Big business increasingly likes to portray itself as socially concerned, adopting the style of civic action through 'campaigns' of varying degrees of cynicism.

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

The once-science-fiction notion of hyper-connectivity - where we are all constantly connected to social networks and other bubbling streams of digital data - has rapidly become a widespread reality.

Even many of the teenagers who feel confident on navigating the web simply don't have the skills needed to 'write and create' digital tools, not simply consume them.

Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.