A new report just published on Australia’s digital future to 2050. A lot of it is ‘predictable’ prediction but there are some points raised that highlight Australia’s future need to shift it’s economic focus from the export of mineral resources to the export of service resources such as education and training and tourism. The full …
E-learning in France: Anything new?
I’m back in France for a couple of months after eight months in Australia. Having spent most of my working life in Europe, particularly in France, working on various digital media projects I am very interested to see how the French are thinking about e-learning in 2010. France was slow to pick up on the …
Australia ‘Under Surveillance’
Last month Reporters Without Borders, the watchdog for press freedom on the internet published its updated list of ‘internet enemy’ countries that ‘restrict online access and harass their netizens‘ as well as the list of countries ‘under surveillance’ that ‘display a disturbing attitude toward the Internet‘. Internet enemy countries include Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, …
One Laptop Per Child
The OLPC project founded by Nicholas Negroponte is a shining example of how access to digital media and learning can really change lives. As Negroponte is keen to point out, this is not about the laptops, it’s about education and learning and the positive results are irrefutable. This is an education project not a laptop …
Internet Borders: Where the Information Stops
Vinton Cerf is one of the masterminds behind the original technology that drives the internet and is outspoken about how information should be made available on the internet. As many countries, including Australia, take steps to restrict access to certain classes of information the debate around government censorship of the internet is heating up. Cerf …
