ASR’s annual services summit provided a platform to review the key issues and opportunities for the Australian services industries. Wednesday July 16th, 2014 In 2014 the summit had 3 key themes: > Services trade and investment > Domestic services sector policy review > Unleashing services innovation. Each theme featured a high-profile guest speaker and a […]
ASR 2014 Annual General Meeting
UPDATE TO AGM – posted on November 12th, 2014 The following 13 member-company individuals have currently nominated as Directors for the 2014/15 year: Vivianne Arnold – Franklin Phillips Richard Barton – Australian Institute of Architects James Bond – Financial Services Council Athol Chalmers – Australian Computer Society David Cox – Challenger Cynthia Dearin – Dearin & Associates Jane […]
ASR President Vivianne Arnold presents at the APEC 2015 Public Private Dialogue on Services
The fintech revolution is going to change international trade as much as the digital revolution changed the media business and it is beginning now. Mobile phone money like M-pesa and microfinance lenders are bringing trade to the unbanked. Peer to peer lenders are disintermediating the big banks. Protocols based on blockchain technology will make the […]
APEC SOM 2: Internet Economy & Big Data Symposium
PECC/ADBI Conference on “Trade in Services: New Challenges for the 21st century”
The papers and presentations from the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Conference on “Trade in Services: New Challenges for the 21st” century”, which took place in Hong Kong 1-3 June, are now available online.