Using the state-of-the-art interactive electronic and video learning technology that supports its delivery, the Deakin at Your Doorstep project was officially launched at four different locations simultaneously. Deakin at Your Doorstep is an innovative Associate Degree program designed to increase access to tertiary education. Deakin University, 28 June 2010.
The four shortlists for the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, including the inaugural Young Adult Fiction and Children's Fiction awards, have been announced. Minister for the Arts, 15 July 2010.
The National NAIDOC Awards pay tribute to the outstanding contributions that Indigenous individuals make to their communities, to their chosen fields of endeavour and to broader Australian society. The committee awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to Vince Coulthard for his eminent leadership in Indigenous affairs, his dedication to promoting his culture and his contribution to the struggle for native title rights in South Australia. NAIDOC, 9 July 2010.
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) believes that access to information and communication services are an essential tool for all people with disability to be able to participate to the fullest extent possible in Australian society. ACCAN, 12 July 2010.
Cloud computing will top the Internet in importance as development of the Web continues, according to a university professor who spoke at the World Future Society conference in Boston. ARN, 10 July 2010.
Cloud computing will top the Internet in importance as development of the Web continues, according to a university professor who spoke at the World Future Society conference in Boston. ARN, 10 July 2010.
Community organisations delivering child and parenting support services across the country will share in $1.8 million from the Australian Government to upgrade their information and communication technology. The Family Support Program delivers targeted child and parenting services in regional and disadvantaged communities across Australia, including Indigenous Parenting Support Services, Supported Playgroups and the successful Communities for Children program. FaCHSIA, 9 July 2010.
Community organisations delivering child and parenting support services across the country will share in $1.8 million from the Australian Government to upgrade their information and communication technology. The Family Support Program delivers targeted child and parenting services in regional and disadvantaged communities across Australia, including Indigenous Parenting Support Services, Supported Playgroups and the successful Communities for Children program. FaCHSIA, 9 July 2010.
Protecting children online could be harder with a mandatory internet filter in place, a coalition including state schools, librarians and key players in the internet industry has warned. The recently formed Safer Internet Group argues that the federal government's proposed filter is a simplistic solution to shielding children from harmful content on the internet. SMH, 9 July 2010.
A research team has developed photonics processing that could push the broadband speeds to one terabit per second. University of Sydney Institute of Photonics and Optical Science director Ben Eggleton said the group has filed patents on a number of related technologies. The Australian, 6 July 2010.
