Our Mission
At Vennu, we are committed to transforming the use of space. We believe every community, organisation, and business deserves access to the necessary venues.
Our mission is to democratise access to space, making it simple and efficient for anyone to discover and book the perfect venue for their needs.

Impact and Reach
Today, Vennu supports hundreds of organisations, including educational institutions, non-profit organisations, corporations, and others. By streamlining their booking processes and offering comprehensive support, we enable them to focus on what they do best—serving their customers and communities.

Building Communities
At the core of Vennu’s vision is the belief in building stronger, more connected communities. By activating spaces, we create opportunities for people to come together, share experiences, and build lasting relationships. We turn empty spaces into vibrant hubs of activity, fostering a sense of belonging and unity.

Vision for the Future
Looking ahead, Vennu we aim to continue transforming the way spaces are used in Australia and beyond. Our vision is to be the leading platform activating space and empowering communities to thrive. We are dedicated to making space accessible to all, sharing common ground, and bringing people together.

In Australia, GeoRegions are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of geological significance are linked together around a central natural or cultural value. Their intended ‘bottom-up’ approach of combining conservation with sustainable development aims to involve local communities. The establishment of GeoRegions is a first exploratory step towards a potential nomination as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Glen Innes Highlands GeoRegion, New South Wales. Within the framework of the National Geotourism Strategy (NGS) and as a significant first for Australia, the Glen Innes Severn Council (in the New England Region of Northern NSW) has approved a comprehensive Tourism Destination Management Plan https://lnkd.in/g5yk5aNu that has embraced 'geotourism as a holistic approach to featuring natural and cultural heritage into the relevant customer experiences.'

The Plan also proposes the development of various trails including a rail trail, all with potential development as geotrails. In addition, the Council has supported their Council area being developed further within the designation of a GeoRegion, and with the medium-term potential of this GeoRegion being considered as a potential Aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark nomination, given the diversity of the Region's substantive cultural attributes including its rich mining heritage. The Glen Innes Highlands GeoRegion featured as a case study in the Australian Government’s Thrive 2030 Visitor Economy Strategy.

In Australia, GeoRegions are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of geological significance are linked together around a central natural or cultural value. Their intended ‘bottom-up’ approach of combining conservation with sustainable development aims to involve local communities. The establishment of GeoRegions is a first exploratory step towards a potential nomination as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Murchison GeoRegion Project, Western Australia. Western Australia’s Mid-West Development Commission (MWDC) is working with seven Councils to establish WA’s first major geotourism development to be built on a geotrail model, focused on the extensive Murchison GeoRegion of WA, located some 550 kms north of Perth. https://bit.ly/3fejIbA . The MWDC believes that the ancient Murchison geology provides the ideal platform for unique, nature-based tourism experiences of global significance, particularly to the ‘experience seeker / dedicated discoverer’ market.

The Mid West Tourism Development Strategy (2014) concluded that the region’s iconic nature-based tourist attractions were not developed to their potential and that its visitor appeal was not fully realised. The Strategy identified geotourism in the Murchison sub region as a potential ‘game changing’ tourism initiative, with capacity to help the region realise its potential as a major tourism destination.

In Australia, GeoRegions are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of geological significance are linked together around a central natural or cultural value. Their intended ‘bottom-up’ approach of combining conservation with sustainable development aims to involve local communities. The establishment of GeoRegions is a first exploratory step towards a potential nomination as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

The Ku-ring-gai GeoRegion is well known for its significant natural and cultural heritage values. The GeoRegion covers protected areas, principally the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park as well as the coastal cliffs and lagoons along a section of the Northern Beaches of Sydney. An integral part of a GeoRegion is the development of geotourism projects such as educational geotrails focussing on the geology and landscape.

We are now conferring with secondary education specialists interested in engaging schools to use the GeoRegion as a resource to support geology/geography curricula. School children are of course interested in career opportunities which matches AGC’s view that “the pursuit of geotourism offers the potential for new industries and employment opportunities through the development of major projects within Australia. Also, very significantly from a strategic perspective, the AGC recognises that the development of geotourism may be one of the best ways to communicate the value of geoscience to the broader Australian community.

