By Nathan Dukes
SAP ANZ CEO Tim Ebbeck has invited the community to approach SAP to collaborate on R&D programs to develop solutions to make the most of the NBN.
Ebbeck said the NBN would be critical to business in Australia in the future, and would look to utilise the new infrastructure to stimulate the economy.
“First generation Internet and broadband saw an incredible amount of facilitated innovation – new business models, new services and the transformation of business networks,” Ebbeck said.
“We are now on the cusp of a new Internet revolution. The NBN will see high-speed broadband as ubiquitous as electricity is today. This is a critical piece of national infrastructure, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stimulate economic growth and innovation.”
Ebbeck spoke at a business briefing with the American Chamber of Commerce in Sydney (AMCHAM) on the topic of the NBN and Australia’s digital future.
Mr Ebbeck invited interested parties to approach SAP with a view to establishing collaborative research and development programs to develop products and services that will help fulfill the potential of the NBN.
“We need to build the NBN and turn our focus now to the development of applications that will realise the benefits of ubiquitous high speed broadband infrastructure in Australia,” Ebbeck said.
In his presentation to AMCHAM Ebbeck also highlighted the productivity benefits of high speed broadband, including new Web-based health and patient care capabilities and other productivity-enhancing web services.
Oxford University research shows Australia is middle-ranked among 66 nations in terms of broadband infrastructure.
Mr Ebbeck said the current broadband network will not be able to sustain the country in the future, and described the NBN as a national priority with potential to make Australia a leader in the global digital economy.
