Edith Cowan University joins Live@Edu fraternity - err, sorority?
By Stephen Withers
The tussle between Microsoft and Google for business from Australia's universities continues: the latest round sees Edith Cowan University falling into the Microsoft camp.
Three of Queensland’s largest universities with a combined ICT budget of close to $200 million and 160,000 users between them are about to hire consultants…
The proportion of people studying information technology subjects at institutions other than schools has plummeted since 2001, from 9 per cent of students enrolled in…
So you think Twitter is just a 140 character waste of time? Maybe you should think again, universities in Australia and the UK have.
Technology industry veteran Bruce Lakin has been appointed as the Australian Computer Society’s new chief executive and nominated the National Broadband Network, digital economy issues…
NSW high school laptops put to use for games and MSN Messenger
By David M Williams
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to power on top of a raft of election promises, one of which included laptops for high school students.…
The CSIRO researcher behind the development of WiFi networking technology used in computers and other devices globally, Dr John O'Sullivan, has been awarded the 2009…
Australian primary and secondary schools have begun publishing educational content on K-12 on iTunes U. Western Australia is leading the charge.
Victoria University joins state government ICT skills program
By Stephen Withers
Two ICT students at Victoria University will benefit from a state government program to promote skills development. Netsolutions is providing the opportunities for industry experience.
A review of State and Territory approaches to the investment of $2.1 billion allocated under the National Secondary School Computer Fund is not scheduled to…
