Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Executive Director of the Penang Institute, and Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, Lord Mayor and chairperson of the Don Dunstan Foundation, discuss the opportunities presented by the shared history of Penang, Malaysia, and Adelaide.
The 2018 Social Change Guide to the Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Festival gives an overview of shows with a social change theme.
From 2017 to 2019 the re-invigorated Thinkers in Residence program was hosted by the Don Dunstan Foundation. Entitled the Social Capital Residencies, the goal was to enable South Australia to lead the country in creating jobs that both contribute to the economy and create social/ environmental impact. Five Thinkers visited the state across two years, culminating in nine key recommendations.
This Report offers a framework for the nine recommendations for action. It is based on five principles. It outlines conditions for success that sit atop change levers that our Thinkers believe, if advanced, will result in South Australia being recognized as a vibrant, purposeful economy that will create new jobs and advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Gender, Human Rights and the Private Sector
Watch Katrina Dunn’s speech delivered at the annual Don Dunstan Oration on Public Administration 2018, titled Building a New Civilization of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment and Zero Net Carbon Emissions : Ushering in A World of Three Zeroes through Social Business.
Read Barry Jones’ speech delivered at the annual Don Dunstan Oration on Public Administration 2016, titled The Courage Party? Climbing Out of the Political Abyss.
Read Catherine Branson’s speech delivered at the annual Don Dunstan Oration on Public Administration 2015, titled A Leader in the Struggle for Justice.
The MaRS Model
Towards a Co-operative State: Securing the Social and Economic Prosperity of South Australia Through Corporate Diversity
Doing Good, Better: Creating Opportunities for South Australia
Pathways to Global Leadership in the Purpose Economy: Recommendations for South Australia
Making Meaning: Getting to the Purpose
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