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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2017-10-31" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Gig City Network</name>
      <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000879">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Gig City Network</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2017-10-31">
            <name>Gig City Network</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000880">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1820">the Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(22 June 2017).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2017-10-31">
            <name>Gig City Network</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000881">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy):</by>  I am advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000882">
          <inserted>Stage 1 of the Gig City Adelaide program was launched at TechInSA on 3 August 2017.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000883">
          <inserted>As at 3 October 2017, eleven (11) precincts are now connected to the Gig City network. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201710318c4fbe34b91a4994b0000884">
          <inserted>EscapeNet Pty Ltd, a local Adelaide internet service provider, has been contracted by SABRENet to deliver affordable gigabit-speed internet services to key innovation precincts using the SABRENet fibre optic network.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
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