Bandwidth - Connectivity
Background
Connectivity is a major barrier to the long-term growth and effectiveness of the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools. Investigation by the ICT in Schools Taskforce has demonstrated that the compounding effect of greater use of ICT, the provision of more equipment at school level, significant advances in teachers' skills and expectations of the use of ICT, and the rapid growth in the availability of curriculum content is putting enormous pressure on the capacity of the school data communications link to connect to external resources.
MCEETYA has endorsed the need for particular priority to be placed on the provision of high bandwidth services to schools
covering urban, rural and remote Australia and agreed to the development, by the ICT in Schools Taskforce, of a national action
plan on bandwidth provision involving: communication providers; the Bandwidth Advisory Group; National Office of the Information
Economy (NOIE); all school jurisdictions, VTE and higher education sectors; the health sector, relevant regulatory and policy
agencies; and appropriate international agencies.
The National Bandwidth Action Plan was endorsed by Ministers in 2003. The development of the plan was informed by national consultation, including a national forum.
The National Bandwidth Implementation Plan was endorsed by Ministers in 2005.
A statement on connectivity for Australian and New Zealand schools will be provided to MCEETYA in 2007 to inform Ministers on school sector bandwidth needs and pricing issues.
Publications
MCEETYA ICT in Schools Taskforce Reports
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Report to MCEETYA from ICT in Schools Taskforce on Connectivity for Australian SchoolsAustralian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee Reports
Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry
Submission to the Regional Telecommunications InquiryCommonwealth Reports
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National Broadband Strategy (HTML)
Commonwealth of Australia 2006 -
Australia's Broadband Connectivity: The Broadband Advisory Group's Report to Government (PDF File size: 1.8Mb)
Commonwealth of Australia 2003 -
Innovative Bandwidth Arrangements for the Australian Education and Training Sector (HTML)
Kelso, R, August 2001, Commonwealth of Australia -
Innovative Bandwidth Arrangements for the Australian Education and Training Sector (PDF)
Kelso, R, August 2001, Commonwealth of Australia -
Backing Australia's Ability: An Innovation Action Plan for the Future
Commonwealth of Australia, 2001 -
Bandwidth Requirements for the Australian Education and Training Sector
Moon, O, 1999, Commonwealth of Australia -
Broadband in Education : Availability, Initiatives and Issues (HTML)
The National Office for the Information Economy, August 2002, Commonwealth of Australia -
Broadband in Education : Availability, Initiatives and Issues (PDF)
The National Office for the Information Economy, August 2002, Commonwealth of Australia
About MCEETYA ICT in Schools Taskforce
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Organisation Websites
A list of the Organisation websites listed on this page.