The Smart Internet Technology CRC’s Smart Services Forum (21-22 September 2006) Session Reports are now available online providing good overview of the sessions and issues in Media, Finance and Government, the ‘smart outcomes’ and the connecting of research and industry for smart services into the future – click here to download your copy.

The Smart Internet 2010 Report provides insight into a unique collection of expert opinions on Internet futures and why it has become integral to the daily life of Australians.

Compiled by researchers in the User Environments Program based at Swinburne University of Technology, within the Smart Internet Technology CRC, the Report analyses the way the Internet might evolve from the perspective of its end-users.

The primary research questions addressed were: What might the Internet be like in 2010? What positions do different people and institutional interests have about the future of the Internet? What are the possible outcomes for end-users towards 2010?

The Report investigates how the Internet has become an integral part of modern life, driving evolution of existing social structures. Being an adaptive technology, the Internet is in a continual state of development, increasingly empowering people to live their lives in a more convenient and informed manner.

While some experts have argued that the Internets chaotic nature will ultimately lead to its collapse, many others see it as evolving into a more user friendly and intuitive technology. Ultimately, it will become an indispensable lifestyle communications tool with more personal than professional content.

The Report can be downloaded from the Smart Internet Technology CRC’s website www.smartinternet.com.au or Summary Report

The Smart Internet Technology CRCs ultimate goal is that these insights will transform the Internet into a truly empowering communications medium that enables a better life for all Australians.

LAST UPDATED 11-Oct-2006