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USyd “disappointed” in budget as private providers prioritised
For-profit tertiary education providers will receive a $53 million funding package
May 17, 2021
The University of Sydney has criticised the Federal budget for its failure to “address the serious challenges facing the [university] sector.” The news comes as the Liberal government announced a $53 million boost to for-profit private tertiary education providers. By contrast, universities will experience a 9.3% decrease in funding over the next four years.
A University spokesperson told
Honi that they were “concerned the extremely welcome Research Support Program emergency funding has not been renewed, particularly given the extension of border closures well into 2022, limiting the ability of our international students to enter the country.”
Australia s digital economy budget spend should be 10 times bigger than the budget plan startupdaily.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startupdaily.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Huawei and partners launch 2021 graduate recruitment program 2021.05.13
Huawei Kenya in partnership with several business partners have collectively launched graduate recruitment programs creating over 30 job and internship opportunities. The positions were unveiled during the Huawei ICT Job Fair that was held online on May 12
th and graced by Ministry of ICT Innovation and Youth Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Joe Mucheru, Chief Administrative Secretary Maureen Mbaka, and Director for University Education and Research Darius Mogaka representing Ministry of Education, Principal Secretary Amb. Simon Nabukwesi in absentia amongst other industry stakeholders.
The pandemic has drastically changed our way of life, detrimentally impacting the global and local economy resulting in a spike in the levels of unemployment. However, technology has helped many, providing individuals and businesses with access to critical services, information and markets, and thus the sector has grown mor
The world picture
To see how Australia compares worldwide, we can look to the most comprehensive global analysis of the digital evolution of nations, the Digital Intelligence Index produced by researchers at Tufts University in the United States.
This index looks at many factors, such as digital payment and logistics infrastructure, internet usage, regulations and research, to give each country scores for the current state of its digital economy and also how fast the digital economy is developing.
In the 2020 edition, Australia ranked as the 17th digital economy in the world behind Sweden, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the leading nation, Singapore. In 2017 Australia came 11th, so we are already dropping down the rankings.