Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #220
Broadcast date: 23th January 2024
Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor
Guest: Rosemary Sinclair AM, CEO of au.Domain Administration
With decades of experience as a leader and advocate in the telecommunications industry, today’s guest is no stranger to policy, international diplomacy and being at the helm of industry bodies, powerful advocacy organisations and having the ear of Government. As the CEO of auDA, the administrator and self-regulatory policy body for Australia’s country code Top Level Domain, the .au domain, she heads the team which manages domain name system (DNS), which is Australian critical infrastructure that supports more than four million .au domain names and helps internet users navigate to websites and send emails with domain names ending in .au. Its about delivering a secure and reliable .au, implementing effective .au policy rules and investing in the Australian internet ecosystem to improve the utility of the .au domain. She’s here today to tell us its purpose, why this matters to small business people, and in what ways auDA advocates for small businesses in the telco industry.
PEOPLE - Tell us about your role at auDA and why you’re so passionate about helping Australian small businesses to successfully digitise. Tell us about your work as as the administrator of Australia’s top level domain?
POLICY - In what ways does au.DA’s research and reporting influence the Government’s policy decisions in the tech space? What of the future of cybersecurity in the online space, how is au.DA supporting the work of the Government here?
PURPOSE - With which Government departments and agencies does au.DA collaborate with and how does au.DA work with small and large providers in the telecommunications industry?
Rosemary Sinclair AM is CEO of auDA, the administrator and self-regulatory policy body for Australia’s country code Top Level Domain, the .au domain.
Rosemary has over 20 years’ experience in international policy development and multi-stakeholder engagement with bodies including the (OECD), (APEC) and received the Order of Australia Award for service to the telecommunications sector in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Prior to joining auDA, Rosemary was CEO of Energy Consumers Australia, responsible for enhancing consumer advocacy in the national energy market on issues including price, quality and security of supply. With a distinguished record in the telecommunications, technology, energy and education sectors, driving transformation, high performance and advocacy, Rosemary has served on local corporate, government and international boards, including CPA Australia, the Communications Alliance, International Telecommunications User Group (INTUG) and West Tigers Rugby League Football Club.
To find out more go to: https://www.auda.org.au/web/
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