Ken McKay argues building the skills base along with research and development are the key issues to drive productivity. Link: Building capacity in Australian industries.
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A report summarising the key factors identified as influencing parents’ decisions to enrol their children at 20 government schools for which there was high demand for enrolments is now available from the Department of Education Science and Training's Web Site. The Age newspaper has also covered the publication of this report in an article today. It can be read here.…
Prime Minister John Howard says he is delighted the Senate has finally passed legislation to sell Telstra. Link: Howard delighted as Telstra sale cleared.
Learning in an online world: the school education action plan for the information economy Progress report 2004 was published by Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). This progress report provides a national overview and a summary of key achievements in the development of infrastructure in each jurisdiction and highlights progress in the key action areas of…
Australia's hospitality industry is facing a critical skills shortage. However, the Geelong-based cafe and gourmet catering service dal (previously Dial-A-Lunch) is enjoying solid growth through a business model based on employing and training skilled people with disabilities. dal employs and provides a variety of training and employment programs for people with special needs. Employees develop industry skills on-the-job and receive…
Not sure this will last, as with most things IT & Government related, but looks good.. The Online Council operates as the peak ministerial forum across governments in Australia for consultation and coordination on the information economy. Link: Online Council.
Some interesting and important work. The Australian Institute of Social Research (AISR) is based at the University of Adelaide and brings together The Centre for Labour Research; The Don Dunstan Foundation; The National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GISCA); The Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU); and The Social Health Unit. The AISR specialises in spatial information,…