The AGC considers that this improved profile for geoscience is likely to have a positive impact in other areas of strategic importance, most notably the need for continuing tertiary enrolments in geoscience, which is required to meet Australia’s needs for highly qualified geoscience graduates and researchers into the future. There is an Australia-wide decline in students choosing to major in geology and opting for other study pathways within environment and science. Geotourism may be an effective way to help reverse this trend by making geoscience a greater part of the lived experience for typical Australians”

Our Mission
To deliver the next generation of productivity and efficiency and to elevate our software industry on the world stage by creating, nurturing and developing the skills and environment for our members to reach their full potential.

How Will It Work?
It couldn't be easier. You'll simply subscribe FREE FOREVER to the SOFTWARE Australia community, share a little information about yourself, and in exchange you'll be able to access our regular written and video content from peers, contributors, industry experts and founders.
Paid business membership options and in person events are also coming soon with a selection of valuable benefits and discounts supplied by our partners that will deliver real value for money to help you get to market and the biggest bang for your buck. You'll also have a right to vote and be able to have your voice heard as part of our industry advocacy program.

Real-Time Technology has the power to revolutionize the creative process across all industries. Being able to make instantaneous decisions within an interactive environment is utterly transformative. It empowers you to make big changes and see them immediately in context. This is a better, quicker, and much more efficient way of creating content.

“Streaming data” or “real-time data” is dynamic data that is continuously generated from a variety of sources like sensors, cameras, social media feeds, and cameras. Examples of real-time data are e-commerce purchases, geo-location tracking, server activity, health data, website activity, weather events, and utility service usage.

When companies can process all that data as it’s coming in, they can near-instantaneously gain insight and understand exactly what’s going on with their customers or internal business processes.

Traditionally, data analysis happens once the data has been captured and stored. Then any business insights are pushed out from storage. But real-time data analysis replaces that process, helping companies make more accurate decisions and take action significantly faster.

Companies can use real-time data analytics to:
• Predict customer behaviours
• Solve the technical problems associated with typical data batching processing
• Scale faster
• Make better business decisions
• Act proactively to maximise customer satisfaction
• Increase reaction time
• Create more intelligent products and services
• Improve and automate business processes

There is an opportunity for genuinely better public services if governments can operate real-time services.

Citizens could be proactively told about a change to their entitlements because a child has reached school age, or to track the exact stage their application is at, rather than pick up the phone. Businesses could be started in real-time and those businesses could benefit from real-time tax calculations.

Public servants and politicians could spot problems with a service before they become a nationwide problem, and improve their policies on a cycle of weeks and months not years.

Denmark's digital strategy
Denmark has had clear and careful digitalization goals in place for over 20 years. In their Digital Denmark: Conversion to the network society report (1999), the Ministry of Research and Information Technology outlined many objectives that established the path the Danish Public Sector would walk over the next two decades. These included:
• Life-long learning: “Denmark [should] be the first country in the world, to ensure its citizens access to life-long learning via the network society.”
• Digital administration: “at the latest by 2003, Danish public administration is to provide the best and most efficient public service in the Nordic countries with the help of digital administration.”
• Danish internet initiatives: “participation in democracy, open decision-making processes and Danish cultural activities to be supported by new and interactive Internet services for all citizens by 2003 at the latest.”

These goals set the foundation that facilitated Denmark’s rise to becoming a world leader in digital government.


1. Denmark's digitalization saves huge sums
The time and resource saving benefits of digitalization are often touted in reports and surveys, but Denmark’s digitalization offers a real-world example of just how profound the benefits can be.
Government data shows Denmark’s digitalization effectively saves 296 million EUR ($317.7 million USD) annually and has reduced processing time by 30% across departments.

2. Denmark's public services create satisfied & trusting citizens
Reports indicate citizens who are satisfied with public services are nine times more likely to trust their government than those who are not.

First, by educating citizens about digitalization, they ensured digital technology could be used by the public with less friction.

Second, by committing to digital administration, they set out update legacy systems and create efficient and effective digital public services for citizens and government employees.

And third, by incorporating the internet into their democracy and cultural activities, they made not just top-down political changes, but citizen-centered cultural changes.

Today, Denmark’s Agency for Digital Government continues to update its digital strategy with new reports every 4 years. It regularly engages in public-private partnerships to boost its digital capabilities. And it consistently improves services with a focus on inclusion and engagement for citizen centricity.


