Technology
November 13, 2012
This blog by Craig Thomler describes how recently in Singapore he learnt how Asia taking the Gov 2.0 lead. He believes we need to look north for inspiration in using IT and social media to effectively connect government departments and […]
November 6, 2012
This week, The Australian’s environment editor, Graham Lloyd,
November 6, 2012
Rooftop solar panels are now a political issue according to some fascinating analysis from Giles Parkinson of RenewEconomy. A series of surveys and postcode analysis have shown that Australians have one of the highest numbers of small scale solar PV […]
November 6, 2012
David Livingstone Smith, a philosophy professor at the University of New England, Maine, believes online resources like Twitter and Facebook are actually helping define the truth more quickly than ever before. David, author of the book ‘Why We Lie, says: […]
November 5, 2012
An email received yesterday tells me that next year China will launch a tiny’ single seater car that does 258 miles to the gallon and will cost 4000 Yuan – $600 US. Produced by Volkswagen, the initial objective was to […]
October 31, 2012
I read a new term in Renew Economy today: ‘TWIMBYs’- turbines wanted in my backyard! Nearly two years ago the Victorian Baillieu Government was elected on a platform based partly – where renewables were concerned – on NIMBYism. However… Interest […]
October 26, 2012
The Australia Institute (TAI) is an independent Think Tank. It aims to push public debate beyond the simplistic question of whether markets or governments have all the answers to more important questions: When does government need to intervene in the […]
October 26, 2012
Chinese investment in Australia is being widely discussed though foreign investment in our agriculture and food companies has been going on for decades, historically coming from the US and the UK. This has changed. I hear New Zealand owns a […]
October 26, 2012
Is the world mad? Think of the pollution caused by our gas guzzlers then watch this slideshow says GoGreen Rao. His January 2012 compilation of what has happened to non-petrol using vehicles I found quite astounding and certainly worth a […]
October 26, 2012
After experiencing some ‘ho-hum’ attitudes towards social media in community development, I was interested to hear Richard Branson say that: “Anyone who thinks new technology isn’t going to keep changing the world has got their head in the sand.” In […]
October 22, 2012
After being warned by a friend to beware of the WiFi Signal Icon on credit cards and electronic pickpocketing, I checked with Snopes.com who say that the ability to ‘read’ your card is not as simple as the video indicates […]
October 22, 2012
Australian farmers are being encouraged to embrace algae crops. Algae are easy to grow. They grow fast, they consume CO2 and they make oil. Marc Gunther, contributing editor of Fortune, a senior writer at GreenBiz.com and a blogger at www.marcgunther.com, […]