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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series

Kate Jones explains why the Tech Council of Australia was founded

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GuestKate JonesVice President, Paralympics Australia Show HostAdam SpencerFounder & Managing Director, W2D1 Media Show HostWill TjoCo-founder, COO & CRO, W2D1 Media
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One in every 16 Australians works for a tech company and already we're injecting more than $167 billion into our economy.
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Kate Jones is the former Minister for Innovation in the Queensland government, and has spent the last 20 years of her life working in politics. Currently she is an executive director with the Tech Council of Australia, as well as working for the tech entrepreneur Bevan Slattery who has built a number of businesses that handle data and telecommunications. In her conversation with Adam, Kate discusses why the Tech Council of Australia was founded, as well as her views on what role government should play within the Australian startup ecosystem.

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Kate’s Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Jones
Tech Council of Australia: https://techcouncil.com.au/
Kate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/katejonesqld

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