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Desert Leaders connect with East Coast Leaders
25-Aug-2010
Participants of the Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program have spent a week connecting with senior executives and leaders along the east coast to further develop their leadership skills.
Participant Ian McAdam said “The east coast retreat was invaluable. In one week we got so much information and knowledge, that as a group it blew us away. We got to interact with some amazing people and learn from their experiences and perspectives”.
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$340K to reform remote governance
30-Jun-2010
remoteFOCUS, a national initiative facilitated by Desert Knowledge Australia, today received $340,000 from the Pilbara Development Commission, through the Regional Grants Scheme to run the remoteFOCUS Pilbara Project.
The remoteFOCUS Pilbara Project will consider how governments need to alter how they govern, administer and interact with the Pilbara region. The project involves developing recommended measures and reforms for the Pilbara region, and also testing and improvement of the national remoteREFORM Package. The Project will also enable a dialogue around how governments can better govern and interact with the communities of the Pilbara region so that the government contribution to the development of the region is most effective. More >>
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Desert Knowledge Australia hosts Social Inclusion Board
09-Jun-2010
This week Desert Knowledge Australia played host to the Australian Social Inclusion Board in Alice Springs. The Board conducted their board meeting at the Desert Knowledge Precinct and took part in a Community Leadership Forum with participants in the Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program.
The Australian Social Inclusion Board is the main advisory body to the Australian Government on ways to achieve better outcomes for the most disadvantaged in our community and to improve the social inclusion in society as a whole.
"The Australian Government's vision for social inclusion links back to a key underlying aim of Desert Knowledge Australia, to help build harmonious and inclusive desert communities"
"A major objective of one of our key projects, the Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program is to address social issues that are affecting Alice Springs, and these are the same issues the Social Inclusion Board is tasked with addressing" said John Huigen, CEO Desert Knowledge Australia. More >>
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First Desert Leadership group announced (Archived)
13-Apr-2010
Desert Knowledge Australia has announced the 19 successful participants that have been chosen for the first Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program.
The Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program is an initiative of Desert Knowledge Australia and the Alice Springs community to increase the leadership capability of Alice Springs through an intercultural leadership development program for up-and-coming leaders.
John Huigen, CEO Desert Knowledge Australia said "We are thrilled to announce the 19 individuals that will be taking part in the inaugural Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program."
"The participants represent a broad cross-section of the Alice Springs' community and were selected based on the potential for leadership they have already shown and their commitment to the future of the town."
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Desert Leaders developing Pacific Leaders
09-Mar-2010
An intercultural leadership framework developed in Alice Springs will be exported to the Pacific this week when Desert Knowledge Australia CEO, John Huigen and Desert Knowledge Australia Leadership Development Mentor, John van Geldermalsen present at the Emerging Pacific Leaders' Dialogue (EPLD) in Samoa.
Desert Knowledge Australia CEO, John Huigen said "I am thrilled to be invited to share our unique desert leadership ideas and intercultural leadership tools with participants in the Pacific" More >>
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Search is on for Desert leaders
03-Feb-2010
The search is on for the next generation of leaders for the Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program. Applications are now being sought for the program that will start in April 2010.
"We are looking for local people with a track record of leadership impact and a commitment to Alice Springs and its future," said John Huigen, CEO Desert Knowledge Australia "you could be a leader in the community, within your family group or in the workplace."
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Local businesses fund innovative campaign
25-Jan-2010
The successful ‘What’s Your Dream?’ television campaign will begin airing on Imparja this week with a host of advertisements promoting positive messages about education and employment for young people.
“These ads are sponsored by local businesses who have once again shown that they want to help get kids to school and into local jobs” said John Huigen, CEO of Desert Knowledge Australia. "The ads aim to raise community expectations of what can be achieved by young people through increased school attendance and
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DKA thrilled with CRC news
17-Dec-2009
Desert Knowledge Australia is thrilled by yesterday's announcement that the bid for a Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP) was successful. The CRC-REP will have a major focus on delivering solutions to economic disadvantage in remote Australia, aligning with Desert Knowledge Australia's vision.
Desert Knowledge Australia CEO, John Huigen said “We are very pleased to be a partner to the successful bid and look forward to working as part of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) collaboration to increase economic participation and help build the economy of the desert and remote Australia"
"The Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC) has made an important contribution to both the desert and remote Australia, and has been an important partner of Desert Knowledge Australia. We have shared common goals of improving the social, economic and environmental conditions in what is too-often a forgotten part of our nation"
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Precinct hosts Climate Change Congress for Youth Leaders
24-Nov-2009
This week the Desert Knowledge Precinct will host around 50 youth leaders for the Alice Springs Climate Congress. The students will connect with others young leaders across Australia using digital media, to tackle climate change in their communities in the lead up to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. More >>
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Solar Centre leads the way with cutting-edge technology
23-Nov-2009
The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre will continue building its reputation as a world class testing and monitoring facility with the next stage of development underway. A further eight systems, from seven companies new to the Centre, will be installed by early 2010. Each new installation brings a unique feature to the technologies already in place. Some of the systems being installed will be deployed in Australia for the first time, giving visitors a rare opportunity to examine cutting?edge developments from the solar industry. More >>
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