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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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CQU signs up to help implement Chile's e-Health agenda 

Published on 08 November, 2006 

Central Queensland University will work with the 'Digital Agenda' for the roll-out of e-Health initiatives throughout the South American nation of Chile.

CQU this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Monday, November 13 at CQU Sydney International Campus) with the Chilean Ministry of Health to build the capacity of the health informatics workforce in areas including electronic health records, telemedicine, web-based medical technologies and educational programs.

PhotoID:3491 The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between CQU Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard and Chilean authorities, including Minister of International Affairs Alejandro Foxley and the Chilean Ambassador in Australia Jose Luis Balmaceda. These authorities are representing the Health Minister of Chile Dr Maria Soledad Barria and the 'Digital Agenda' department led by Rodrigo Caravantes.

Professor Evelyn Hovenga, from CQU's Health Informatics Research Group, said the Australians would work with the Chilean Government to guide development of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) throughout Chile as part of wider health reform.

"We'll be providing consultancy, strategic support, technical visits, training for government personnel and education programs for healthcare professionals," she said.

CQU has been actively involved with the Chilean health system for the past 2 years, and this agreement will formalise these links in a climate where Chile has committed significant resources to e-Health implementation as part of a national 'Digital Agenda'.

PhotoID:3492 "All parties to the Memorandum of Understanding are committed to collaborate in research projects and to foster academic activities. There'll be shared development of initiatives and projects," Professor Hovenga said.

Photo (above from left): Professor for Health Informatics Evelyn Hovenga, CQU's Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard, the Chilean Minister of International Affairs Alejandro Foxley, Dr Carola Hullin from CQU's Health Informatics Research Group who initiated this collaboration, and the Chilean Ambassador in Australia Jose Luis Balmaceda.

Photo (below): Professor John Rickard at the signing with Chile's Minister of International Affairs Alejandro Foxley.