1. Digital Futures Collaborative Research
Network (CRN)
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CRN MLEF /AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Professor Mike Keppell
Executive Director
Australian Digital Futures Institute
Director, Digital Futures - CRN

2. Research Capacity Building
Partnership with ANU & UniSA
$5.1 million
91 Researchers
5 projects
Leadership Development Program

4. Digital Futures - CRN: Outcomes
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An increase in the number of research active
staff
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Increased mentorship activity through
the Research Leadership Development Program
(RLDP)
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An increase in joint publications
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An increase in joint applications for competitive
grants
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An increase in the number of HDR student
completions
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Collaborative research that is influential in policy
circles.
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7. The Digital Rural Futures Conference 2014
Hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
25 – 27 June 2014
Regional Futures - maintaining healthy, resilient and vibrant regional
communities.
Agricultural Futures - increasing productivity, sustainable use of resources and
embracing digital technologies to optimise Australia’s farming future.
Digital Futures – building capacity to design and utilise emerging digital
technologies and embrace their opportunities
The conference is a Regional Universities Network (RUN) initiative
For more information now, visit: http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-crn/drf-conference
Official Conference Website: (Go Live from December 2013)
http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-rural-futures/