Fwd: Opportunity lost (NFP

This one not for publication,

Hello,

I sent the letter below earlier. Hoping (still) for publication, of course.

But now in October:

Do you have someone who is interested in considering... is there a potential news or analysis or report in my app story?

My interest is, of course, personal: I developed the app. With Tourism in mind.

... there will be a major, quite informal, test of the app in November.

With the WTC, World Tourism Conference in town in October, the topic is very current. Covering:

... Tourism,

  Will attendees get more than a guided tour of yet another golf course?

... Local WA genius :-)

The app is a purely WA development but will support and build Tourism anywhere in the world.

... Difficulty of starting a new idea,

there is no "suggestion box " Unless you are already rich and well connected.

... Role of "advisors" as blockers

how will a Minister hear anything new when they hire only "political" advisors.

I'm happy to discuss and explain for hours.

Email is better... see my signature lines below.

I'd love to hear from someone... interested or not :-)

If you're at all willing, I'll get you interested! And informed as well. My key problem is to stop!

Thank you,

... Nick Lethbridge

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so what?
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Nick Lethbridge <nickleth@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024, 12:07 pm
Subject: Opportunity lost
To: letters to The West <letters@wanews.com.au>

A major tourism conference in WA. An amazing opportunity to announce a phone app which would increase visitor numbers. Double the time spent by each visitor to WA. Treble the number of destinations visited by each and every visitor.

An app developed entirely in WA. On offer --free -- to any WA tourism operator while its market reach is established. Stun the visiting tourism leaders with something absolutely new and unique -- from WA. An app which will want all tourism operators to know more. About the app and about WA.

So what happens?

Nothing. Of course.

No, it's  not the fault of the Minister. I doubt that she ever heard of the app.

I spent six months exchanging emails with a Principal Policy Advisor.

As far as I can tell he never cared. He never even asked for further information.

He seemed to see his role to be -- to prevent any new ideas from reaching the ears of the Minister. And this is a political hack being paid to "advise" the government.

A complete waste of space.

Another wasted opportunity.

Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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