ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Past & Present Carers of Pulau Pinang & FTTH Council

ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLAND NATIONS

AUSTRALIA’S MINING SITES

GDP PER CAPITA $67,722 DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO 20% HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2 nd POPULATION 23 million A&TSI 700,000

RED DOT Indigenous People WHITE DOT non-Indigenous People Lifespan Household income Unemployment INDIGENOUS 59 Year $460 16% NON- INDIGENOUS 76 Year $ % THE GAP

“What about NBN?” Indigenous funding is apolitical, established Indigenous funding is apolitical, established Larger yearly budget than National Broadband Network Larger yearly budget than National Broadband Network Qualified indigenous ventures are preferred govt. partners Qualified indigenous ventures are preferred govt. partners Ready to work – we just need partners Ready to work – we just need partners

Unique access to govt. & funding Unique access to govt. & funding Private Industry Initiatives (FMG, etc.) Private Industry Initiatives (FMG, etc.) IOP & Exemption 17 IOP & Exemption 17 Indigenous Joint Ventures “…I will spend a week every year helping in an indigenous community. It will be good for me. It is important that our national leaders remain grounded in the real life of our country” PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT (2013) – “Closing the Gap” Address to Parliament

Indigenous Brand Quality Services & Products Clear Competitive Value

FTTH BENEFITS NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY ‘A 10% increase in broadband household penetration will boost a country’s GDP by 0.9% ~ 1.5% ‘A business/organization in the USA, 10% greater utilization of internet will increase revenue by 24% & reduce cost by 7%’ ‘Doubling broadband speed produces a 0.3% increase in GDP’ ‘with FTTH, operators can generate ARPU that are, on average 46% higher, by offering unique services’ ‘on average, cost saving of between 0.5% and 1.5% in each of the four section (electricity, transport, energy health) over 10 years resulting directly from the new network could justify the cost of deploying FTTH

FTTH BENEFITS ACCESS TO CONNECTED SOCIETY E-HEALTHTELEWORKINGE-LEARNING Smart City

FTTH BENEFITS ACCESS TO DIGITAL ECONOMY

Thank you.