Is this the case for Denmark?

Well, in Denmark, 91% of citizens who accessed an authority’s website or used self-service solutions were satisfied. The European Commission ratedDenmark’s digital public services a score of 87.1, 19 points above the EU average of 68.1.
Across the four major areas of public service delivery, Denmark (displayed below in orange) outperforms OECD averages (displayed in green).

While there’s no way to trace a direct link, the Danish government has some of the highest levels of citizen trust in the world. 72% of Danish citizens express trust in their government, compared to the OECD average of just 51%.

Additionally, 81% of Danes trust the Danish authorities to handle their personal information carefully.

This trust has a cyclical effect. The trust Danes have in government means they’re more likely to embrace government initiatives. This makes government initiatives more likely to succeed. When these initiatives succeed, Danes are more likely to feel that their government works for them. And this circles back to building more trust.
Creating trust in government is always important, but as we’ll get into, it becomes essential during times of crisis.

3. Denmark's digital government proves it pays to be prepared
Denmark’s Government's advanced digitalization meant when COVID-19 hit, they were well prepared.
Not only were all their public services already accessible online, but their NemID system helped them become one of the first countries in the world to introduce COVID-19 passports.

The existing eID infrastructure allowed these COVID passports to be created more easily in a secure way citizens were already familiar with. In just 11 months, citizens accessed COVID-19 passports and test results 100 million times.
Throughout the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Danish Government used Digital Post to communicate updated rules and restrictions and inform citizens about stimulus benefits, vaccines, and public health strategies.

When the government distributed stimulus benefits, they already had everyone in the country’s NemKonto, a ready-to-go bank account for them to deposit funds into. In Autumn 2020, this enabled the automatic payment of government stimulus checks to two million inhabitants in less than 8 days.

With a massive 90% of Danes reporting trust in the Danish health authorities, citizens were more prepared to follow health advice. At the height of the pandemic, more than 60% of Denmark’s adults were getting weekly COVID-19 tests.

And finally, when vaccination registrations were announced, the Danish government avoided the website crashes and issues faced across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Instead, they had a virtual waiting room in place that ensured their registration website remained online and citizens received fair and equal access to the essential service.

This summit is the first step in building a Queensland wide technology community with the goal of producing a technology plan for Queensland by the end of 2025. Your feedback is very valuable in planning for future activities,

The Council of ICT Associations (CICTA) is the umbrella body representing the major ICT-related associations in Queensland.

CICTA addresses industry concerns as nominated by a consensus of our member ICT associations.

CICTA is the successor of the ICT Industry Workgroup (Workgroup) formed in January 2005 as a collaboration of industry associations.

CICTA’s goal is to provide a unified voice for Queensland’s ICT industry and advocate for and promote the interests of the ICT industry in Queensland to the wider business community and the Queensland Government.

CICTA provides ICT industry leadership by influencing how government ICT policies, strategies and direction are formed.

CICTA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS:
Associations of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)
Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)
Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA)
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
IT Service Management Forum (ITSMF)
Sunshine Coast Tech Industry Alliance (SCTechIA)
Queensland Futures Institute (QFI)
Women in Technology (WiT)
Australian Information Security Association (AISA)
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
ICT Forum Gold Coast (ICTFGC)

An Innovation Network connects people and businesses together to help build skills and apply innovative approaches to challenges and opportunities.
Connect and collaborate with people who are facing the same challenges.

And address the economic complexity issues that Australia faces – 102nd in the world on the Economic Complexity Index and 73rd for Knowledge Diffusion.

We need to share inspiration, perspective and ideas, and get advice from others who have been there.

An innovation network makes it possible to introduce different points of view into the development of an innovation, to quickly make the necessary resources available and to transfer new discoveries faster into a company, organisation, region, state or sector to build capability across the whole ecosystem.

Solar power is generated when energy from the sun (sunlight) is converted into electricity or used to heat air, water, or other fluids. There are two main types of solar energy technologies:
• Solar thermal is the conversion of solar radiation into thermal energy (heat). Thermal energy carried by air, water, or other fluid is commonly used directly, for space heating, or to generate electricity using steam and turbines. Solar thermal is commonly used for hot water systems. Solar thermal electricity, also known as concentrating solar power, is typically designed for large scale power generation.
• Solar photovoltaic (PV) converts sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic cells. PV systems can be installed on rooftops, integrated into building designs and vehicles, or scaled up to megawatt scale power plants. PV systems can also be used in conjunction with concentrating mirrors or lenses for large scale centralised power.
Solar thermal and PV technology can also be combined into a single system that generates both heat and electricity.

