Peter Andrews describes the workings of the Office of the Chief Scientist. He details the operating budget of the Office and the output of the Smart State Council.
Peter Andrews talks about how, after retiring from the University of Queensland, he was approached by Premier Peter Beattie to become Queensland's Chief Scientist. He outlines what the role involved and the senior Ministers he provided advice to, including when he produced the draft Q2 agenda for later Premier Anna Bligh.
John Mickel discusses the transition from the Beattie to the Bligh government and the shift from Smart State to Towards Q2. He highlights the various roles he had during the Bligh years, he became Minister for Transport, Trade & Industrial Relations. Later this was changed to State Development and Industrial Relations.
Rachel Hunter notes the negatives of the Smart State program, and the way that the Q2 program seeks to redress these by embracing a wider group of people.
Craig Sherrin discusses Beattie's Smart State initiative, lauding its focus on education and skills, and comments on Bligh's Q2 program, which he sees as less successful.
