FUTURE VISION: REIMAGINING NEW SOUTH WALES 1st AUGUST 2016

BACKGROUND:

•  The Challenge: develop a long-term vision for our State

•  NSW universities nominated 2-3 early

career researchers across disciplines to undertake a ‘knowledge foresight’ exercise

•  Researchers identified key issues and met at UTS Business School for two workshops, one including the Governor

KEY ISSUES:

Thought pieces for The Conversation on:

•  Community Well-being •  Environmental Sustainability •  Rural & Regional Challenges •  Strong & Diverse Economy •  Education & Skills •  Good Governance •  Innovation Ecosystem

PARTICIPANTS:

WITH THANKS TO:

1. HEALTHY, ENGAGED COMMUNITIES

•  Boost employment for people with a disability •  Employ the tools of tobacco control in other areas •  Enhance housing affordability with models such as

shared equity •  Keep people out of jail with circuit breaker justice

programs Liz Reimer, Alison Gerard, Hayley Fisher, Theresa Smith-Ruig, Christine Paul Emma Power & Louise Crabtree

2. A FRESH APPROACH TO ‘ENVIRONMENT’

As we transition away from the mining boom what values should guide our future relationship with the environment? •  Moving beyond ‘wilderness’ •  Investing in urban environments •  Building resilience by proactive public participation and

community engagement

Hannah Power, Pascal Scherrer, Tanya Latty, Matthew Kearnes, Sandie Suchet-Pearson & Emily O’Gorman

3. REVITALISING RURAL AUSTRALIA

•  Address gaps in legal and health services •  Develop campaigns to attract highly skilled

professionals •  Break down stereotypes •  Establish Regional Advisory Councils Alison Gerard, Branka Krivokapic-Skoko, Pascal Scherrer & Liz Reimer

4. THE RISE OF THE CARING ECONOMY

•  Acknowledge the value of care work •  Recognise rising social investment as an economic

opportunity •  Social investment can spread economic opportunity to

our regions •  Infrastructure is still central to decentralisation

Ben Spies-Butcher

5. TACKLING RISING INEQUALITY THROUGH EDUCATION

•  Equality of opportunity through the education system •  The unmet prospects are greatest among students

performing poorly at school •  More focus on early childhood interventions •  Prioritise experimental and quasi-experimental impact

evaluation

Marian Vidal-Fernandez, Will Coventry & Peter Siminski

6. GOOD GOVERNANCE STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY

•  Tap into citizens’ capacity to solve problems •  Save costs and ensure support by involving citizens •  Create an agency to facilitate citizen engagement in

policy making •  Recruit a Citizens’ Forum to imagine the ideal NSW of

2025

Philippa Collin, Carolien van Ham, Noah Bassil & Anika Gauja

7. FUTURE-PROOFING WITH INNOVATION

•  Take a longer-term approach to funding •  Involve everyone in innovation •  Create places for innovation to occur •  Develop skills so we can ‘manage for innovation’

Danielle Logue, Michael Brenmer, James Meese & Bronwyn Hemsley

FUTURE VISION: REIMAGINING NEW SOUTH WALES

THANK YOU