An innovation culture eats policy and education for breakfast.
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Australians shouldn’t assume we can’t have the strongest and fastest-moving digital economy in the world.
Damonsplaining.
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Ah, Twitter. So quick to bear arms in righteous indignation. But so quick, too, to forget. This week “the internet”, which term has usurped what used to be known as “public opinion”, is upset about some…
He’ll be manipulating your brain before too long.
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It’s been 60 years since first TV ad aired in the UK. What could the next 60 bring?
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The new iPad Pro reminds us that firms like Apple are favouring incremental change rather than tackling technology’s big challenges.
Malcolm Turnbull has already worked hard on the NBN as Communications Minister, but who will he appoint as his replacement?
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Malcolm Turnbull’s choice of Communications Minister will be a strong indication of his commitment to strengthening Australia’s digital economy.
It’s a visual metaphor…
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Intellectual property laws, 19th-century legislation struggling for relevance in the 21st century, are well overdue for reform.
Best use of time?
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A new report from the OECD says pupils in countries that invest a lot in technology in the classroom, don’t perform better in tests.
The web should expand our horizons, but instead it’s shrinking our view.
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A web obsessed with gathering data about our habits becomes less valuable to us, showing us only more and more of the same.
M – no Bond jokes please.
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What does Facebook’s new AI digital assistant bring to the party that rivals haven’t got? Humans.
Burning Man: inspiration for the first Google doodle.
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Focusing on the extravagances of a select few overlooks a broader affinity between the madness of Burning Man and the West Coast’s technocracy.
All smiles? Not so much.
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Technology can work for us, or against us. Sometimes both at the same time.
Not enough legislation.
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Most African countries lack legislation to protect people from online crime and abuse.
Shed some light on the problem.
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Satellites, microwaves, radio towers - how many more options must be tried before the government just shells out for fibre to the home?
Many young workers exhaust themselves doing on-demand jobs for very little money.
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Digital technology makes it easy for people to join the so-called “gig” economy and compete for work. But what employment rights does this online workforce really have, if any?
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If there’s to be one committee to rule them all, it needs to be handled right.
Everyone wants to get their hands on it.
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Firms want your data, but if they offer to pay it’s likely they stand to gain more than you do.
It’s a shame the adverts aren’t displaying a real product. Bahio would’ve won over a mesmerised customer.
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M&C Saatchi’s new development signifies the dawn of a new age of real-time responsive advertising
Get brainstorming.
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Hollywood is in the process of developing a feature length Emoji movie. So what might the plot look like?
Despite its longevity, now there’s more than just aesthetic reasons to drop Flash.
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As big browsers and sites like YouTube drop support, are our Flash days numbered?
The missing piece of the puzzle.
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Sometimes it is what software you’ve got, and what you do with it too.