Weekly update (28 Jan 2015)
This past week was a big one for the IDX team, primarily focused on our preparations for Yabun festival, according to the organisers, largest one-day celebration of Indigenous cultures in Australia, held at Victoria Park in Sydney on Survival Day.
The NCIE has been a sponsor and supporter of Yabun for many years, so this year we were delighted to host a panel discussion entitled “Old ways, new tech: Cultural expression in the digital age”.
We were stoked to have Prof. Peter Radoll (University of Newcastle), Dr Bronwyn Carlson (University of Wollongong), artists Jason Wing and Djon Mundine (who’s exhibition “Bungaree’s Farm” opens this week), and Mikaela Jade (PwC Indigenous Consulting) join IDX’s Michael Rome on the panel.
The panel was held in the Speakout tent, which was packed for the session. The discussion was wide ranging—from protocols for digital storytelling to privacy to the potential for digital technology in sharing culture and some of the challenges.
We live-tweeted the panel over at the @IndigenousDX account, but 140 chars is a tough way to capture the depth and breadth of the panelists’ conversation. See Tweets about yabun2015 ncie
Thanks to all the panelists for taking the time to join us share their insights. We really enjoyed the session, and the feedback we’ve received has been really positive.
Link Festival
Speaking of festivals… Our next outing will be at the Link Festival in Melbourne on 16–17 Feb 2015.
Michael will be joining a panel "Beyond the Buzzword; What does innovation look like in different communities?”. He’ll be joining Kea Pheng from Rainwater Cambodia and folks from Social Studio, with the session facilitated by Tom Dawkins, Founder of crowdfunding platform for social change projects StartSomeGood.
The blurb for the session is:
Looking at the varied approaches that different communities have to innovation and social change, this panel will discuss how they each use design and technology to innovate and shape the world. We'll hear perspectives from the indigenous community, overseas communities and the social enterprise community in Australia.
Link Festival are currently running a competition for free tickets:
We're offering you the chance to WIN your place at Link - a FREE 2-day pass valued at $699. Simply tell us the change you want to see in the world—enter here! Competition closes 30/01/15 and the inner will be notified by email.
If you don’t win the comp, you can still get $50 off by using the discount code ‘$50DISCOUNT’ when you book your tickets.
We hope to see you there!