Synergy wins Le@rning Federation contract for online maths and numeracy
Synergy International Ltd has landed a significant contract working on The Le@rning Federation’s Mathematics and
Numeracy Project 2, which will see the company develop online curriculum content for schoolchildren in Australia and New
Zealand. The Le@rning Federation is a multi-million dollar initiative of the State, Territory and Commonwealth
governments of Australia and the government of New Zealand. The project is notable for its 'object'-oriented approach
that allows content to be reassembled and re-purposed to suit the particular needs of teachers and students. Synergy is
one of three development companies participating in the project - the other two companies are Australian-based. The
exact value of the contract to Synergy has not yet been determined.
Chief Executive of Synergy, David Irving, said the win was another significant boost for the company’s web and
multimedia team who last year won a TUANZ interactive award in the education section for a CD ROM produced with Learning
Media for the Ministry of Education. The winning project – “The Game and Other Stories” aimed to help teenagers with
reading difficulties improve their literacy.
The Le@rning Federation said that one of the key reasons for choosing Synergy was the company’s proven ability to
provide high quality, engaging work that showed an innovative use of multimedia and technology to learning, supported by
excellent object oriented software design. They were also impressed with Synergy’s project management and quality
assurance processes.