Ruthven, Phil. A Snapshot of Australia’s Digital Future to 2050, a report commissioned by IBM, 2012.
From the article: "A world-first, the report reveals information and communications technology
(ICT) enhanced with ubiquitous high-speed broadband is becoming Australia’s new
utility – as historic and game changing as electricity or telephony… The report
predicts that 10 per cent of Australia’s 509 industries, accounting for 23 per
cent of the nation’s revenue, will not function without this new utility. A
further 23 per cent of industry revenue will use it to drive step-changes in
their business. 15 industry classes are likely to demise if they do not
reinvent themselves to embrace the digital future; and some may simply be
unable to do so. The report finds that Australia will no longer be known for
its dependency on the export of natural resources over the next half century.
It will become known as much an exporter of services such as tourism, business
services, health and education services. The export of tourism alone could
match the 2012 mineral exports totalling around $175 billion by 2030." Read more