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Towards green ICT strategies


Governments focus on greening ICTs rather than creating smart ICT applications. This OECD report analyses government programmes and business initiatives on ICT and the environment to address environmental challenges, particularly global warming and energy use.
Report

Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning


On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction according to this US report examining the comparative research on online versus traditional classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008. Abstract A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online...
Report

Informed consent research report


This report highlights flaws in obtaining consent in the Australian communications industry. The report found that inconsistent and unsatisfactory consent requirements are scattered throughout a mix of telecommunication laws and industry codes of conduct. In many key cases consent requirements are absent entirely. Regulators, complaints schemes and community organisations are receiving over 40,000 consent complaints...
Report

Pool user research


Pool is a collaborative space created by the ABC where audiences can share and talk about creative work - music, photos, videos, documentaries, interviews, animations and more. The site is being redesigned by ACID and RMIT University. This report looks at: what Pool is from the perspective of its users and stakeholders' the motivations and...
Guide

Data matching in the public interest: a guide for the Victorian public sector


Privacy Victoria has developed this guide to assist organisations to assess existing or contemplated data matching activities for compliance with the Information Privacy Principles in the Information Privacy Act, as well as consistency with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities and good privacy practice.