Minister Carr Minister’s Report Back to Printing Industry

It will be report back time for the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, when he again fronts the Printing Industries CEO Forum in Sydney next month.

Senator Carr will give a keynote address titled Printing in the Knowledge Economy a little over 12 months since his address to the industry following the Labor Government’s  election to office. Senator Carr was the first Minister of the new government to meet with the industry.
 
Following discussions with Printing Industries, Senator Carr formed the Printing Industry Working Group acknowledging the industry’s significance and contribution to the Australian economy and providing a direct industry link to the government.
 
Printing Industries CEO Philip Andersen, said he welcomed Senator’s Carr’s openness and willingness to work with the printing industry. “We are very pleased that Senator Carr has agreed to address our August Forum and look forward to continuing our dialogue with him and the Federal Government on several industry issues.
 
”Many of our members have already expressed a desire to attend this forum and I encourage them to do so armed with questions. The Minister’s willingness to work with Printing Industries and to again put himself in the spotlight is indicative, I believe, of a genuine desire to work with our industry. This is an opportunity to meet and listen to the Minister which all our members should take advantage of,” he said.
 
Andersen said today’s release of the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to abolish the 30 day rule effectively disabling Australia’s book production industry would be at the top of the agenda.
 
The CEO Forum lunch will be held on Wednesday 5 August from 12.15pm at Eden Gardens, Lane Cove. Tickets are $90 members $110 non members and bookings can be made by contacting Honorine at Printing Industries on (02) 8789 7300 or e-mail: honorine@printnet.com.au