With the demise of Encyclopedia Brittanica this week, it left Adelaine Ng of Radio Australia and I to ponder where and what information search might be like into the future. We all know that there is an exponential growth in our desire to find stuff out. Where once the encyclopedia and printed reference book was […]
>Twitter is heading into its sixth year soon and this week 6PR Perth’s Jason Jordan and I take a look at some of the more unusual ways and things we can tweet, including… • Penguin book club for twitter • Using twitter to write fiction novels • Tweeting the 2nd world war as if it’s […]
This week Jason Jordan of 6PR Perth and I take a look as IBIS World’s annual predictions of the top industries which this year include diamond and gemstone mining, motor vehicle manufacturing, online education, biotechnology and online shopping. Have a listen now: and join us each Sunday at 5.05 p.m. (WST)
Answer: The ability to jump over traditional cable dependent technology and provide health services, education, banking and communication to the most remote places on earth, using mobile phones. It’s amazing, but true that 64% of all the world’s mobile phone users are found in developing nations and of those 80% are in rural areas, this […]
Those entering the workforce today will have 6 distinct careers and 13 jobs. 60% of the work and tasks they will be doing in their 50 years career have not yet been invented. 30% of them will be working remotely using technology that has not yet been invented. If tomorrow’s world offers a constant feast […]
Australia has announced it will ease student visa restrictions but researchers say the way the overseas education system works will change markedly as more people have internet access. Adelaine Ng of ABC Australia radio and I jumped into the debate on the future of higher education to discuss where we may be headed and how […]