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Last week we looked at the history of the internet in Australia. It's been around for 20 years and changed our lives in so many ways. Imagine what it could do given another 20 years.

This week we look into the future and see what the technology will do and its influence on society, business and government.

To help us peer into the future we'll hear from:

  • Simon Hackett, managing director of Internode
  • Kevin Bloch, the Australian CTO at Cisco
  • Media analyst Peter Cox
  • Nicholas Gruen, chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce

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