GAP hosts high level conferences, seminars, briefings, online forums and business missions, both internationally and within Australia.

From its inception in 1997, GAP's flagship initiative - Virtual Opportunity Congress series - has gained an international reputation for facilitating major policy changes in Internet regulation, e-commerce and electronic security:
 
• Virtual Opportunity IV on Identity & Access 2006
• Virtual Opportunity III on Security & Risk 2003
• Virtual Opportunity II on e-Commerce: Risk, Rewards and Trends 1998
• Virtual Opportunity I on Recreating the Global Economy 1997

<< Download Virtual Opportunity IV Report [PDF 869KB]

The Congress focused on cross-sectoral responsibility in developing systems to curb cyber crime and fraud targeting passwords, pin numbers and computerised finances. It spotlighted notable Federal and State Government identity management initiatives and emphasised the importance of public-private partnerships in addressing online crime. The need for individuals to control access to their own data took centre-stage in the debate.

Virtual Opportunity Congress IV was supported by:
       • Australian Government Information Management Office
       • Queensland Department of the Premier & Cabinet
       • Microsoft Australia
       • Symantec
       • Baycorp Advantage

Virtual Opportunity Congress IV on Identity & Access was held on 1 December 2006 in Parliament House, Brisbane.

 
                 << Download VOCIII report [PDF 2.05MB]

There were a number of significant outcomes emerging from the Congress, including:
 
1. The establishment of a systematic model of study of Security & Risk issues as a basis for the development of a new anticipatory model to managing security and risk;
2. The formation of the National Consultative Committee on Security and Risk , which will continue the work begun at the Congress and will generate options, possibilities and hypotheses derived from differing world views on the topic;
3. The development of an appropriate infrastructure, which would incorporate security and risk considerations;
4. The establishment of a Global Trust Centre to fund education, products, services and methods to handle various security and risk issues.

Virtual Opportunity Congress III was supported by senior world figures in Government, Business and Academia from Australia, Europe and the USA, and was attended by 106 delegates from 70 organisations.

Sponsors of Virtual Opportunity III were:

Virtual Opportunity Congress III took place on 16 & 17 December 2003 in Parliament House, Sydney.

Each Virtual Opportunity Congress is an invitation-only event, attended by the top echelon of government and industry.
 

The Congress I examined in detail Virtual Government, the Information Economy and the Information Society.

Over 130 delegates of the highest level participated discussion at the Congress. The Australian Government, along with the NSW, Victorian and NT Government were represented. Overseas participates came from the USA, Japan, Korea and Finland.

Organisations represented included:

Speakers of international prominence stimulated discussions and debate for delegates. Speakers at Virtual Opportunity Congress I were:

What delegates thought:

"The programme was thoughtfully arranged. The Congress was interesting, stimulating and thought provoking. The fact that so many international experts were willing to be in attendance speaks volumes for your organisational skills." - The Hon. Cornish, MHA, Minister for Finance, Public Sector Administration & Industrial Relations, Tasmania

"The Virtual Opportunity Congress was a fascinating couple of days, both in terms of the presenters and the other participants amongst whom there were some extremely interesting people." - M. Lowndes, Enova Capital Limited, New Zealand

Topics of discussion at the Congress II included: Visions of the Future, the Capital Global and Information Economy, Priorities for Action.

Delegates representing the public sector and the commercial businesses attended from the following companies and organisations:

As with the first Virtual Opportunity Congress, Congress II attracted prominent speakers from around the globe. They included:

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