The corporate world has taken the lead in promoting various creative/smart city visions, which struggle to be inclusive, let alone entrust citizens with control over their lives.
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Gamification in schools teaches children that they should expect their every move to be watched, rated, and possibly shared publicly.
Pencil by default: the digital skills demanded by the welfare system may baffle Daniel Blake, but he is resourceful, creative and willing to work.
The lead author of a new American Academy of Pediatrics statement summarizes important guidelines for children’s use of electronic devices.
Angst when you forget your smartphone is not only a real psychological phenomenon–it also highlights a quintessentially postmodern problem: what the author calls the “anxiety of the disconnected”.
The rhetoric of ‘smart cities’ is dominated by the economic, with little reference to the natural world and its plight. Truly smart and resilient cities need to be more in tune with the planet.
A copyright law that has frozen the entry of many works into public domain is approaching its end. Will a further extension of its term be detrimental to the common good?
Science fiction has long warned of technology taking over the world. We’re increasingly connected to a digital world that’s growing, and more automated. So what if it starts to evolve?
Creative industries have the potential to provide much needed jobs in Indonesia. But, without a law on creative economy, industries are being subjected to rigid sectoral regulations.
What is it about modern digital technology that inspires suspicion rather than trust?
Today’s world is drenched in data, and we need the best tools to help us understand and use it.
Many lament that the “good old days” when they were taught “the basics” at school have gone. When launching the National Curriculum in 2010, then-prime minister Kevin Rudd stated his objective was: … without…
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Professor of Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Economist, Data61, CSIRO
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Professor of Early Childhood Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Cultural Economy, University of South Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of English and New Media, Bournemouth University
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Lecturer in African Studies and International Development, The University of Edinburgh
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Engaged Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Architectural HIstory and Theory, UNSW & Honorary Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH), UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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DVC Innovation & Enterprise, University of Technology Sydney