With an ongoing annual investment of $80 million, the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative assists disadvantaged Queenslanders to gain skills, qualifications, and experience to enter and stay in the workforce.
The initiative funds community organisations to deliver training and support programs to up to 15,000 unemployed or underemployed Queenslanders, focusing on:
• young people (including those in and transitioned from out-of-home care)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• people with disability
• mature age job seekers
• women re-entering the workforce
• veterans and ex-Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and their families
• people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• recently released prisoners.

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper. Among the huge variety of Australian inventions are the boomerang, cochlear implants, polymer banknotes and wi-fi technology.

Science, research and innovation are central to securing Australia’s future. For too long Australia has relied on the commodity cycle to underwrite its prosperity. Australia must become a ‘smart’ nation, drawing on knowledge and ideas to build competitive and sustainable businesses that create high skill, high productivity jobs and that capture value through integration into the global economic system.

Advances in digital and other enabling technologies are transforming some commodity industries into ‘high tech’. But these industries only employ a small number of workers. It is therefore important to develop other parts of the economy, particularly in advanced manufacturing and services, where there are untapped opportunities for innovation and the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.

Australia can also build on its already strong mining, energy and agriculture base and extend it into value added products and services through the application of science, advanced technologies and creative talent.

Australia must be able to respond to and capture the opportunities of changing patterns of international trade, especially through our closer economic ties with China, India and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, like other countries, Australia also faces the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and securing a sustainable energy future.

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper. Among the huge variety of Australian inventions are the boomerang, cochlear implants, polymer banknotes and wi-fi technology.

Science, research and innovation are central to securing Australia’s future. For too long Australia has relied on the commodity cycle to underwrite its prosperity. Australia must become a ‘smart’ nation, drawing on knowledge and ideas to build competitive and sustainable businesses that create high skill, high productivity jobs and that capture value through integration into the global economic system.

Advances in digital and other enabling technologies are transforming some commodity industries into ‘high tech’. But these industries only employ a small number of workers. It is therefore important to develop other parts of the economy, particularly in advanced manufacturing and services, where there are untapped opportunities for innovation and the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.

Australia can also build on its already strong mining, energy and agriculture base and extend it into value added products and services through the application of science, advanced technologies and creative talent.

Australia must be able to respond to and capture the opportunities of changing patterns of international trade, especially through our closer economic ties with China, India and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, like other countries, Australia also faces the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and securing a sustainable energy future.

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper. Among the huge variety of Australian inventions are the boomerang, cochlear implants, polymer banknotes and wi-fi technology.

Science, research and innovation are central to securing Australia’s future. For too long Australia has relied on the commodity cycle to underwrite its prosperity. Australia must become a ‘smart’ nation, drawing on knowledge and ideas to build competitive and sustainable businesses that create high skill, high productivity jobs and that capture value through integration into the global economic system.

Advances in digital and other enabling technologies are transforming some commodity industries into ‘high tech’. But these industries only employ a small number of workers. It is therefore important to develop other parts of the economy, particularly in advanced manufacturing and services, where there are untapped opportunities for innovation and the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.

Australia can also build on its already strong mining, energy and agriculture base and extend it into value added products and services through the application of science, advanced technologies and creative talent.

Australia must be able to respond to and capture the opportunities of changing patterns of international trade, especially through our closer economic ties with China, India and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, like other countries, Australia also faces the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and securing a sustainable energy future.

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper. Among the huge variety of Australian inventions are the boomerang, cochlear implants, polymer banknotes and wi-fi technology.

Science, research and innovation are central to securing Australia’s future. For too long Australia has relied on the commodity cycle to underwrite its prosperity. Australia must become a ‘smart’ nation, drawing on knowledge and ideas to build competitive and sustainable businesses that create high skill, high productivity jobs and that capture value through integration into the global economic system.

