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Start Up to Scale Up – The Role of Universities in Anchoring Innovation Systems
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I recently returned from a study tour to Sweden and Israel with executives from one third of Australia’s universities. The purpose of the tour was simple: to understand two of the world’s most innovative economies and to identify what could be learned and applied in Australia (read the full study tour report here). In Israel, the focus […]
Skilling the Current and Next Generation Workforce
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Perspectives from Career and Technical Education (CTE) Leaders from the Asia Pacific Economic growth is driven by the capacity of economies to continually renew themselves, by drawing together the right skills, talent and technology at the right time. Governments and companies need to be proactive in evaluating where future sources of economic advantage will come […]
Exploring Industry and University Collaboration Models
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The New Zealand and Australian economies are being disrupted in fundamental ways, driven by the rapid digitization of industries and communities. Countries, institutions and individuals are starting to realize that an incremental response to change won’t be sufficient. Recently, I led the 2017 Cisco New Zealand Higher Education and Government Study Tour, which was an […]
How Curtin University is Building a Campus of the Future
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Recently, we partnered with the BBC and Western Australia’s Curtin University to discuss taking education to the world and becoming a leading 24/7 tertiary institution. Our multi-faceted partnership with Curtin University, which reaches across teaching, learning, research and innovation, is underpinned by the digital campus. Five years ago, the university had no collaborative classrooms. Now […]
Digital Collaboration Technology Helps School Realise $1.8M AUD in Benefits
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$1.8M AUD in savings is a lofty claim, but that’s exactly what the team at Open Access College (OAC) in South Australia achieved by focusing on creating a digital collaboration learning experience enabled by Cisco technology. OAC delivers educational services in remote South Australia where students cannot attend traditional schooling. In the past, classes were […]
University of Melbourne Enables a Smart Campus
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With more than 200,000 visitors a day, and more than 65,000 students spread across multiple sites, The University of Melbourne wanted know how staff, students and visitors were experiencing the campus. This insight would help answer tough questions, such as which buildings and services should be developed next? How can UoM progress faster on the […]
Digital is Changing Major Aspects of K-12 Education
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Cisco staged five roundtable discussions around Australia to investigate the opportunities presented by digitization.
Preparing the Future Australian Workforce for the Digital Economy
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Today, students need to be educated to solve problems, become social entrepreneurs and to think critically.
How Digital Collaboration Technology is Transforming Education
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A focus on current and potential use of live video in education.
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