The document discusses the potential for a virtual school network in the Northern Territory of Australia. It notes that virtual schooling is already well-established worldwide, with over 1 million students enrolled virtually in the US alone. The document argues that a virtual school network is needed to help align the Northern Territory's education system with the global knowledge economy and prepare students for an innovation-driven future where many jobs have yet to be created. It highlights strategies taken in Singapore to reform education and connect it to the knowledge economy.

3. The future is here There is no question of whether Virtual Schooling is appropriate for teaching and learning in the Northern Territory. The actual questions are related to the implementation of Virtual Schooling in the Northern Territory . 1997: One Virtual School: Florida Virtual School 2008: 1,000,000+ Virtual School enrolments in the USA 2019: 50% of all 9 to 12 classes will be delivered virtually in the USA Virtual Schools are established world wide and over 200 Education Institutions offer teaching and learning via Second Life.

5. Innovation - the engine of economic growth Innovation: the process of making improvements by introducing something new Innovation: producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before The Geography of Innovation Commercial innovation and scientific innovation. The few places that do both well are very strongly positioned in the global economy. These regions have little to fear, and much to gain, from continuing globalization. Connectivity chart