TY - Discussion paper PY - 2013 T1 - The draft Australian curriculum: technologies PB - Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority DO - https://doi.org/APO-33406 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/33406 AB - Technologies enrich and impact on the lives of people and societies globally. Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make discerning decisions about the development and use of technologies. It needs people who can independently and collaboratively develop innovative solutions to complex problems and contribute to sustainable patterns of living. Technologies, in their development and use, are influenced by – and can play an important role in transforming, restoring and sustaining – our societies and our natural, managed, constructed and digital environments. ER -