A few Year 1 and 2 students just starting school have been put straight onto iPads to boost their reading and maths skills, under a new West Australian government program.

Strathfield Council in Sydney’s inner west has deployed Apple’s iPad 2 to all councillors following a unanimous vote in favour of the move.

While Paul Jones has been CIO of Qantas for less than a year, he has spearheaded a number of IT projects at the airline including a freight enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacement.

Queensland's special education students would be gifted iPads or similar tablets under a Liberal National Party (LNP) government, party leader Campbell Newman says.

Jetstar has commenced offering its passengers iPads to watch movies, play games and read magazines, in what it says is a world first.

Peer advice from the CIO Executive Council.