The good life in Asia's digital 21st century
The essays collected in this book are intended as an initial contribution by an emerging and open interdisciplinary research network consisting of students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and many other...
View ArticleArmy research and development plan
Introduction The Army Research and Development (R&D) Plan is the foundation for collection and development of decision support information that underpins Army’s modernisation. The R&D Plan has...
View ArticleDatahub
Datahub is a free data management platform from the Open Knowledge Foundation, based on the CKAN data management system. CKAN is a tool for managing and publishing collections of data. It is used by...
View ArticleOn the pulse of the networked society
Currently, there are as many mobile subscriptions as people in the world, and every second, 20 new mobile broadband subscriptions are activated. In addition to the increase in subscribers, data...
View ArticleLife cycle assessment of electric vehicles
A life cycle analysis report commissioned by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has found that electric vehicles (EVs) are better for the New Zealand environment than petrol or...
View ArticleConnected nations 2015
High quality, widespread communications, fixed and mobile, are an engine of our economy and the pulse of our society. They are not nice-to-haves, but essential enablers of our working and social lives....
View ArticleForestry and water conservation in South Africa
This innovative interdisciplinary study focuses on the history, science, and policy of tree planting and water conservation in South Africa. South Africa’s forestry sector has sat—often...
View ArticleAustralia's innovation system
This inquiry looks at the challenges to Australian industries and jobs posed by increasing global competition in innovation, science, engineering, research and education. Innovation has consistently...
View ArticleGrowing the social life of soil
This is likely to be a big week for soils. World soil day is being celebrated on the 5 December at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, and in a...
View ArticleFuture Smart Australia
The Australian Labor Party also launched its innovation policy on Monday. The policy includes 6 plans some of which have been launched separately over 2015. These are developed in more detail on...
View ArticleNational Innovation and Science Agenda
Outlines the initiatives being introduced as part of the Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda. Introduction There has never been a more exciting time to be an Australian....
View ArticleThe effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on...
This report investigates the effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on transmission line congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market’s (NEM) existing transmission grid...
View ArticleInnovation: the test is yet to come
Education is the sector that most urgently needs to be freed from the Abbott legacy EVER since his ascent to the prime ministership, Malcolm Turnbull has represented a puzzle. Is the leadership change,...
View ArticleThe effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on wholesale...
Preface This report investigates the effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on wholesale spot prices in the Australian National Electricity Market’s (NEM) existing transmission grid...
View ArticleAn energy revolution is possible
The aim of this analysis is purely to calculate an investment cost of providing several regions of the developing world with 100% renewable electricity, and to compare those amounts with the gross...
View ArticleThe effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on carbon...
This report investigates the effect of increasing the number of wind turbine generators on carbon dioxide emission in the Australian National Electricity Market’s (NEM) existing transmission grid from...
View ArticleOutcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the...
Seventieth session, agenda item 17 Information and communications technologies for development The General Assembly adopts the following outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General...
View ArticleAOASG and Creative Commons Australia response to the Australian Government...
The Australasian Open Access Support Group and Creative Commons Australia welcome the new initiatives in the government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda. In a modern world both publications...
View ArticleNew Zealand's cyber security strategy 2015
The Internet and other information technologies have transformed the way New Zealanders live. Connectivity is an integral part of New Zealand’s economic growth and international competitiveness. Ninety...
View ArticleIncreasing productivity and profitability of Indonesian smallholder...
By world standards, Indonesia has a very large installed pulp and paper processing capacity, and further plans for expansion. The value to Indonesia is more than US$4.2B per year. There is a rapid...
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