Smart Internet 2010: a smart Internet technology CRC report

Smart Internet 2010 was an 18-month project of the Smart Internet Technology CRC that examined Internet futures from a user-centred perspective. This paper presents an overview of the project and draws upon the substantive 170 page report launched by the Hon. Senator Helen Coonan at the ICT Outlook Forum on 1st September 2005 in Sydney. The investigation’s research questions, ‘Schools of Thought’ conceptual framework, and knowledge domains of social networks, open source and digital games will be discussed. The CRC research team interviewed over 35 international experts and consulted over 180 relevant secondary sources.