Digital literacy push for school kids

The federal government wants school kids to study science and maths to prepare for jobs of the future.

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School kids will be encouraged to learn computing as part of a federal push on innovation. (AAP)

School kids will be encouraged to learn coding and computing as part of a federal government push on innovation.

Just over $50 million from the Turnbull government's new $1 billion innovation package will be spent on encouraging students to study science, maths and technology to prepare for future jobs.

"We are absolutely committed to ensuring that our students have the skills to find high-wage and rewarding jobs," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters in Canberra on Monday.


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Published 7 December 2015 1:04pm
Updated 7 December 2015 1:54pm
Source: AAP


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