Digital communications
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From chalkboards to tablets: the emergence of the K-12 digital learner
This report provides a bird's eye view of the changing environment for digital learning, both in and out of school. As the digital learner has emerged over the past ten years, we have noticed a significant shift in the student perspective on using technology for learning. To bring new insights and context to this digital...
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Morning, noon and night: the infiltration of work email into personal and family life
We live in a time of rapidly changing technology that impacts on every aspect of our lives. Perhaps the most noticeable changes are developments in technologies that enhance our capacity to communicate with each other and access information. Smartphones, laptops, broadband and wi-fi provide 24/7 access to data, information and each other that is unprecedented...
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The global information technology report 2013
Executive summary When The Global Information Technology Report (GITR) and the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) were created some 12 years ago, the attention of decision makers and investors was on adopting business and financial strategies that would allow them to develop in the context of a fast-moving but nascent Internet economy. Over more than a...
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Expanding evidence approaches for learning in a digital world
Executive Summary: Relatively low-cost digital technology is ubiquitous in daily life and work. The Web is a vast source of information, communication, and connection opportunities available to anyone with Internet access. Most professionals and many students have a mobile device in their pocket with more computing power than early supercomputers. These technological advances hold great...
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IFPI digital music report 2013: engine of a digital world
The global recorded music industry is on a path to recovery, fuelled by licensed digital music services and rapid expansion into new markets internationally. Recorded music is also helping drive a broader digital economy, according this report. Global recorded music industry revenues rose by an estimated 0.3 per cent to US$16.5 billion in 2012, the...