Greetings from the famous room N101 at the ANU, where Dr. Brian Corrie, Technical Director IRMACS, is talking on collaboration infrastructure in Canada. The Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Centre (IRMACS) provides rooms equipped with computer technology for people to work together remotely.Title: Collaboration in the Computational Sciences: Why, Where, Original post
A little known aspect of Australia’s Privacy Act (1998) is provision for Declaration of emergency. The Prime Minister or the Attorney General can make a declaration so that the usual restrictions on collection and use of personal information can be relaxed. The Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet website has a page to list emergencyRead… Read more »
The Australian Information Commission proposed ten Draft Principles on Open Public Sector Information. Comments are invited via a blog by 1 March 2011:1. Open access to information – a default position Information held by the Australian Government is a valuable national resource. As recommended by the Government 2.0 Taskforce, unless there are compelling reasons toRead… Read more »
For those following the debate over Australia’s NBN, Rodney Tucker’s paper “Broadband facts, fiction and urban myths” is worth a read:There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12Read… Read more »
The hull of Landing Helicopter Dock Skip HMAS Canberra (LDH 01) has been launched in Spain, reportedly christened with a bottle of sparkling Canberra region wine. Photos from the launch show the ship’s two most prominent features: the ski-jump on the bow, and the stern dock door for landing craft. The ship will be transportedRead… Read more »
The hull of Landing Helicopter Dock Skip HMAS Canberra (LDH 01) has been launched in Spain, reportedly christened with a bottle of sparkling Canberra region wine. Photos from the launch show the ship’s two most prominent features: the ski-jump on the bow, and the stern dock door for landing craft. The ship will be transportedRead… Read more »
Yesterday I wrote “Options for Amphibious Operations by Australian Defence Force”, in response to media reports that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will have limited capabilities for amphibious operations for the foreseeable future. Today I noticed that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released “Back to the future: Australia’s interim sealift and amphibious capability” (16 FebruaryRead… Read more »
Robin Eckermann will speak on “The SMART GRID – The looming energy revolution” in Canberra, 4:30pm for 5:00pm, 1 March 2011 (Registration Required). Australian Computer SocietyCanberra Branch Forum – MarchThe SMART GRID – The looming energy revolutionTuesday 1st March 2011 4:30pm registration for 5:00pm start The electricity grid hasn’t changed a lot since Edisson inventedRead… Read more »
A Statistics and Mathematics Movie Making Information Session will be held 1pm to 2pm, 23 February 2011, in room PM1012 of the PAP Moran Building, Austrlaian National Unviersity, Centre for Mathematics and Its Applications. The session is free and anyone interested in making educational videos for maths and stats is welcome to attend.ANU-based award winningRead… Read more »
Media reports indicate that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will have limited capabilities for amphibious operations for the foreseeable future. The Landing Platform Amphibious ship HMAS Manoora (L 52) will be retired during 2011. Sister ship HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) requires repair until mid 2012, but may be retired early. Landing Ship Heavy (LSH) HMASRead… Read more »