They took our jobs. The Australian Government intends to head into the G20 meeting in April with strong warnings against the dangers of growing economic nationalism around the globe, so we should not expect the Government to exhibit any such traits in the lead up to the London meeting.
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Developing Australia's digital skills. To fully participate in the digital economy, Australians need effective digital, media literacy and e-business skills. We are talking about skills at all levels
What does the digital economy encompass? What does it mean for Australians?. A useful starting point for any discussion about how we can maximise the participation of Australian households and businesses in the digital economy is to understand what we are referring to when we use the term 'digital economy.' Read on to see recent data about internet and broadband…
When Good Leaders Hit Bad Times. In early-1993, Australian unemployment peaked at nearly 12%. In 1992-1995, six of Australia’s eight states and territories ousted their government. By contrast, unemployment averaged 5% in 2003-2006. In these years, no state or territory government was ousted from power. In Australian politics, conventional wisdom has it that the state government oustings of the early-1990s…
Google Adds User Photos to Street View. Just noticed a very cool feature for Street View. Last month Google added "User Photos" to Google Maps. These are geotagged photos from Google's Panoramio free photo upload service for geotagged photos, but presented with a slick Flash-like interface. Well, now Street Views where photos are available will show an icon in the…
External Link: Apple Updates AirPort Design Guide. Apple has revised its guide for planning and building Wi-Fi networks, formerly called Designing AirPort Networks. The new guide, Apple AirPort Networks, is a fairly in-depth effort at explaining with step-by-step instructions how to configure Apple base stations for various kinds of networks and tasks. Copyright © 2009 Glenn Fleishman. TidBITS is copyright ©…
Sony Reader Gets 500,000 Free Public Domain Titles from Google. Google made a practical move with some of the 7 million books it's scanned from academic collections by making 500,000 titles with no remaining copyright protection available to Sony for its electronic book device, the Reader. Reports indicate only books from 1922 or earlier were included, as 1922 is the…
Odds Of Tipping: Better Than Even Chance Of Major Changes In Global Climate System, Experts Predict. According to the estimates of climate scientists in a newly published expert survey, there is more than a 50% chance of major changes in the global climate system if global warming proceeds at the current rate. Should average global temperature increase by more than…
As Planet Warms, Poor Nations Face Economic Chill. A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]