CommsWire daily news - 5 June 2014

ACCC agrees NBN speeds may be misleadingIn response to a question from Stephen Conroy, the head of the ACCC Rod Sims has said in a Senate committee hearing that NBN Co?s advertised speeds may be misleading. Vendors flock to Internet of Things groupThe Industrial Internet Consortium now has over 50 members, many of them major manufacturers and consultancies, just two months after launch.

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.