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Chance to go full-steam ahead
New South African Science and Technology Train Initiative
Technology
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DBE’s ICT plans revealed
The DBE is aiming to utilise technology as a developmental tool for teacher education as well as integrating it into the school curriculum.
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Teacher geeks to gather in Cape Town
Hundreds of teachers, education leaders and tech experts will gather in Cape Town next week for the finals of the World Innovative Education Forum.
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Convention will highlight technology
This year’s Education Week Convention and Learning Expo will put the spotlight on technology as an innovative tool to enhance classroom teaching.
Teaching for the future
To equip children for the workplace in the 21st century, conventional teaching must give way to the use of technology.
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Podcasts: Another view
In a developing society in which television viewers outnumbers internet users, broadcasting has several advantages that overcome
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iPhone apps throwing light on bestsellers
Authors such as Iain Banks and Martina Cole are increasingly supplementing book releases with digital media apps full of bonus material.
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Sars runner-up in global software award
The Sars has been awarded a silver medal in innovative technology at the annual Adobe Max Awards in North America.
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Cellphone shopping makes wallets redundant in Japan
Japanese office worker Satoshi Tada pays for shopping, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his cellphone.
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Surprise scenarios ahead
Businesses are being urged to prepare for developments that could change their futures. John Carvel lists some of them.
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Parties do it the Obama way
Local politicians have lauded Barack Obama’s savvy use of technology to build support — and, in some cases, are already emulating him.
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Investing in fighting climate change
South Africa launched its first clean technology fund in Johannesburg with about R400-million to invest.
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Conference explores use of cellphones in development
The rude honk of vuvuzelas rang through the halls of the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg as the MobileActive08 conference got under way on Monday.
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Tomorrow’s scientists play at Insite 2008
An interactive soccer field, Lego robots and Chinese innovation are to be found at Insite 2008, a showcase of science running in Johannesburg.
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Technophobia — the sign of a born leader?
Hedge-fund billionaire Carl Icahn, who has this week been given three seats on the board of Yahoo!, does not, it has been revealed, have a computer.
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Technology reshapes US classrooms
From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in American classrooms.
