideas on how the state can best benefit from the NBN.
Addressing delegates at Tasmania’s Digital Future conference yesterday, Dr Smarr said that the US would be watching the progress of a national broadband rollout in Australia.
"It is so fun to come over here from the United States and see an advanced country thinking strategically about its future and building a nation-building innovation platform like the NBN," he said.
"I think the United States is frankly going to be learning a great deal from Australia in the days to come about what it is like to be a 21st-century country."
Bartlett said the state would be looking to invite other experts in the broadband field to visit Tasmania.
"I think the United States is frankly going to be learning a great deal from Australia in the days to come about what it is like to be a 21st-century country."
Bartlett said the state would be looking to invite other experts in the broadband field to visit Tasmania.
“I can think of no better person than Dr Smarr to offer advice on how Tasmania can gain the maximum benefit from being the first state in Australia to roll out the National Broadband Network,” he said.
“Dr Smarr is regarded as one of the fathers of the world-wide-web."
Dr Smarr’s address to the Tasmania’s Digital Future conference was his only public address in Australia.
“Dr Smarr is regarded as one of the fathers of the world-wide-web."
Dr Smarr’s address to the Tasmania’s Digital Future conference was his only public address in Australia.
“I expect to attract other world experts to come and collaborate with Tasmania to identify innovative applications and services that can be achieved through the NBN to enhance Tasmania’s economy and society,” Bartlett said.
“With the first towns to benefit from the NBN roll-out having just been announced, we must now start to explore ways to use this infrastructure to close the gap that exists between urban, rural and regional Tasmania."
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