4th Australia-Korea and New Zealand Broadband Summit
Covered extensively in the Korean media, the 4th Australia-Korea and New Zealand (KANZ) Broadband Summit was held in Seoul 19-20 June 2008. Opened by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy MP and his Korean counterpart, the summit enabled businesses and industry to network and identify areas of mutual interest and possible collaboration.
The AKF conceived of and implemented the inaugural May 2003 Australia-Korea Broadband Summit, and has been the major force behind subsequent meetings. New Zealand’s participation commenced with the 2nd summit. AKF Board member Professor Mike Miller was the convenor of the first, second and third summits.
The summit was also attended by an AKF-sponsored Australian Digital Content industry mission. This industry delegation activity was timed to coincide with and take advantage of the KANZ and other global events including the OECD IT Ministers’ “The Future of the Internet Economy” meeting and the World IT Show.
Each of the delegate companies are continuing to develop opportunities identified on the mission. Business outcomes to date have included one of the delegate companies establishing a presence in Korea by appointing a Korea country manager within three months of the visit. Another company was able to progress its multi-million dollar opportunities in animation – business the company has been pursuing since 2005.
The ABC’s presentation at the Broadband Summit was leading edge and positioned Australia at the heart of the new media industry in Asia. The ABC appreciated the introduction to Korea’s national broadcaster (Korea Broadcasting Service - KBS) through the delegation and subsequently had fruitful meetings.
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