Measuring Digital Inequality in Australia

In the past two decades digital inequality has come to be understood as a complex, evolving and critical issue, generating demand for more complex measurement tools. The Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII), developed in 2015, is a composite index that addresses this demand. This paper describes the development of the ADII, its architecture and the dataset used to populate it.

Improving affordability of communications

The results of ACCAN?s 2013 Affordability Forum are provided. A joint ACCAN-Anglicare Victoria research project shows that 6% of Anglicare?s clients in Victoria were deprived of all forms of telecommunications and 45% had only had one form of telecommunication service. A range of affordability policy ideas outlined at the forum are dkiscussed, with an emphasis on reforming the universal service obligation in the era of the national broadband network.

Information Network Villages

This study examines South Korea?s Information Network Village (INVIL) project as an exemplary policy of building sustainable communities through a digital divide policy implemented in small rural areas.

Information Network Villages

This study examines South Korea?s Information Network Village (INVIL) project as an exemplary policy of building sustainable communities through a digital divide policy implemented in small rural areas.

The importance of circumstance

This paper presents findings from a research project on mobile phones and the Internet in the lives of people experiencing homelessness. It is based on a study of 95 adults, families and young people experiencing homelessness which was carried out in Sydney and Melbourne in early 2014.

CommsWire daily news - 9 June 2015

Telstra gets ACCAN red card over delay in response to outages; NZ broadband speeds creeping up, mixed bag on costs; Sparking up about NZ?s high Internet charges; Alcatel-Lucent a step closer to Nokia merger; Out of Left Field: Should we care about the digital divide?

High-level stakeholders – insights on readying Australia for Next Generation Broadband

24 high-level representatives were interviewed from across Australian society and industry to explore (a) what changes might occur in each sector once next generation broadband (NGB) is widely available and (b) what action is needed to prepare for these changes.

Digital inclusion

This paper explores the current needs, challenges and benefits of digital inclusion in Australia, particularly how the concept of social inclusion is evolving with changes in technology and to social structures. This article is a pr?cis of a White Paper commissioned by Telstra. The aim is to advance understanding of digital inclusion and introduce a more refined conceptual framework for defining and addressing digital equality.

The critical role of e-skills in raising NBN adoption and Australia's competitiveness in the global Digital Economy

This paper reports initial findings from two of the latest research projects commissioned by Innovation and Business Skills Australia. Studies into digital literacy and adoption of information technology and broadband services at three of the earliest NBN release sites show that the readiness to compete in the Digital Economy is affected by the ability to acquire specific ICT skills.