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the Advanced Technology Working Group, established to provide an open forum for hardware manufacturers, software developers, research organisations and business representatives to meet and review developments in the advanced technology industry;

co-operation with specific industry associations, for example, the Advanced Technology Manufacturers Group;

a greater focus on tourism marketing, particularly on events to attract visitors to the ACT during troughs in the tourism year. This will encourage those within the tourist industry, such as hoteliers, to employ people on a permanent rather than casual basis.

(3)Since April 1992 the Canberra Region Campaign has been independent from the Government. Its activities are monitored by a private sector Board of Management chaired by Mr David Marshall.

The Campaign depends on funding from membership and I understand from Mr Marshall that membership has doubled in the last six months. I also believe that the Campaign has organised a number of successful functions, the most recent being "Canberra Region On Display", a Trade Show which was fully booked and well supported by both Campaign members and the general public.

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