What does a graduate of Australia's University of Queensland do with a hard-earned degree in economics? Nothing so far, in the case of Justin Hardman.
Mr Hardman, 26, has been too busy building what he and others think is the best school-based intranet system going to bother with economics - although, in the end, there may be an economic reward for him.
Mr Hardman is the primary architect of myDragonNet, the e-learning platform used at Hong Kong International School, where he is an IT co-ordinator.
The system, which began as a pilot project in 2003, is now attracting widespread interest. According to Mr Hardman and his colleagues, what separates myDragonNet from its peers is simple: it is home grown and designed incrementally, based on input from teachers and students.
'I see the tool developing constantly,' he said. 'I don't think there will be a point where it is done. As long as technology moves forward, it is the responsibility of any school that has its students' best interests at heart to provide tools that will best prepare them for the world they will be graduating into.'
Mr Hardman's supporters include Karen Moffat, deputy principal at South Island School, who describes myDragonNet as 'the best thing yet'. Previously an associate principal at HKIS, Ms Moffat - along with now-retired IT co-ordinator David Elliott - oversaw and encouraged the development of myDragonNet.