Advances in digital and other enabling technologies are transforming some commodity industries into ‘high tech’. But these industries only employ a small number of workers. It is therefore important to develop other parts of the economy, particularly in advanced manufacturing and services, where there are untapped opportunities for innovation and the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.

Australia can also build on its already strong mining, energy and agriculture base and extend it into value added products and services through the application of science, advanced technologies and creative talent.

Australia must be able to respond to and capture the opportunities of changing patterns of international trade, especially through our closer economic ties with China, India and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, like other countries, Australia also faces the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and securing a sustainable energy future.

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper. Among the huge variety of Australian inventions are the boomerang, cochlear implants, polymer banknotes and wi-fi technology.

Science, research and innovation are central to securing Australia’s future. For too long Australia has relied on the commodity cycle to underwrite its prosperity. Australia must become a ‘smart’ nation, drawing on knowledge and ideas to build competitive and sustainable businesses that create high skill, high productivity jobs and that capture value through integration into the global economic system.

Advances in digital and other enabling technologies are transforming some commodity industries into ‘high tech’. But these industries only employ a small number of workers. It is therefore important to develop other parts of the economy, particularly in advanced manufacturing and services, where there are untapped opportunities for innovation and the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.

Australia can also build on its already strong mining, energy and agriculture base and extend it into value added products and services through the application of science, advanced technologies and creative talent.

Australia must be able to respond to and capture the opportunities of changing patterns of international trade, especially through our closer economic ties with China, India and the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, like other countries, Australia also faces the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and securing a sustainable energy future.

At the heart of Stack+ is the idea of transdisciplinary innovation and collaboration.

The program fosters a vibrant, supportive community where you'll connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and industry leaders,
paving the way for long-term success.

The "Stack" concept is all about combining the right technologies and skills to create a complete, streamlined solution.

In the Stack+ Program, you’ll build on your existing STEM or tech knowledge through a carefully crafted stack of essential learning, development, and application. This approach is key to driving the growth and success of a resilient, sustainable innovation-driven business.

To create a thriving circular economy in Lake Macquarie and its close region, where waste is transformed into valuable resources, generating new employment opportunities and transitioning away from a carbon-intensive economy.

To foster innovation, collaboration, and sustainability through circular economy projects, converting waste into new materials that are economically viable.

The Circular Economy is more than a simple act of recycling. It encompasses a comprehensive approach to sustainability and growth, aiming to regenerate natural systems, maintain the longevity of products and materials, and eliminate waste and pollution through innovative design. By embracing this transformative model, we not only foster job creation and economic resilience but also stimulate innovation and drive positive change.

What does CELL do?
CELL focuses on projects that could generate new employment within Lake Macquarie by taking waste from within our LGA or close region, converting these into new or alternate materials, and assisting with transitioning away from our carbon and extractive-based economy and attracting new manufacturing/energy.
We offer strategic advice and resources to address barriers that individual organisations can’t tackle alone — an environment to test, learn and validate leading-edge ideas with the potential to transform the economy. Most importantly, it will stimulate innovation, create jobs, and enhance economic resilience.

In May 2024, the top exports of Australia were Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (AUD5.61B), Road vehicles (including air-cushion), Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, General industrial machinery and equipment, and Telecommunications and sound-recording and reproducing apparatus.

In May 2024 the top imports of Australia were Metalliferous ores and metal scrap, Coal, coke and briquettes, Gas, natural and manufactured, Meat and meat preparations, and Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.

Tasmania’s export sector is critical to our State’s economic future and growth, with exports of goods and services in 2020-21 estimated at $5.0 billion – or contributing approximately 15 per cent of Gross State Product. Of this, the nominal value of Tasmania’s goods exports were valued at $4.36 billion. Key international destinations were China, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan and the United States.

Key export commodities include:

processed metals and metal products
ores and concentrates
meat products
seafood products
dairy products.
In 2019–20, services exports contributed over $1 billion to Tasmania’s goods and services total; in 2020–21, due to border closures this value dropped by 39 per cent to $646 million.

Tasmania's trade interests are currently supported by a number of free trade agreements to which the Australian Government is a signatory. These agreements cover over 90 per cent of Tasmania’s goods exports by value, including agreements with China, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia. Multi-lateral agreements such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement also provide significant market access opportunities for Tasmanian exporters.