Business View Oceania - Oct 2023

8 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 5, ISSUE 10 ASCA developed their first ever strategic plan in 2021 to identify key priorities for the future. Ms. Baker concludes, “Our priorities moving forward are to support our members through knowledge, insights, capacity, resources, and networking, and to influence the sector through education and advocacy. We have worked on our election platform, which outlines documents that state our priorities and the priorities of our members in accelerating smart community development. It also highlights the role that federal government needs to play. Our team are always looking at how we can reshape our value proposition to maximise what we can offer to members in terms of events, education, networking, and more. The next few years are going to be really important and interesting for smart communities all across Australia. At ASCA, there is going to be a huge push for us and our members to think creatively, innovatively, and collaboratively in response to that hyperlocal focus. We are also currently in the process of creating an exclusive content series call Smart Communities in Action, which is a collection of case studies of ASCA members all around the country to showcase the work that they’re doing and their successes. By accessing this content series, our members can have a look at what has or hasn’t worked for other community leaders as they role out pilots and design new innovative ventures. Overall, we are excited to continue pushing ourselves to support our sector, and we believe that the best is yet to come.” For more information, visit: https://www. australiansmartcommunities.org.au/