Queensland Government
Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

2011 Intersectoral Forums

November 2011 Intersectoral Forum – North Coast

The fifth Compact Intersectoral Forum, 'ICTs in human service delivery – Opportunities and Challenges', was held at the Maroochydore Events Centre (RSL), on 7 November 2011.

The forum explored the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in human service delivery to:

  • build better working relationships
  • improve engagement in planning and policy
  • improve organisational and sector capacity and sustainability and
  • improve service quality and promote innovation.

The workshop sessions on the day focused on the importance of better harnessing ICTs to improve human service delivery:

  • Workshop A: Assistive Technologies – From widgets to iPad technology it's breaking the barriers to access, will you be left behind
  • Workshop B: Innovation – Looking at leading edge ICT relevant to human services
  • Workshop C: Making client engagement easier – Improving client service with ICT
  • Workshop D: Social Media - A New(ish) Way to Engage

For a full report on the outcomes of the event, please download the Maroochydore Intersectoral Forum Communiqué (PDF, 106 KB) Communiqué (RTF, 44 KB).

Other documents and presentations from the event: