This study is completed. The final research report was released on 13 December 2010. On 27 November 2009, the Australian Government requested that the Productivity Commission undertake a study into the impact of bilateral and regional trade agreements on trade and investment barriers, and on Australia's trade and economic performance, including their contribution to efforts...

This paper argues that an emissions trading scheme has many drawbacks and needs to be carefully designed to meet its goals. Economists and energy experts agree that a “price on carbon” is the most effective way to remove excessive fossil carbon from our energy system. But we need to ensure that the move towards a...

This report extends Becta’s enquiries into the ways in which digital technologies are supporting learning. It looks in detail at the learning practices mediated by ICT in nine secondary schools in which ICT for learning is well embedded. The project proposes a broader perspective on the notion of ‘impact’ that is rather different from a...

This report is the product of a JISC funded project to investigate the values, benefits and impacts of digitised resources. It performs the task of synthesising information relating to the benefits of digitisation and helps to provide a compelling argument for future digitisation work. The opportunity to engage actively with British content that is educational...

The aim of this white paper is to help universities and libraries implement policies and procedures in relation to e-journal archiving and the move towards e-only provision of scholarly journals across the Higher Education sector. The white paper is also contributing to complementary work JISC and other funders are commissioning on moving towards e-only provision...