West Tech Assemblage 2025
Digital Access & Inclusion: Bringing Communities Together
Thursday 20th February 2025
Join us for West Tech Assemblage 2025: Digital Access & Inclusion – Bringing Communities Together.
In a rapidly evolving digital world, many disadvantaged groups remain excluded from the benefits of digital services. This conference will focus on the need to support these groups and promote digital inclusion.
We’ll explore the challenges faced by those who are digitally excluded and discuss strategies to provide them with the necessary support. You will hear from people with lived experience, organisations dedicated to bridging the digital divide, meet champions of inclusion, and learn from the experiences of those who have overcome digital barriers.
By highlighting collaborative efforts and innovative solutions, we aim to foster new conversations and partnerships to ensure everyone, regardless of their background or abilities, has equal access to digital services and opportunities.
This event is essential for anyone passionate about addressing digital exclusion and supporting vulnerable communities.
Who should attend:
- Policy Makers: To understand and develop policies that promote digital access and inclusion.
- Community Leaders: To advocate for and support vulnerable groups in your communities.
- Government Officials: To coordinate efforts across different sectors to promote digital equality.
- Educators: To learn about digital citizenship and inclusiveness to better support your students.
- Nonprofit Organizations: To discover strategies and partnerships to bridge the digital divide for your members/clients/supported individuals.
- Technology Professionals: To learn about the challenges and potential to shape future innovative solutions and inclusive technology.
- Social Workers: To gain insights into the challenges faced by digitally excluded groups and find ways to support them.
- Business Leaders: To explore how your company can contribute to digital inclusion efforts.
- Researchers: To learn about the real challenges faced without digital access and inclusion and hear from some of the leaders driving change.
- Healthcare Providers: To understand how digital exclusion impacts health services and patient care.
- Service Providers: To understand the specific needs of disability and aged care groups and the need to have access to digital services.
- Indigenous Organisations: To discover digital inclusion strategies for indigenous communities to participate fully in accessing government services.
- Justice Reform Advocates: To explore how digital inclusion can aid in justice reform and support marginalised individuals.
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2025 Speakers
Mark Irwin
Mayor
City of Stirling
Nilesh Makwana
Chair – West tech Assemblage
Sheena Edwards
Founder and manager of Switched on Seniors
Hannah Fitzhardinge
Mayor
City of Fremantle
Tanya Richardson
Mayor
City of Swan
Matthew Moncrieff
Creating a connected and learning space with St Vinnies
Allan ‘Big Al’ Connolly
Strategic Advisor for Social Change at Kommuniti HQ
Jenny Archibald
Deputy Mayor
City of Fremantle
Terresa Lynes
Mayor
City of Gosnells
Roberta O’Connor
Manager
Vinnies WA
Joshua Morley
Leveraging AI thoughtfully and ethically
Adrian Hill
Deputy Mayor
City of Joondalup
Alison Murray
Scams and Payments Expert
illuminance Solutions
Ian Duncan
Executive Manager Infrastructure
WALGA
Previous Events
West Tech Assemblage 2024
On the 16th of February 2024, West Tech Assemblage hosted its first Half-Day Conference.
West Tech Assemblage 2022
The Digital Inclusion in WA Blueprint launch was hosted at illuminance Solutions office in Perth on Friday 16 December 2022.
West Tech Assemblage 2021
The seventh edition of WTA was held on 29 November 2021 at Pan Pacific, Perth WA.
Testimonials
Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP
Minister for Indigenous Australians
“As more essential services move to a digital first model, the need to improve digital literacy and skills is growing, particularly for groups including older Australians, people on low incomes, people with disabilities and Indigenous Australians.”
Hon Stephen Dawson MLC
Minister for Environment; Disability Services; Electoral Affairs, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
“These conversations are really important, not just because they impact your organisation or you, but because they reflect the leadership that you as individuals have in advancing Western Australia’s community, whether it be economically, socially or indeed culturally. The equitable inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business and community is imperative, particularly for the post-COVID economic and social recovery in Western Australia.”
Hon Don Punch MLA
Minister for Disability Services; Fisheries;
Seniors and Ageing; Small Business
“We cannot afford to leave people behind in our society. In the past, we may not have had the technology or access to the technology that could help to address some of these challenges. But today we do.”
WTA 2025 is supported by:
Host Partner
Local Government Partners
Platinum Partners
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Supporters
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