Smart Societies
What will it take to be truly smart in the 21st century?
In this education series young people and regional specialists discuss a range of issues from international education to creating liveable cities to being good corporate citizens.
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Episodes
- Listen: Episode 01 MP3
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Participants in a youth leadership program at the University of Sydney Research Institute for the Asia Pacific discuss what their generation needs to do to build smart societies in the 21st Century.
- Listen: Episode 02 MP3
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Learning English seems to be the smart thing to do as globalisation takes hold. English has become the pre-eminent language of world trade and international education. But will it retain this position?
- Listen: Episode 03 MP3
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The internationalisation of education is a growing business particularly in English-speaking countries. What are the challenges and benefits for international students and the host country?
- Listen: Episode 04 MP3
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International and local students at one Australian university have the opportunity to 'go bush' as part of a 'community engagement program' designed to promote greater cross cultural awareness.
- Listen: Episode 05 MP3
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Australia and Canada take pride in their multicultural societies. Representatives of Canada and Australia's large Chinese and Indian diasporas discuss their experiences of migration and living in multicultural societies.
- Listen: Episode 06 MP3
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An insight into a tiny Buddhist Kingdom in the eastern Himalayas and their quest for Gross National Happiness, a development philosophy initiated by the King of Bhutan.
- Listen: Episode 07 MP3
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Information Technology holds out the promise that developing countries like India and Malaysia might leap frog into the information age. So what impact are new communication technologies having on the poor?
- Listen: Episode 08 MP3
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A look at some of the challenges confronting many of the region's mega cities. These include traffic management and air pollution to waste management and designing green buildings and smart cars.
- Listen: Episode 09 MP3
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Triple bottom line reporting is now a matter of course for many corporations operating in the region. But what does the term mean? And how does business balance its economic imperatives with its social and environmental responsibilities.
- Listen: Episode 10 MP3
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This program looks at the importance of a balanced view of a nation's history from a Japanese and Indonesian perspective.
- Listen: Episode 11 MP3
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The policy challenges that the next generation of leaders face. Challenges like maintaining economic development and social cohesion while responding to the threats posed by terrorism.
