Microchips rule OK

Australia, 1987

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Episode of Series “The World of work”.
A short and impressionistic film which poses the question are computers a good or bad thing for the workforce? Includes interviews with unemployed youth, workers and archival footage of the introduction of computers into the workplace. Teacher’s notes accompany the video.

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Credits

producer

Tristram Miall

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1987

Appears in

The World of work

Group of items

The World of work

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303768

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technological unemployment

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological unemployment

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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