This plan forms part of a program that has been revised from 2021.

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Computing devices, the internet, data and information are an integral part of essentially every aspect of modern society, science, industry and government. This has created a high demand for graduates with computing skills across a wide range of career paths:

• Innovation in other scientific disciplines is increasingly driven by applying digital technology to collect and analyse massive amounts of data produced by both experimentation and complex simulations. The analysis and simulations require expertise in computer programming and data manipulation.
• Entire industries operate predominately or completely in the online world (e.g. music, movie streaming, online shopping, social media, apps, computer games). All of this is built on software, data and network technology by people with computing skills.
• Finance and commerce (e.g. the banking industry) relies on professionals with skills in information security and technical skills to analyse trends in financial data and customer management.
• Government organizations are increasingly making data publically available and looking for ways to utilize data, information and computing resources to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This requires specialist skills in programming, data analysis and computer systems.