Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 show that, while the scientific literacy levels of Australian 15-year-olds are significantly above the OECD average, and either similar to or higher than most of our trading partners, many students in Australia continue to struggle. The average performance of Australian students in scientific literacy...

The Media Report examines the BBC's designs on Australia in an interview with Wayne Garvie, the Managing Director of Content and Production at BBC Worldwide. The Beeb's commercial arm BBC Worldwide has us clearly in its sights. And it also has plans to expand its presence in three other international markets - India, Canada and...

As Web 2.0 technologies proliferate, an increasing number of Australians, especially young Australians, are relying primarily on information and communication technologies to engage and interact with each other and the world. If governments are to have meaningful interaction with young people, it is therefore important for them to explore the potential of these communication platforms...

The Media Report takes a critical look at some interesting new online initiatives which promote user-interaction and were launched just in time for the current federal election campaign.

?The Future of Computing: A Vision? was a senior women?s forum, organised by The e-Horizons Institute (University of Oxford) and Women@CL. This document is a digest of the themes related to future computing research that emerged from these two days of discussions, beginning with a brief summary of the three talks given as part of...