Premium Interviews Policymakers and universities urged to re-think higher education model Editors' Picks A new report warns that ‘peak higher education’ will force universities to change their models if they do not move to adapt now.
Epic Games raised $1 billion to fund its vision for building the metaverse Tuesday April 20, 2021 By Vanessa Bates Ramirez Communications & Technology The metaverse will be a digitised version of life where anyone can exist as an avatar or digital human and interact with others.
Antarctica without windchill, the Louvre without queues: how to travel the world from home Wednesday June 17, 2020 By Erik Malcolm Champion Communications & Technology In an era of lockdowns and social distancing, we could use VR to travel to remote, distant or even no longer existing places. Remote tourism…
Three ways augmented reality can have a positive impact on society Wednesday April 22, 2020 By Helen Papagiannis Communications & Technology There are three things AR does very well: visualisation, annotation and storytelling. From enabling online learning to opening access to cultural events and experiences, applications…
Data61 launches ‘digital twin’ lab in Melbourne Wednesday August 21, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology CSIRO's data innovation group Data61 has launched a lab that allows "digital twins" — virtual replicas of physical objects and systems — to be created…
Promoted Driving citizen engagement through innovation: Inside the Commonwealth Bank’s Intrapreneur initiative Thursday February 23, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Government faces plenty of challenges designing effective policies and services that deliver. So what happens when difficult problems get thrown to a big bank to…
