Australia - Digital Economy - E-Education and E-Government

Synopsis

The use of IT and telecommunications technology within educational environments is set to increase dramatically over the coming years as high-speed fibre-based broadband becomes widely available in Australia. Simultaneously, the capability of internet services devoted to e-education purposes is set to increase enormously over the next decade as well. Australia, with its large landmass and relatively small population, is an ideal market for remote education services. As such Australia is home to many successful e-education service providers, as well as being a relatively important export market for e-education services.

The Australian Government provides Australians with relatively sophisticated e-government services already and as with education, the establishment of a fibre-based broadband network may see the government improve and broaden the range of web services that it is responsible for. Therefore, Australia is a fascinating and relatively advanced market for both e-education and e-government services.

This report discusses related telecommunications infrastructure developments as well as trends and innovation related to e-education and e-government services. In the report we provide information and analysis, an overview of survey results with some statistics provided throughout the text and in tabular and easy-to-read chart formats.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – Telstra, Cisco, TAFE, UNE, Australian Government.

Hot topics and technologies mentioned

Hot topics and technologies mentioned in this report include – National Broadband Network (NBN), e-education, e-learning, trans-sector, data usage, digital revolution, eBooks, iPads, iBooks, virtual classroom.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Tele-education – the quiet achiever - analysis
• 3. Education and the need for the National Broadband Network (NBN)
  • 3.1 Analysis on e-education initiatives
  • 3.2 E-education, the NBN and infrastructure
  • 3.3 The NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services program
  • 3.4 NBN education portal
  • 3.5 Tuition for new migrants using the NBN
  • 3.6 NBN trials
    • 3.6.1 EduOne – 2012
• 4. New vision for e-education – 1:1 education
  • 4.1 australia leading the world
  • 4.2 A standardised e-education system
  • 4.3 Risk of failure – people, not technology
  • 4.4 Interactive and personalised education system
  • 4.5 Expanding the teaching profession
  • 4.6 From medieval schools to a digital society
  • 4.7 It is all about economic benefits
• 5. E-learning
  • 5.1 Australian Flexible Learning Framework
    • 5.1.1 Overview
    • 5.1.2 Funding for e-learning projects – 2010 - 2011
    • 5.1.3 2011 E-learning Benchmarking Survey
    • 5.1.4 2010 E-learning Benchmarking Survey
  • 5.2 National VET E-learning Strategy
• 6. E-education infrastructure initiatives
  • 6.1 Background
  • 6.2 National government policy – Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) to the schools
  • 6.3 MySchool 2.0
  • 6.4 NSW schools get fast broadband
• 7. E-education content in Australia
  • 7.1 Australia’s largest online library
  • 7.2 E-learning from Australian Computer Society (ACS)
  • 7.3 Media literacy
• 8. E-education developments
  • 8.1 From Notebooks to ThinkPads
  • 8.2 iPads become a compulsory education tool
  • 8.3 Education apps
  • 8.4 Remote laptops from One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
  • 8.5 Health and e-education working to solve the 3Rs
• 9. E-government
  • 9.1 Background information
  • 9.2 Local e-government initiative from NDES
  • 9.3 Cloud service a new growth market
  • 9.4 Survey on e-government services usage
  • 9.5 Conclusions
  • 9.6 Government deploys national TelePresence system
  • 9.7 NBN Regional Legal Assistance Program
• 10. Australia in the Global Innovation Index
• 11. Global trends in e-education (separate global report)
• 12. Global trends in e-government (separate global report)
• 13. Related reports

• Table 1 – Australian Flexible Learning Framework industry funding – 2005-2007; 2008 - 2011

• Chart 1 – Overview of e-learning use in training courses – 2009; 2011
• Chart 2 – Uses of delivering e-learning training by businesses – 2010