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Stephen Elop New Chief Innovator For Australia's Telstra

Posted by timothy on from the telstra's-famous-customer-satisfaction dept.

Freshly Exhumed writes: The former Microsoft executive excoriated by some industry watchers for the collapse of Nokia Mobile Phones, Stephen Elop, has re-emerged down under. Telstra says Elop is being appointed to the new role of Group Executive Technology, Innovation and Strategy, "leading Telstra's strategy to become a world class technology company" (stop giggling, you in the back row). Telstra cites Elop's "deep technology experience" and "innate sense of customer expectations."

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  1. Ah good luck with that Telstra. by dsmatthews9379 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I hope they can improve their customer service because at the moment it is so bad, and their procedures so illogical, that it is faster to churn across to another service provider than it is to get Telstra to fix things, so if you are out of contract just jump and don't even bother asking them for help.

  2. Re:Technology and Australia by jonwil · · Score: 3, Informative

    Australia has a long history of innovation and inventions. Some of the ones you may have heard of include:
    The black box flight recorder
    Spray-on skin for burn victims
    The heart pacemaker
    Plastic bank notes
    The bionic ear
    The electric drill
    WiFi
    The medical ultrasound machine
    The cervical cancer vaccine
    The boomerang
    The hills hoist
    The stubby holder
    Ugg Boots
    The Esky
    The Ute
    The Victa lawn mower
    The wine cask

    And that's just some of the things Aussies have invented over the years.