education.au limited (EDNA, Australia)

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education.au limited is a non-profit company limited by guarantee and owned by the Australian education and training Ministers manages EdNA Online. The business of the company is to develop and manage online services that are of benefit to the education and training sector and are national in scope. The company does this through the use of collaborative and consultative processes with the aim of building networks and a collective approach to meeting the challenges and opportunities presented by the Internet and information economy. It aims to add further value to these processes through the formation of strategic national and international alliances with similar government sponsored organisations. The company also provides leadership in developing and identifying standards relevant for online information services, and provides related services such as the management of the <.edu.au> domain.

About EdNA
EdNA (Education Network Australia) is a network of and for the Australian education and training community (government and non-government schooling systems, vocational education and training, adult community education and higher education).

EdNA Online is a service that aims to support and promote the benefits of the Internet for learning, education and training in Australia. It is organised around Australian curriculum, its tools are free to Australian educators, and it is funded by the bodies responsible for education provision in Australia - all Australian governments.

As an information service, EdNA Online provides two key functions:

• a directory about education and training in Australia;
• a database of Web-based resources useful for teaching and learning.

As a communications service, EdNA Online aims to promote collaboration and cooperation throughout the Australian education and training sector and facilitate the growth of networks of common interest and practice.

As a service provider to education and training systems and sectors EdNA Online also provides a range of tools to assist in the management and discovery of information resources.

Key people: Jon Mason

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