Australia - E-Education and E-Government

Synopsis

The use of IT and telecommunications technology within educational environments is set to increase dramatically between 2010 and 2015 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 market for e-education services.

The Australian Government provides citizens 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 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 the e-education and e-government services.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Education and the need for NBN
• 3. New vision for e-education: 1:1 education
  • 3.1 Australia’s first trans-sector initiative
  • 3.2 A standardised e-education system
  • 3.3 Risk of failure – people, not technology
  • 3.4 Interactive and personalised education system
  • 3.5 Expanding the teaching profession
  • 3.6 From medieval schools to a digital society
  • 3.7 It is all about economic benefits
• 4. Remote laptops from OLPC
• 5. E-education infrastructure initiatives
  • 5.1 National government policy - FttH to the schools
  • 5.2 A national broadband network for Catholic schools
• 6. E-education content in Australia
  • 6.1 Australia’s largest online library
  • 6.2 E-learning from ACS
  • 6.3 Media literacy
• 7. E-government
  • 7.1 Survey on e-government services usage
  • 7.2 Conclusions
  • 7.3 Government deploys national TelePresence system
• 8. Global trends in e-education (separate global report)
• 9. Global trends in e-government (separate global report)
• 10. Related reports