Mobile technology can advance literacy and learning in underserved communities around the world. Summary Millions of people do not read for one reason: they do not have access to text. But today mobile phones and cellular networks are transforming a scarce resource into an abundant one. Drawing on the analysis of over 4,000 surveys collected...

There were over 2 million Australian internet subscribers accessing download speeds of 24Mbps or greater as at 31 December 2013, according to this release.

This paper discusses proposals for reform of Australian privacy law, including for a new Commonwealth Act that would provide for a statutory cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, and invites the public to make submissions. Introduction This Inquiry comes at a time of continuing and rapid advances in technology with increasing capacities to...

Summary: This report presents the results of measurements of exposures to radiofrequency (RF) fields from WiFi in two New Zealand schools, both from the access points and devices themselves. The results are compared and supplemented with information from overseas studies. All exposures were very low compared with the public exposure limit in New Zealand Standard...

This paper measures changes in job vacancies in New Zealand advertised by businesses on the two main internet job boards – SEEK and Trade Me Jobs. In seasonally adjusted terms, that skilled job vacancies fell by 2.0% in February, following a 7.4% increase in January. All job vacancies also decreased down 1.3% from last month...